What kind of suspension does everyone run?

[Brabus]

Eibach Springs & Bilstein Shocks here!
Plus the Eibach sway bar kit front & rear :)

Next up is a Welchers Strut Bar!

[nokia8860]

Originally posted by Brabus


Next up is a Welchers Strut Bar!

I hate to break it to you but they make grape juices.

[Brabus]

No wonder no performance shop seems to carry it :p

[sf280]

Bone stock - someday that will change

[dwang]

Stock sport suspension... But I do have a set of Euro AMG suspension sitting in the garage waiting to be installed.


Dave

[SLK Boy]

Brabus: How do you like the Eibach sway bars? Do they squeek?

Dwang: Hehe..i think we should just wait for steve to install them...cause it would take me forever.. :)

I have stock suspension on #1 pads...oh, and changed to Bilstein HD's about a year ago...i have a set of H&R's sitting in my house...waiting for the right day...

[Brabus]

Originally posted by ExSLKBoy
Brabus: How do you like the Eibach sway bars? Do they squeek?


They're great! This sway bar kit is really beefy and it hold the car on rails. Very nice kit. No squeaking from what I can tell :)

[Luwin1026]

Eibach Pro-Kit progressive with Bilstein shocks, and Eibach sway bars. #3 pad front and #4 rear.

Used to have:
H&R's cut one coil front, #1 pads all around - was tucking but after repainting bottom lip, I said no more. Lifting the car. :D

[maxboxa]

h&r springs with koni adjustables.

[CKlasse]

Bone stock with annoying clicking strut pin on the left front :D
Hopefully H&R springs with KYB gas by next month :rolleyes:

[sanf]

1st off.. i love this place.
ok, down to business.


H&R , bilstein shocks. pads i forgot but rear is too low

[Captain - X]

[i]Next up is a Welchers Strut Bar! [/B]

Actuall it's spelled Wiechers Sport.

The have two diffrent models for the W202, Pollished Alluminium or red powdercoated steel.


Prices at my Swedish dealer is:

Front Steel: 119,50$ (From year '95)
Back Steel: 49,50$ (To year '95)
Back Steel: 79,50$ (From year '95)

Front Alu: 179,50$ (To year '95)
Front Alu: 179,50$ (From year '95)
Back Alu: 129,50$ (To year '95)
Back Alu: 129,50$ (From year '95)

Wiechers Sport Homepage (German) (http://www.wiechers-sport.de/)


Oh.. and for my car? Errrrhhmmmm.... :embarr: Stock sportpackage.
Maybee sometimes in the future there will be some Bilstein shocks and springs.

[Captain - X]

Originally posted by Brabus
No wonder no performance shop seems to carry it :p

Actually:
USA
Power House Distributing
100 N.Hill DR., STE.29
USA-Brisbane, California 94005
Phone 001-4153309104
Fax 001-4153309104

[William420]

H&R Cup Kit.

Somehow I like this setup better than the H&R/Bilstein combo. :cool:

[Recaro18]

Originally posted by William420
H&R Cup Kit.

Somehow I like this setup better than the H&R/Bilstein combo. :cool:

H&R/Bilstein combo here...:(

[pnsji]

H&R and Bilstein here.

[manong]

H&R Springs, Bilstein Shocks, and #1 pads all around.

[kameraguy]

I'm running the stock AMG Bilstein sport shocks, with H&R springs. OEM swaybars. Recently added the rear Wiechers trunk strutbar as well. #1 pads all around.

I will like to consider replacing my bushings to accomodate the lower and stiffer setup, and hopefully replace my steering damper soon as i think it is shot, as well as go with appropriate Bilstein shocks to match the H&R setup better.

[VaC280]

H&R, Bilstein Sport Shocks, love the setup, #2 pad front #3 pad rear.:bunny:

[JRE320]

Originally posted by nokia8860
I hate to break it to you but they make grape juices.

