Thanks to Zeitgeist & Marshall for their words of wisdom!
Now that it appears I'm within tolerance I may want to look into lowering my
car a little - just to reduce some of that empty space above the tires but
it's probably more of a project than I want to get involved in.
Yeah, I should probably leave well enough alone. After all, when I lowered
my 911, one corner ended up 3/8" higher than the other side - doesn't sound
like much - but it's noticable when viewed from the rear. Of course, when I
put my big a$$ in the drivers seat the difference may disappear completely.
;-)
Thanks again for the help ya'll!
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Zeitgeist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] vehicle height
Funny you should mention it...I've been adjusting the height of my 124
this
weekend. I believe the proper method for checking height is to measure
from
the fender lip to the wheel centerline. I cut my springs by 4" front and
rear to drop the chassis down to ~14.5". You can also order spring pads
in
various thicknesses (4 sizes in front and 3 in back) to achieve small
adjustments in height. My car has #3 pads front and rear, so I'll be
dropping down to #1, which will hopefully allow me to drop the chassis to
an
even 14". Apparently these pads will wear and compress over time, which
may
be the source of your variances in height. YMMV
On 5/29/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello !
Was looking my '91 300D (104k miles) over and noticed the height at
each
fender looked uneven. Checked with my metal yardstick and got the
following
measurements -
LF - 26.5"
RF - 26.0"
LR - 26.75"
RR - 26.5"
I measured from the driveway to the lower edge of the fender flare -
along
the centerline of the wheel/tire.
Have been looking at the resources on the CD I haveand so far nothing
shows
that dimension - should they be *exactly* the same side-to-side? How much
difference should there be front to rear - taking into account the
difference in fender shape? is there something I should look at 1st?
TIA -
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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