adjustable coilovers

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adjustable coilovers; any ideas?
Topic Started: Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:32 pm (78 Views)
vpatel	Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:32 pm Post #1
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Members Member #4,839 Joined: November 6, 2009	Hi guys need some help with my 190e w201. want to deck her to the ground but cant find any height adjustable coilys and nor can i find any springs wich will give lower than 40mm. the car will be sitting on 16s. so needs to be preferablly low. what can you advise? thanks.



mindingthepotole	Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:35 pm Post #2
Go on... buy a rusty one. lol Posts: 1,812 Group: Members Member #3,843 Joined: February 17, 2009	i believe you can get -60mm springs from GSF (german, sweedish, french) coilovers i dont know about though... but i am sure thqat someone will point you in the right direction very soon.



stwat	Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:21 pm Post #3
Moderator Posts: 12,329 Group: Moderator Member #28 Joined: November 11, 2005	You can't fit coilovers to 190's i'm afraid. Well not without doing exstensive work to the chassis. You can fit 40mm lowering springs with you exsisting shocks but if you go down 60mm you will need shorter sports shocks.



Lewis 190E 2.5 16	Sat Nov 7, 2009 12:23 am Post #4
I love speedbumps Posts: 6,596 Group: Members Member #918 Joined: February 7, 2007	HnR do a sport 60mm shock and spring kit Coilovers were not produced for the 190e, but some can be made to fit, the inner arch will require work to mod coilovers to work on a W201 chassis. Edited by Lewis 190E 2.5 16, Sat Nov 7, 2009 12:23 am.



vpatel	Sat Nov 7, 2009 2:09 am Post #5
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Members Member #4,839 Joined: November 6, 2009	thanks guys. where would i find the 60mm spring n shocks kits?



jeremy	Sat Nov 7, 2009 6:54 am Post #6
Member Posts: 6,537 Group: Members Member #2,018 Joined: December 9, 2007	Here you go ... http://www.orange-tuning.de/shop/w201-cupkit-sport-suspensionkit-6040mm-p-1451.html You can also adjust by using the spring pads . Member Russ The Russian is our resident slammer on here . it may be worthwhile making contact with him . Jeremy Edited by jeremy, Sat Nov 7, 2009 7:00 am.



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