W140 1992 300SE (Benz)

[kylekruchok]

Wondering the best way to get low on my car - the only spring replacements I see drop it by 1.3", and I fear that's about half as low as I want it to be... Short of cutting springs, or going to bags - do I have any options?

[Byron]

Get your springs off the car then raise the wheels to how you want them to sit in the fender and measure the distance between the upper and lower spring perches. Then get some coilover springs from Eibach or wherever that are that height and a set of adjusters off eBay. Then find shocks that can handle that height and whatever rate springs you order.

Boom, custom coilovers.

[kylekruchok]

Get your springs off the car then raise the wheels to how you want them to sit in the fender and measure the distance between the upper and lower spring perches. Then get some coilover springs from Eibach or wherever that are that height and a set of adjusters off eBay. Then find shocks that can handle that height and whatever rate springs you order.

Boom, custom coilovers.

That's the problem - I can't find anything from Eibach / wherever that's greater than a 1.3" drop... Otherwise I'd be sweet.

[MrDanguy]

Springs
You could also check out hypercoils... pretty much the same thing, prices are a tad different.

600.250.400 would be 6" tall / 2.5" inner diameter / 400 lb rate

[Byron]

I said coilover springs, not w140 springs. Here's a couple links for you

http://www.ground-control-store.com/...ory.php/CA=213 sells from 6"-14" tall

http://www.hypercoils.com/catalog.html does from 4"-16"http://www.swiftsprings.com/file/id2_5.pdf also does 4"-16"

[kylekruchok]

I said coilover springs, not w140 springs. Here's a couple links for you

http://www.ground-control-store.com/...ory.php/CA=213 sells from 6"-14" tall

http://www.hypercoils.com/catalog.html does from 4"-16"

http://www.swiftsprings.com/file/id2_5.pdf also does 4"-16"

Thanks

Was not aware you could dismantle 'em like that. Definitely noted!

Without a boatload of googling - anyone know what the ID of the spring is / should be, should I choose to buy new ones? Also, is the rate a huge deal? Higher LB rate = stiffer ride?

Thanks!

[hondarida5]

Coilovers or Nothing lol