What are you lowered on?

[97C28O]

What are you lowered on?

Would like to see what people are using.

Stock
Cut Stock Springs
H&R Springs or Shock/Spring Kit
Eibach Springs
Bilstein Shocks
Koni Shocks or Springs
KYB Shocks
Other..? Name?


What is your set up? including size rims and pads!

Also, if you can put a picture in.

This would be a good to have people list their set up so that people can view this without the hassle of searching.... If there is already a thread like this, please delete this

For me, I'm currently on stocks with 15s

[1995c280]

H&R Springs
Bilstein Sport Shocks
#1 pads in front
#2 pads in rear
18" monoblocks

[RemoLexi]

Stock, cut springs.

245/30/19 front and 275/30/19 Rear Lorinser LM5's.

hasnt rubbed at all today. :)

[DRM]

Eibach Pro Kit Springs
Bilstein Sport Shocks
#1 pads front and back

Still waiting for my 20" rims which will have 225/30/20 front / back

[NEA-4311]

AMG

[C280/////AMG]

Koni Sport springs (best investment ever made)

Bilstein black series shox (upgrading to Koni Yellows soon)

17" AMG Aero II rims, 225/45/17 front, 235/40/17 rear

#4 pads all round

Waiting for good poly bushings

[MirageHatch]

Koni Springs (45mm drop) - Love them - very comfy ride!

Stock shocks

No.1 pads all round

Lorinser LM1's 18 x 8.5 all way round
offset 35

225/40r18 rubber

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/96mirage/merc_side.jpg

[Ashkan's C280]

H&R sport, Bilstein sport, #1 all around, amg monoblock 2 18x8 all around... keepin it old school

[jnolte]

H&R springs
Bilstien sport Shocks
19x8.5 fr wheels ET 40mm/5mm spacer
19x9.5 r wheels ET 40mm/5mm spacer
225/35/19 front
265/30/19 rear

[aznw202]

I am wanting to lower my car. But the problem is that in the winter i want it to be stock hight for the snow and all.. What pads can i use. How easy is it to change them or is there a simpler way to get the results i want.

[black96benz]

96 C220
Eibach prokit
Bilstein HD shocks
#3 pads up front #2 in the rear
225/40R18's all around

[Jev]

i'm currently on:
h&r springs
stock shocks
amg 17"s
rolled fenders (previously using amg cl 19"s)

[SLAMMED_C]

*1999 C230 Kompressor
-Eibach pro kit springs, cut 1/2 coil up front.
-#3 pads in the front and #1 pads rear. (springs will be changed out for KW spring and perch coil over kit soon).
-KW externally adjustable shocks.
-speedybenz rear camber arms.
-18x8 ET31 W210 E55 AMG monoblocks, 235/40/18 dunlop sport tires.
-18x9 ET35 W210 E55 AMG monoblocks, 265/35/18 dunlop sport tires.

will try and get a pic as soon as I can. just got the AMG wheels on my car today.. and got the rims on monday! so I was all excited to put them on.

[First Benz]

'00 C230 Sport
H&R cup kit
#4's up front, want to go to #5's because I'm rubbing
I think #3's in the rear
17" AMG's in the summer
16" stockers in the winter

Rubs more with the snow tires than with the 17's

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/Racingman24/amgside.jpg

[KenzBenz]

fk automotive... anyone want to buy them? then your car can sit this high http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/kenzbenzzz/DSC02043800.jpg

[jnolte]

Originally posted by SLAMMED_C
*1999 C230 Kompressor
-Eibach pro kit springs, cut 1/2 coil up front.
-#3 pads in the front and #1 pads rear. (springs will be changed out for KW spring and perch coil over kit soon).
-KW externally adjustable shocks.
-speedybenz rear camber arms.
-18x8 ET31 W210 E55 AMG monoblocks, 235/40/18 dunlop sport tires.
-18x9 ET35 W210 E55 AMG monoblocks, 265/35/18 dunlop sport tires.

will try and get a pic as soon as I can. just got the AMG wheels on my car today.. and got the rims on monday! so I was all excited to put them on.

what happend to the lowenharts?

