Lowering a Benz 300E 1990

[itsthepham]

I was wondering...i want to lower my 1990 300E benz with some Eibachs, but I was wonderin if I would have to get some aftermarket shocks or short stroke shocks for the new springs. of will the ride be okay with just the springs? hmm...this has been on my mind lately and dont know whether or not if I want to lower my car anymore. :?

[fabro_s]

Yeah, I recomend the shocks too, then you will have a great lowered benz!!

[5vz-fe]

It really depends how much u are lowering you car, and will the ride height still fall into the operating range of the shocks. (I would say 1inch max if u wanna stay with stock shocks)

[itsthepham]

yeah the eibach springs will only lower the car about 1 inch. i was looking around and I cant find any aftermarket shocks for my car. so front and rear? hmm...anyone know a place where I can find them? :D

[TT]

Or get a KW gewinde or simular suspension so you can decide for your self how low you want it, and if you are going on bad roads sometimes or hae to put alot of people and luggage into it you can just raise it again quik and easy....


I was about to buy myself some adjustable KW myself last year.. then I just preferred to spend the money somewhere else LOL but well, quick and easy isn't really the right way to describe it if since you have to raise the car, and remove all the wheel to change the ride height :D

[itsthepham]

yeah I just looked at the koni website for some shocks. they have some. :D Cant find some KW Gewinde though. All I can find is some german websites. Now all I need to find are some prices. thanks everyone so far!

[itsthepham]

thanks for the link brembo. KW sounds really nice as well. the Sport Suspension is way nice. how much did you pay for yours brembo? I should do some research and calculate the prices. yikes!

anyone else have any suggestions. I just want the best for my car and still mantain good daily driving.

[itsthepham]

haha. thanks brembo. I'll look for some dealers and let you know what i find out. thanks a lot!!! :D

[T-Bird]

http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/Susptabl.jsp?category=Shocks&scat=Shocks&category=Springs&scat=Springs&scat=BootMount&autoMake=Mercedes-Benz&autoModel=300E&autoModClar=&autoYear=1990&brand=all&perfcat=premium&perfcat=perf&x=93&y=9

Try this they have KYB and Koni shocks/struts they are nice and simple not too hard to do If you are knowledgable enough to do Suspension stuff (that was the last thing I was willing to mess with on a car other than internals on a tranny till I took classes)

Good luck with the project.

[itsthepham]

WOW T-Bird. you actually did a search for me. very helpful too! thanks a lot. the prices seem to be alright. i never thought the tirerack would of had suspension parts. maybe i should pay more attention to their ads in magazines. :D

[T-Bird]

No problem didn't take much time.

yeah they are great with prices I'm gonna order some new tires from them soon I have about 2 weeks worth of rear rubber left :wink:
I just bought new brake stuff from them and saved a bitch load and they are Brembo not typical Auto Zone brand or whatever

[T-Bird]

well of course

[itsthepham]

haha of course. brembo is the best. :D

[itsthepham]

No problem didn't take much time.

yeah they are great with prices I'm gonna order some new tires from them soon I have about 2 weeks worth of rear rubber left :wink:
I just bought new brake stuff from them and saved a bitch load and they are Brembo not typical Auto Zone brand or whatever

ahh speaking about tires. I need some rear ones. mine are getting so bald. :cry:

[T-Bird]

I personally recommend changing them all at the same time just to make sure they are all matched up properly etc... That's what I do atleast.

[itsthepham]

well I got the fronts yokohama recently so I'll probably swap those to the rear and put new ones in the front. perhaps. haha i just need to stop messing around in my car. :D

[itsthepham]

yeah im keeping them. i like my yokohamas. so much more improvement than the old michelins I use to have.

haha i wasnt serious when I said I was gonna stop messing around. this is just the beginning for my car. :D although I think im just killing the engine. lol