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    Should the rear be this low on standard suspension

    Iv only had my w202 around a month and loving every moment of it, there is something playing on my mind that iv noticed that the rear suspension is a lot lower on the rear than the front, is this standard on a sport of has it had i hard life carrying some weight in the boot?
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    you gotta remember, most German cars are like this. They're not actually lower in the rear but rather the front fender well is bigger so it looks like its higher. You can replace the spring pads if you want to have an "even" look

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    yeah what he said ^ the rear arches on mercs are smaller and lower than the front. it gives the appearance of being lower when your body line is still straight not raked

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    Looks about right to me.
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    Definitely looks too low in the rear,or too high in the front.

    There are a few things that may cause this besides spring pad thickness. If the suspension bushes have been replaced or loosened they must only be tightened when the suspension is compressed under normal load,If this was the case then i would look at the front lower arm bushes,you will notice there is a marker either side of the bush which indicates if the bush is being twisted...the markes should run paralell with the bush when the car is at normal height,if they are not then loosen the bushes ,re tighten and check the marks,though less important you should also do this to the front upper inner bush as well. The same goes for every single rubber bush on the rear suspension.

    If this does not fix you problem,check you have the right springs and then change spring pad thickness to your liking.

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    Likewise if your 202 is higher on one side than the other the case is usually caused by bushes being tightened at different heights.
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    just slam it LOLZ

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    It's only on the rear not either side, all the bushes seem to look all ok, but if u have a full car load there is extremely low, and the front doesn't seem to move! So confused.....

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    By "seem to look all ok" you mean you have checked all of the alignment markings and they are straight when the car is on the ground??

    If they are then you must either have the wrong springs or the spring pads are incorrect.
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    Could it be possible that whoever you got it from just lowered the rear?

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    Yes there is always that, iv looked at a lot of other sports and c36 over the laast few days and they all seem to be the same

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    to me it looks like some one befor you lowered the rear.

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