[SLAMMED_C]

Originally posted by jnolte
what happend to the lowenharts?
I still gots them.. but have to fix one as the lip is bent and cracked from a pot hole. so out of comission till I get a replacement lip. then I will most likely sell them. they are a nice wheel.. but they are just too much of a hassle for me. will stick with an 18" for now, maybe upgrade again to a 19" in the future. roads are horrible over here.. just keep getting worse.

A quick pic for now with my celly.. hope to snap a few better ones soon.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/266000-266999/266992_496_full.jpg

2 more pics.. but with my cell again.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/266000-266999/266992_497_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/266000-266999/266992_498_full.jpg

[undercover]

Compressed stock springs
compressed 80mm on the rear and 75mm on the front
no pads
monroe shocks.
chassie sits 60mm from the ground :D amazingly i still can get over alot of things :P love the german engineering of tucking everything away :Phttp://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/6/web/2610000-2610999/2610499_8_full.jpg

[baldmike73]

Lowered on Eibach springs with pad #2 up font and #4 in rear with Sport Suspension shocks.

Raising up to #4 pad up front due to new tires rubbing as the profile has changed.

[ssdesign]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v401/ssdesign/IMG_1981.jpg

H&R (-40mm) Springs with #1 pads all around
Original Sport shocks
TSW Kyalami 18x8" ET35 front wheels and 18x9" ET35 rear wheels in the summer

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v401/ssdesign/IMG_2051.jpg

17" stockers in the winter

[gina2201]

96 c230k sport, completely standard shocks and springs, 18's.

The back looks high but it's not really, it's because the drive is wonky!!
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q41/gina2201/cars006.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q41/gina2201/carwheels2.jpg
(not the best pic I know, need to take the car to some nice locations!)

[c55m8o]

As many know, I'm ride'n on the speedybenz kit (see the link in my sig). Full description < HERE > (http://www.bnzsport.com/forums/showthread.php?p=125724#post125724).
http://images18.fotki.com/v345/photos/2/296054/3960497/SilverC43_FullRes-vi.jpg

[etan75]

On my 2000 C230 Kompressor Sport, I'm running H&R Sport springs, Bilstein Sport shocks with #4 pads in the front and #1 pads in the rear. And I'm still sporting the stock six-spoke 16" wheels that come with the Sport package.

Prior to lowering my car, I did not know about adjusting the height with pads, so my rear looks like it sits lower than the front. Ideally, I should run #1 or #2 pads in the front with #4 pads in the rear. But all of this no longer matters as I need to raise my car to the 4x4 stock height as I am moving back to San Francisco, home of rough streets, pot holes and continous "street improvement." Also, my soon to be new driveway is too steep.

When I raise my car to stock height, I'll put #1 pads in the front and #3 pads in the rear, so the car sits slightly lower than stock.

I'll take before (lowered) and after (raised) pictures, and post them in June.

In mid-June, let me know if you want to purchase a set of H&R Sport springs. (I'm still too far away on the number of posts to be eligable to post to the classifieds section.)

[davis449]

I was on Eibach Prokit's with Bilstein Sports.

http://home.satx.rr.com/chrisdpicsetc/car%20pics/nightshots3.jpg

http://home.satx.rr.com/chrisdpicsetc/car%20pics/nightshots6.jpg

http://home.satx.rr.com/chrisdpicsetc/car%20pics/nightshots2.jpg

[DRM]

Originally posted by KenzBenz
fk automotive... anyone want to buy them? then your car can sit this high http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/kenzbenzzz/DSC02043800.jpg

What spring / pad / shock combination is this using?

Also slammed, did you have the KW V2 installed in that pic? if not what were u using?

[yusuke280]

H&R Cup Kit.
http://www.vorsicht.org.hk/photos/data/651/11.jpg

[RemoLexi]

Im the current owner of those springs KenzBenz had,

http://a717.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/19/l_5a657f0c46af7c6d083a94b0095310bc.jpg

-FK springs
-No spring pads (all around)

-26mm swaybar
-polyurathane LCA bushings

To come:

-Bilstien sport shocks
-34mm front swaybar
-18mm rear sway bar (or larger if I can find one)

19" Lorinser LM5 shoes, 225 fronts/275 rears, and with proper weight distribution IE. on the gas pedal while comming out of a turn the car will grip like a train!!

