[robert ramirez]

I have a 07 C230 Sport,I want to lower it a bit. What spring should I use without having any problems. Can someone post some pictures of a lowered Sport.
Thanks

 

[SLO Town]

OP:

Pictures of my wife's 2006. It has H&R Sport springs plus Bilstein Sport struts/shocks. The rear springs are shimmed with the thickest of the MB rubber spring spacers (23mm I recall). I also installed the H&R adjustable anti-roll bars, though those have no effect on ride height.

Scott

 

[andyseadog]

slightly off topic, but i have to say it... you have kept the underbody of your car ridiculously clean!!!!!

 

[QuoteWarz Insurance]

Eibach always makes a nice spring that isn't too harsh of a ride. It only drops the car about 1", but it is a very similar to stock ride.

 

[kompressorXIII]

how much did all this cost you?

 

[SLO Town]

how much did all this cost you?

In total, about $1500 including an alignment. I did the install myself.

 

[SLO Town]

slightly off topic, but i have to say it... you have kept the underbody of your car ridiculously clean!!!!!

Thanks, but my wife's MB is not as pampered as my BMW. I special ordered my 2003 BMW new (no sunroof). It's never been driven in rain, nor has it spent a single night parked outside. I'm semi-retired and it's never even spent a day parked outside in the sunlight. In other words, the only time it's outside is when it's being driven.

I never do harsh things like power wash either. Every three months or so I hand wash - with a wool mitt - the suspension and undercarriage.

Scott

 

[Mark Essman]

Super clean! Very nice attention to detail!

 

[Preet]

Thanks, but my wife's MB is not as pampered as my BMW. I special ordered my 2003 BMW new (no sunroof). It's never been driven in rain, nor has it spent a single night parked outside. I'm semi-retired and it's never even spent a day parked outside in the sunlight. In other words, the only time it's outside is when it's being driven.

I never do harsh things like power wash either. Every three months or so I hand wash - with a wool mitt - the suspension and undercarriage.

Scott

Wow that is super clean, very nice

 

[kompressorXIII]

what the 1500 thats crazy .. how much were the springs?

 

[Strictly4Boosting]

Can you please post the part # of the springs and shocks , also how is the ride on with that suspension, im lookin forward to also doing the same exact set up , i feel that the rear is very low tho

 

[SLO Town]

Can you please post the part # of the springs and shocks , also how is the ride on with that suspension, im lookin forward to also doing the same exact set up , i feel that the rear is very low tho

Just go to the Tirerack website and plug in you car info and a list of choices will be given. If you're going with lowering springs be sure to get the Bilstein Sport struts/shocks, NOT the Bilstein HDs. The Sport versions have slightly shorter bodies, which are needed because of the lower ride height. The shorter bodies keep you from losing too much suspension travel during compression.

Scott

 

[lberning]

Lowering 2003 C240

Hi,

I was going to put some Bilstein springs all around, do I need to change out the stock shocks/struts as well or can I wait until they are due for replacement? Just trying to be cost conscience here.

Thanks!