Hi guys i have a e class w210. I have recently put on 18 inch amg alloy wheels and wanted to get the car lowered now. how much mm drop should i go for and what springs.
Not to sound like "DAD", but do you guys use the search engine on this forum? Many have posted about which brand springs, which brand shocks, which spring pad and other assorted data.
The unfortunate part is that because different W210s start off with different spring pad sizes, one setup for one car, may not work the same for the other.
Here is what I would do, find out which spring pads you have on your car in the stock configuration.
Do this by jacking the car up, take the wheel off, and with a flashlight and/or mirror, look up into the spring cup. Find the edge of the rubber spacer pad where the little bumps are and count them.
If you have an extreme case, which probably does not occure, but for an example, you have #5 pads on the front and rear. Then, you can probably make an assumption, using the same spring/shock combo as another person, you car will sit higher in the end without changing spring pads.
But to answer question. Springs brands usually are Eibach or H&R. I recall someone using Vogtland too.
As for shocks, seems that a lot of people have had good luck with the Bilstein HDs. Obviously, it goes crazy from here. Konis not Bilsteins, cup kit not just lowering springs etc...
OK Let me get this straight. By checking the underside of the spring pad you can tell which one is installed? So one tick mark is the #1 pad which is the 5mm thick one. And the one with 5 ticks is the, I believe its the 13 mm. Is that right? I need to lower my W210 after I put on aftermarket wheels. The wheel gap loks awful. Plus the front wheel gap is bigger by 3/8 inch that the rear.
One of my E's sits on Avantgarde suspension (E55 spec) and has 18's, it looks just right, not too high not too low. My other E is on Elegance suspension (E280) also on 18's and looks like an off roader. There is a height difference in the Elegance and Avantgarde spec cars, but it's a pad & spring combo. Will check on my cars some time next week as I need to get the same setup for my E280 Elegance.
The best spring pad you can get, is the thinnest so your car will sit lower, the pads are the the ones between the upper part of the spring and the chassis. Ask your dealer for the thinnest pads for your model, the pads are really cheap and, if you have thick pads and change them for thin pads, you dont have to change the springs cuz the car will sit lower with this.
If that is not low enough you ll have to change for shorter springs which are also stiffer, You can get HR springs at Tire Rack they low about 1.5 inches
I'm due to get my e-class 210 lowered next week,I have 18" 220 40 tyres. My question is what size rubber pads should I get for this set up,i'm not sure what size the pads are at the moment but the car does sit pretty high.
Regards
Paul
I'm due to get my e-class 210 lowered next week,I have 18" 220 40 tyres. My question is what size rubber pads should I get for this set up,i'm not sure what size the pads are at the moment but the car does sit pretty high.
Regards
Paul
Hi Paul, The static ride height from the MBZ factory was set to a specific height. Meaning all similar W210 sedans were checked to be of a specific height (sport, AMG, have there own original static heights). So, all stock W210s ride the "pretty high" height. If you are one of the lucky ones that have the thicker pads to start with, then if you went with thinner pads, then you car would sit lower.
Now, since you getting new lowering springs. The lowest static height possible will be with #1 pads all the way around. What ever pad # you started with stock, and you add lowering springs, then you will get the drop the manufacturer specified.
In some cases with the W210, the front will sit higher after springs are installed. In that case a thinner pad will help adjust the height. Or, a thicker pad in the rear.
Talk to your installer, if you are not doing the spring replacement yourself. They may have experience with the pad #s.
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