[DRM]

Originally posted by RemoLexi
Im the current owner of those springs KenzBenz had,

http://a717.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/19/l_5a657f0c46af7c6d083a94b0095310bc.jpg

-FK springs
-No spring pads (all around)

-26mm swaybar
-polyurathane LCA bushings

To come:

-Bilstien sport shocks
-34mm front swaybar
-18mm rear sway bar (or larger if I can find one)

19" Lorinser LM5 shoes, 225 fronts/275 rears, and with proper weight distribution IE. on the gas pedal while comming out of a turn the car will grip like a train!!

Do you have the part number for the FK springs? Do you have their website? How is it driving with no spring pads, it must sound pretty bad?!

Post up a pic if you could of your car on flat ground to get a better idea of how it sits, can't see how low it is on that angle

[RemoLexi]

http://a371.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/50/l_d737c080854f1c1d3a1f7d730df15772.jpg

I dont know if you can see anything with my superior picture taking skills. :( I got a new camera and dont know a thing about it.

pretty much the front and back tires are evenly tucked.

[DRM]

haha man i cant see very well, do you have anything clearer? I was looking at some website with the w202 fk springs and they only had 4 different versions available with 35mm lowering at the front and 40mm lowering at the rear, where kenz pics look like he has double or almost triple that. Do you have a part number?

[RemoLexi]

heres a small video,

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kYgv3jugrzY

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/prejan/w202meet019.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/prejan/w202meet009.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/prejan/w202meet008.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/prejan/w202meet007.jpg

hope some of those help you. i dont know if the P/N is stamped on the spring but id have to rack the car on a lift to find out. ill try and get that ASAP. even though I dont have spring pads its not noticible AT ALL. no weird sounds or abnormal behavior.

[DRM]

cool thanks for the pics get a better idea now, looks pretty slammed! the only fk springs i have seen on the net say 35 / 40mm lowering, which is about what I have now and mine is no where near that, so there must be a different set available.

would be cool if you could measure distance between ground and lowest part of front / rear bumpers.

[sensoryx]

man the update kit really makes a difference. remo your ride is turning out to be very slick. love the new look. the LM5s look way tighter with the new update kit.

[RemoLexi]

DRM, its 4" off the ground on the edge of the front lip, and 8" off the ground on the edge of the rear lip.

hopefully i can write down a part number off the springs when if I get a chance to rack the car up at work.

sensoryx, thanks man! I know its turning out alright after all, surprises myself sometimes im like ..."wow , thats mine ..??" LOL just got a few other little things in mind that i want to do but probably nothing major anymore. :( im having some financial hardships with the 204 and kind of on the edge of returning her (after seeing a nice ass looking E500)

[RemoLexi]

Thanks agian to OCKlasse (hope he reads this)

without the good deal he gave me on that update kit I would have never even bothered with any fiberglass kits. not to dog on the guys who have WALD and other nice kits, I just see all the imperfections of fiberglass in those kits. really isnt my thing im more about the OEM :)

[predrag1]

that kit just looks the best, I was thinking about C43 or wald kit but Im pretty sure ill be getting the kit you have when the time comes


you should tint ur windows and paint the side moldings or w\e they are called white

[RemoLexi]

yea I know I want to get the car fully tinted like the E500 was with the windshield and all.

ill get those side pieces painted eventually.

[DRM]

Originally posted by RemoLexi
DRM, its 4" off the ground on the edge of the front lip, and 8" off the ground on the edge of the rear lip.

hopefully i can write down a part number off the springs when if I get a chance to rack the car up at work.

sensoryx, thanks man! I know its turning out alright after all, surprises myself sometimes im like ..."wow , thats mine ..??" LOL just got a few other little things in mind that i want to do but probably nothing major anymore. :( im having some financial hardships with the 204 and kind of on the edge of returning her (after seeing a nice ass looking E500)

yeah mine is about 6.7 inch front / 10.7 in the rear so would be keen to find out what springs you have, most springs I have seen only lower what I have at the moment by another 1cm which is hardly a change.

