vcci

So i finally had time to get my car lowered using Star. Previously when reading all the threads on star i got the impression that the lowering ability is limited,thats far from the case. You can lower the car over 2 inches which was way too low for my taste, or at least for ride quality. I ended up lowering it to where there 25.5" from the floor to the highest point of the fender. Now its time to get an alignment. The guy told me he can order camber kit which is really just longer bolts, is that correct? Considering how low it is i guess it still drives pretty good but nowhere near the factory ride. Hopefully the ride will get better after alignment. For those of you that are curious as to how it looks here are a couple of pics. Thanks to al who have provided great advise and information.

HeissRod

He's most likely talking about the MB crash bolts which are not longer, but rather "splined" in a sense. They will give you little bit of positive camber from what you are now, but they will not bring you back into factory specs.

As far as the lowering, Shardul did mine via STAR and I don't think it came out anywhere near that low. If you're the second owner, are you sure the original owner didn't do the washer lowering method? Your stance looks almost like mine with STAR + washer method, except even lower in the front.

CLS_724

Looks good!! Are those CLS AMG wheels? Offsets look real aggressive

vcci

Yes i'm the second owner and really dont know if the previous did the washer method but i highly doubt it as the car was 100% bone stock when i got it. I'll have to check and figure it out, would it be obvious if indeed it has the washers? also, star was able to lower it a lot more so when people said in threads that they added links or washers i thought they were crazy, my car literally almost touched the ground.

vcci

thanks, yes they are CLS wheels. I notice your wheels are painted/powder coated. what color are they, hard to tell.

CLS_724

Have since sold the CLS but those were IWC edition AMG wheels came off of a wrecked CLS55 IWC edition. They were a gunmetal with a bronze hue to them. Went perfect with the Indium Metallic Gray of my CLS as it was Gray in some light and in the day grayish with a bronze pearl.

Powder coat yours .. these days those powder coaters can do all kinds of finishes

If you like I can PM you more pics of my car with diff lighting so you can get a feel of how your wheels would look with certain finishes. The color of my old wheels really changed with the type of light that hit them it was awesome that finish.

vcci

i've been considering powder coating them but now that i see what yours looked like i'm definitely doing it, only question is what color? i like the way yours look, would you happen to have a close up picture?

CLS_724

Check your PM in about 20 mins

vcci

didn't see this part, yes please. thanks

vcci

ok, how are the IWC wheels different than what i have?

CLS_724

Check your PM. Offset, width, height are all the same just the finish is different.

HeissRod

I don't believe that's possible with only STAR lowering, as long as it's done right and everything in the car is 100% stock.

Since the lowering was done, have you tried adjusting the suspension with the ride height button or raise button and then see if it goes back down to this lowered height?

S2K750

Looks great man!

vcci

I pressed the raise car button as I was leaving to avoid scrapping in the driveway but I don't think it raised as it still scraped. Will try in a bit again. I did however remeasure the height and now I've got the drivers side about 1/2" lower than the right. Another thing I noticed is that the ride doesn't seem right. I can't tell if it's just because I'm not used to it being lowered or because something is wrong.

HeissRod

I wonder if he went to the wrong place to lower it? Check out picture #7 with the note.
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ts-o-pics.html

vcci

I'm beginning to think he did. Because according to everyone here with star lowering there's no way he could have gotten it that low.

berti_00

Moooar low lol looks great bro, maybe the back a tad more??

CLS_724

I have personally seen cars tucking tire with 20" wheels with star lowering as well as with adjustment of the airmatic sensors.

My car was lowered by simply adjusting the sensors front and rear and I tucked tire on 19s

vcci

He coulda made it a lot lower.

CLS_724

^^^NOW THAT LOOKS LEGIT

pnoyworx

Yes you can get pretty low and the alignment could still be in spec, like mine was. The problem was the dynamic suspension, when at speeds over 68-70 the car will lower itself another half and inch. This is when the alignment gets out of whack, and if you're driving on the freeway for hours and hours over 70, that will certainly cause inner tire wear.

HeissRod

Regardless, the car looks great.

Inspiredbenz

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Ride looks amazing !! may I ask where did you get it lowered from ? im in Socal to looking to get dropped

Alan_G

I would also like to know where you got it done and if you don't mind me asking how much did they charge you?

DVC

The CLS wheels look awesome on the Flint!