99 Mercedes C43 AMG - Cleaning it up Dropping it down

[D&W]

I love your build threads, Excellent attention to detail.

thanks man. I hope they can help out people who may have the same cars. I always look for advise on the net on how to do things so i try and contribute haha

A few things left to do on the C43;

Lower the front
Replace drivers side skirt (if I EVER find one for sale)

then I guess from there I'll see what else needs to be done

[benfer]

I love your build threads, Excellent attention to detail.

[D&W]

spent some time fixing up the b pillar trim as the faux carbon fiber pattern from the factory has worn of after 10 years of use.

3M DiNoc Carbon fiber stuff just wrapped around them, took them off so I could do the job properly

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came out nice and was only $10 bucks worth of 3M stuff

[D&W]

i love the chrome! looks proper! would be nice with a little more poke and stretch

could happen when im due for new tires which may not be for a while. unless i indulge in some tire smoking

[D&W]

Looks great. I do also love the chrome wheels. It sets off the car.

Thanks, looking forward to seeing it sits and if there is much rub i up front when that comes down.

After lowering I need to fix a damaged side skirt which is a bitch as you never see C43 skirts come up for sale, then I need to give it a detail and probly an oil change too soon oh yea and chase up where my new registration stickers are cos they have expired

[laBeef]

Looks great. I do also love the chrome wheels. It sets off the car.

[Bystrov]

i love the chrome! looks proper! would be nice with a little more poke and stretch

[D&W]

looking better lowered ( i c ur working on the front low)

but chrome wheels i don't like

I was very anti chrome when I bought this car but I soon fell in love with chrome so I'm stoked, I have a few ideas for the future so may end up a bit different but first things first just need to get the front lower

[D&W]

the front seems really high...

rear is nice, bt I think that the rear wheels should be wider...maybe a spacer could fix that "problem" too...

Front is not lowered yet, didn't have the mercedes spring compressor that day to do the fronts at the same time

It could take a 5mm spacer with no need to change tires, any more and I'd need to replace the 255's on there I think

[a3 german]

the front seems really high...

rear is nice, bt I think that the rear wheels should be wider...maybe a spacer could fix that "problem" too...

[P78]

looking better lowered ( i c ur working on the front low)

but chrome wheels i don't like

[D&W]

Cheers Dom and David for Saturday. Stoked on how she's sitting you guys killed it, wish I had all those tools and knowhow

1 coil off the rear, no rubbing even with 2 big dudes in the back. I would say it came down 2" with 1 coil

Front will come down shortly

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After

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I dont see the problem to fit the 225 40 on 9.5 rear wheels...and I think that you gonna have problems to run 255 if you really want to drop the car...(lot of rubbing I gess)..

tell me about it. they just flat out refused to mount them.

255's dont meet the fenders and when lower it will camber a little more. might be able to space them a little but to be honest im not too bothered with this car. i only want it to drop about an inch or so. this is my daily so drivability is most important. its my old benz i am aiming really low

[a3 german]

I dont see the problem to fit the 225 40 on 9.5 rear wheels...and I think that you gonna have problems to run 255 if you really want to drop the car...(lot of rubbing I gess)..

[D&W]

well was out in the country and both my rear tires went down to cords/metal. oops. threw on a spare and got back home. went and got new rubber all the way around.

Nitto 555's.

2 shops would not stretch onto my rims so i stuck with my original sizes. 255/35 on the 9.5 and 22540 on the 8.5

no stretch but they look tough and as a bonus my car actaully has grip again ahah. now to get this lower and spaced out still.

working on the air setup for the old benz so all in good time

p.s if anyone knows of anyone parting out a C43 - let me know, i want a drivers side skirt