[RemoLexi]

I also run no spring pads,


ALSO, believe it or not, when I replaced my front shocks (stock blown to stock ones that i had for free)

and im not sure but maybe the sport shocks and they lower the car more ? im not sure at all but as soon as the front end touched the ground with differnt OEM shocks it was slammed low. :confused:

[DRM]

Originally posted by RemoLexi
I also run no spring pads,


ALSO, believe it or not, when I replaced my front shocks (stock blown to stock ones that i had for free)

and im not sure but maybe the sport shocks and they lower the car more ? im not sure at all but as soon as the front end touched the ground with differnt OEM shocks it was slammed low. :confused:

Hmm I don't think it would make that much difference, I run bilstein sport shocks with my eibach pro kit atm

And I am already running number 1 pads so I think if I took mine out it would only lower it about another cm or thereabouts.

[JRE320]

Originally posted by DRM
Hmm I don't think it would make that much difference, I run bilstein sport shocks with my eibach pro kit atm

And I am already running number 1 pads so I think if I took mine out it would only lower it about another cm or thereabouts.

You're using eibach prokit? that's the reason why you're car would not look like Remo. The eibach springs got the reputation of tilting your front.

[DRM]

Originally posted by JRE320
You're using eibach prokit? that's the reason why you're car would not look like Remo. The eibach springs got the reputation of tilting your front.

Yeah, but the eibach's I have say they lower the car 30mm front / back, and I am on #1 pads now. but the fk springs I have seen on the net say they lower 35 front / 40 rear so I am hoping there is a part number for these springs because that is definitely not a 35mm drop from stock.

[predrag1]

Originally posted by sensoryx
man the update kit really makes a difference. remo your ride is turning out to be very slick. love the new look. the LM5s look way tighter with the new update kit.

yes it is, its a head spinner, when we were driving to the meet on sunday everyone we passed was looking at his car lol :o

btw remo whats up with ur friend?

I need to fix my car, please ask him if he can do it and when, I need it fixed asap, if he cant do it I need to go look for someone else ;)

[RemoLexi]

predrag im so sorry i totally forgot about your car, I just got home I was working wayy too late on my car, im going through ball-joint sets every 5,000miles with these damn 19"s!! :mad: also my bearings need to be serviced and I replaced a bent wheel, so little things added up, before you know it there goes my paycheck on maintaining the car. I love her too much anyway! :D

I will call you for sure tomarrow after i talk to him and make sure hes got time to take a looksie!

DRM, I had the car racked up today I did get a part number from the fronts springs but the rear ones didnt have anything on them, the front springs part number reads FKS94VA. nothing else is written on them.

[JRE320]

Originally posted by DRM
Yeah, but the eibach's I have say they lower the car 30mm front / back, and I am on #1 pads now. but the fk springs I have seen on the net say they lower 35 front / 40 rear so I am hoping there is a part number for these springs because that is definitely not a 35mm drop from stock.

You should change it to H&R sport springs.
And used your #1 pads. ;)

[predrag1]

Originally posted by RemoLexi
predrag im so sorry i totally forgot about your car, I just got home I was working wayy too late on my car, im going through ball-joint sets every 5,000miles with these damn 19"s!! :mad: also my bearings need to be serviced and I replaced a bent wheel, so little things added up, before you know it there goes my paycheck on maintaining the car. I love her too much anyway! :D

I will call you for sure tomarrow after i talk to him and make sure hes got time to take a looksie!

DRM, I had the car racked up today I did get a part number from the fronts springs but the rear ones didnt have anything on them, the front springs part number reads FKS94VA. nothing else is written on them.

yea man its getting worse, i was freezing in my car this morning, it was around 50 something in my car and my engine temp was already over 100

:rolleyes:

[DRM]

Originally posted by RemoLexi
predrag im so sorry i totally forgot about your car, I just got home I was working wayy too late on my car, im going through ball-joint sets every 5,000miles with these damn 19"s!! :mad: also my bearings need to be serviced and I replaced a bent wheel, so little things added up, before you know it there goes my paycheck on maintaining the car. I love her too much anyway! :D

I will call you for sure tomarrow after i talk to him and make sure hes got time to take a looksie!

