your car is very low, you'll scrap that front spoiler in no time.
how is the tirewear?
are you using kmac's or adjustable toe-links/camber arms to minimize the tirewear?
lowriders are cool cars
when you cut the shock rubbers do you get a better shock travel?
when I hit those storm drain lids on the road, my car feels like it's bouncing/slamming hard when hitting the uneven road surface.
now that I have lowered my car and had an suspension overhaul, she is hard as a rock, every little uneven surface is felt in the car.
so if I cut the shock rubber, do I get a better shock travel?
no scraping here stud ! no camber arms no camber bushings. I had that on my C280 when it was static slammed like this. Here is why I do not worry about any of that this car is on bags And yeah it does give it a bit more travel but I wouldnt do it if your static, when the strut bottoms out it will bottom out harder than you're used to and way harder than what you'll consider "safe"
my white one was on cut springs and bilstein sport shocks.
Last edited by SD202; 10-04-2013 at 08:46 AM.
1996 C280 elegance edition - SOLD 9/21/2013.
1999 C43 AMG - Bagged, Daily driver.
YO SD202 I love how stanced the F out your car is. Looks beyond proper. I am looking to do a bag set up just don't know what the install entails. Could you inbox me with a brief process on install. I already have a link for the kit for like 2gs unless you know cheaper.
1998 Mercedes C230 Elegance
HID kit - 6000k
H&R Sport Springs
Bilstein Shocks and Struts
Black Vinyled Roof
Tinted Taillights
12mm Spacers In Rear
18 Inch VIP Status Rims (18x8 all around)
Magnaflow 14833 Muffler
H&R Front & Rear Sway Bars
email me sd2oh2@gmail.com 2gs is way to much.
1996 C280 elegance edition - SOLD 9/21/2013.
1999 C43 AMG - Bagged, Daily driver.
the angle of that bag worries me... =X does it rub when you air out? How does the fronts fit in?
Here is my mk5
1997 C280 Sport
No rub when aired out. But it is very very close. The angle is pretty aggressive. I would eventually like to readdress the rear brackets and plates on the control arm but for now ill have to live with it. And hope nothing catastrophic happens. I have had this setup on two different W202s now. as it was installed on my c280 previously. Here is how the fronts look. Dont mind the black plastic dust cover i had pulled it down to access the bump stops. this is with pressure in the bag. it has much more clearance than fronts do. pictures dont show it all that well.
1996 C280 elegance edition - SOLD 9/21/2013.
1999 C43 AMG - Bagged, Daily driver.
That is pretty close. the suspension is similar to my rear on the mk5 and what i've seen from one fabricator that redesigned a LCA just for bags to sit "proper"
check them out: https://www.innfab.com/store.html#!/...=0&id=21595761
if you can fabricate a new LCA, start selling them as a W202 KIT!
1997 C280 Sport
hey bro how did your c280 ride with cut springs?
it wasnt bad. but there is a reason i saved up for bags. and it was mostly because lack of aftermarket support for suspension, honestly i didnt mind it and i kinda liked it though lol it just takes its toll on the bushings and hub bearings etc. I had cut 2 coils off my H&R super sport springs front and 1.75 coils rear.
1996 C280 elegance edition - SOLD 9/21/2013.
1999 C43 AMG - Bagged, Daily driver.
are those 2500# bags all the way around?
Stunning car, Epic win on stance m8!! is your bags a DIY install, i gonna be looking to install on my C220 (in UK) these pics are an inspiration to me
yes it is a DIY install 4 way manual paddle valves everything was purchased from www.bagriders.com Only custom part was the brackets and I have given the specs out to a fellow member of this forum and he has successfully bagged a white W202 C230K His user name is speedybenz i believe.
1996 C280 elegance edition - SOLD 9/21/2013.
1999 C43 AMG - Bagged, Daily driver.
Thanks for that m8, do you have a pick of your car at driving height??
Cheers
James
What are the air bags on twisty roads handling wise???
I can still corner fairly hard as long as the bags are around 80-100psi anything lower than that will be to soft. and it will wander in the corners. Air feels diff no matter what. Except for the new airlift 30way dampened air struts. they have a strut piston that passes thru the middle of the air spring, its basically coilovers and instead of a coil spring it has a air bag on it. my brother runs them on his AWD audi and well they perform almost the same as his coilovers did. The fact that the air spring is mounted with a strut thru it keeps the air spring from moving laterally.
1996 C280 elegance edition - SOLD 9/21/2013.
1999 C43 AMG - Bagged, Daily driver.
just spotted this again, thanks for that m8. it will be a future project cos yours looks ace at that height!!!!
Im bagging mine now, SS5's all four corners, AccuAir manifold valve, 5 gallon tank and 2 ViAir 380s.. did you secure your upper cups to the body?
the ones I made are very similar to yours, the lower is a circle plate welded to the lower control arm, I did offset it a little more to the inside to straighten out the bag though.. the upper is a circle plate with a 2 inch section of schedule 40 4" OD pipe welded to it, then I went straight up through the spring pocket center with my air line.. the shocks are front shocks from a Jeep XJ, 1995 I think was the year.. although im pretty sure all XJ (regular Cherokee)are the same..
the ones I made are very similar to yours, the lower is a circle plate welded to the lower control arm, I did offset it a little more to the inside to straighten out the bag though.. the upper is a circle plate with a 2 inch section of schedule 40 4" OD pipe welded to it, then I went straight up through the spring pocket center with my air line.. the shocks are front shocks from a Jeep XJ, 1995 I think was the year.. although im pretty sure all XJ (regular Cherokee)are the same..