Jeremy!!! is he bad or no.... :D :D :D

H&R sport and bilstein sport shocks all the way baby... :banana: :banana:

[kameraguy]

Originally posted by Captain - X
Actuall it's spelled Wiechers Sport.

The have two diffrent models for the W202, Pollished Alluminium or red powdercoated steel.


Prices at my Swedish dealer is:

Front Steel: 119,50$ (From year '95)
Back Steel: 49,50$ (To year '95)
Back Steel: 79,50$ (From year '95)

Front Alu: 179,50$ (To year '95)
Front Alu: 179,50$ (From year '95)
Back Alu: 129,50$ (To year '95)
Back Alu: 129,50$ (From year '95)

Wiechers Sport Homepage (German) (http://www.wiechers-sport.de/)


Oh.. and for my car? Errrrhhmmmm.... :embarr: Stock sportpackage.
Maybee sometimes in the future there will be some Bilstein shocks and springs.

Anyone know of a front strutbar that fits a 97 C36? The crosspipe in the center is too big for the Wiechers :(

[nokia8860]

I'm trying to get front and rear set for a c36 and v6 c280 for a few folks. I'll let everyone knows how it pans out.

[mjax]

I have H&R sport springs with bilstein shocks. I also have the fron eibach sway bar, but I just havent found the time to install the rear one. From what I hear, the rear sway is really difficult to install.

[SLAMMED_C]

Eibach pro kit with stock shocks, #1 pad front and #2 pad rear, stock sway bars.

[Renn 208]

H&R springs with #2 pads all around. Still deciding on shock replacements.

[speedybenz]

On my 1999 C280 I have a set of Penske 7500 series shocks that are adjustable for both compression and rebound.

The compression side of the valving is digressive, which allows fairly high low speed damping for good feedback and the digressive piston keeps the high speed compression from being harsh on big bumps or sharp edged bumps that cause high shaft speeds.

The rebound side is a linear piston that allows the rebound function to increase slowly with higher shaft/piston speed.

In short the shocks work very well and can be upgraded to run a remote compression reserviour.

In the rear I have a Speedway Engr. straight sway bar of 19mm diameter which I connect a set of arms to by a splined collar. The swaybar arms attach to the car with an aluminum tie rod with heim joint, rod ends that transmit the cornering forces more quickly to the bar to reduce the lean angle of the car.

The front bar is stock buy with Delrin bushings to limit swaybar deflection, which causes it to act like a larger bar.

For springs in the rear I am running an Eibach straight rate race spring 2.5"ID, 500 lb/in spring rate. This spring sits on an adjustable spring perch and allows me to raise or lower the car using a 19mm socket. Takes me 1 min to raise or lower the car 1 to 3 inches either way.

For the front springs I am running a 600 lb/in spring rate on a similar adjustable spring perch.

The Eibach sportline spring kit uses a rear spring rate of 385 lb/in once past the progressive part of the spring. While the front spring rate is 440lb/in.

Jeff

[Henry47]

H&R with bilstein sports running #1 pad in front, and according to my dealer no pad in rear.

[willpower]

speedybenz: NIIIICE setup!!! Do you have any other info re: the Delrin bushings?

maxboxa: how are the Koni's treating you?

Nokia: let me know too about the V6 C280

My setup: H&R with Bilstein shocks and #1's all around... Lorinser swaybars sitting in my room but may not need them if my OEM Sportmodel swaybars are more effective.

[Denlasoul]

H&R's with the stock AMG/Bilstein shocks.

[oosix]

Speedy,

Do u know what the spring rates are for the Cup kit springs for the C280? I'm wondering if I can improve the handling even more with higher straight rate springs like the ones u're using and match those to the cup kit dampers. Thanx for n e advice.

[MBATF]

H&R Cup Kit baby!

[Renn 208]

Speedy...do you currently only have compression adjustment capabilities? As far as I read, rebound adjustment requires the separate adjuster?

[CKlasse]

Rebound adjustment? That's the shock absorbers' job isnt it?