DRM, I had the car racked up today I did get a part number from the fronts springs but the rear ones didnt have anything on them, the front springs part number reads FKS94VA. nothing else is written on them.

Thanks remo, will e-mail the company and see what they say!

JRE, what H&R's are you thinking of? If the info on this page

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/category_results.mhtml?category=hrsprings&car=mercedes_202&manufacturer=hr&sub_category=1

is correct the H&R's only lower the car ~40mm from stock, and at the moment my eibachs lower ~30mm from stock so the 1cm difference is not really worth it, looking for a drop like remo's which is about ~100mm from stock.

[RemoLexi]

if you want ... ive got a set of OEM cut springs that are a similar drop! :)

[DRM]

Originally posted by RemoLexi
if you want ... ive got a set of OEM cut springs that are a similar drop! :)

haha thanks for the offer but cut springs aren't allowed with insurance over here, i'll buy your fk ones though and you can cut another coil on your stock ones :D

[RemoLexi]

Originally posted by DRM
haha thanks for the offer but cut springs aren't allowed with insurance over here, i'll buy your fk ones though and you can cut another coil on your stock ones :D

think ill pass on that idea! I like the red under my car LOL :D

[DRM]

haha alright man if you change your mind im down to purchase.

[RemoLexi]

... I sure feel special now :D

[Logic]

h&r springs with # one pads in front and #4 in rearhttp://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z125/Deslogic/my202002.jpg
dont let the car fool you since i m on a slanted drive way the front dont look as low but they are....

[livin503]

I just cut the stock springs in half... then took the remaining half, and cut them in half... ;) I miss that car! I got another 202 in the works tho... :nospeech

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/otness/mail-4.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/otness/l_bb561119e8b0946c8e2e6954edacef87.jpg

AND HERE IS MY MOST RECENT STANCE CALLED "DONT LET YOUR GIRLFRIEND DRIVE YOUR CAR!"

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b69/otness/mail-3.jpg

:bored: :( :rolleyes: :eek: :ermm: :dispoint: :crossid: :dpress: :cry: :smoke: :nospeech

[gina2201]

Not sure how mine is lowered but it's on 19's. :)


http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q41/gina2201/rearoffside.jpg

[Markland556]

Eibach springs and H&R shocks.

[OCKlasse]

Springless :D

[Markland556]

Originally posted by OCKlasse
Springless :D

Thats cheating!! HAHA :silly:

[mike mac]

Originally posted by RemoLexi
Stock, cut springs.

245/30/19 front and 275/30/19 Rear Lorinser LM5's.

hasnt rubbed at all today. :)

how is the ride? is it bouncy? how much did you cut to get what ever your drop is. im thinking of doing it the poor mans way, im broke, but i have a spring compressor and a grinder lol

[mike mac]

Originally posted by undercover
Compressed stock springs
compressed 80mm on the rear and 75mm on the front
no pads
monroe shocks.
chassie sits 60mm from the ground :D amazingly i still can get over alot of things :P love the german engineering of tucking everything away :Phttp://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/6/web/2610000-2610999/2610499_8_full.jpg

how did you compress the springs?

[97C28O]

bump, trying to figure out what pads to use..

[JRE320]

Originally posted by 97C28O
bump, trying to figure out what pads to use..

#2 pads all around. ;)

[97C28O]

Originally posted by JRE320
#2 pads all around. ;)

Shiat, I just bought #1 pads, 8mm versions. $23 from MB ahah. Cheapest part I've ever bought from MB. Besides touchup paint.

[illusionaryline]

1/2 Inch Airbag suspension
*20x8.5 Verde Madonna's

http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr292/trdmrk8/beforeafter.jpg

[epmills]

Kleemann Springs, stock pads.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/epmills/The%20New%20Beater/Picture025.jpg