spring pads, no spring pads
spring pads, no spring pads
11-17-2013, 12:11 PM
#1
english red rat rod 1977 240D, OM617.952 burning B99.9, iron 4-speed & 2.88 diff, 195/60/R14 on alloys, 5mph bumpers, battery in the trunk, 25mm swaybar, 4x ECE H4 lamps, double brake lamps, deleted sunroof, export zoll & california blue plates
hi folks, i'm looking for a marginal amount of lowering without cutting the springs. is it cool to go totally without those nubbed pads? i have read about some doing so, while it seems the factory-approved route is to use one-nub pads. i also do not know if there are four or eight of these things on a car. thanks!
english red rat rod 1977 240D, OM617.952 burning B99.9, iron 4-speed & 2.88 diff, 195/60/R14 on alloys, 5mph bumpers, battery in the trunk, 25mm swaybar, 4x ECE H4 lamps, double brake lamps, deleted sunroof, export zoll & california blue plates
11-17-2013, 05:03 PM
#2
(11-17-2013, 12:11 PM)bricktron hi folks, i'm looking for a marginal amount of lowering without cutting the springs. is it cool to go totally without those nubbed pads? i have read about some doing so, while it seems the factory-approved route is to use one-nub pads. i also do not know if there are four or eight of these things on a car. thanks!
What is the year and model of your car?
(11-17-2013, 12:11 PM)bricktron hi folks, i'm looking for a marginal amount of lowering without cutting the springs. is it cool to go totally without those nubbed pads? i have read about some doing so, while it seems the factory-approved route is to use one-nub pads. i also do not know if there are four or eight of these things on a car. thanks!
What is the year and model of your car?
11-18-2013, 01:52 PM
#3
english red rat rod 1977 240D, OM617.952 burning B99.9, iron 4-speed & 2.88 diff, 195/60/R14 on alloys, 5mph bumpers, battery in the trunk, 25mm swaybar, 4x ECE H4 lamps, double brake lamps, deleted sunroof, export zoll & california blue plates
my bad, i had put it in the wrong field of my profile. see below
english red rat rod 1977 240D, OM617.952 burning B99.9, iron 4-speed & 2.88 diff, 195/60/R14 on alloys, 5mph bumpers, battery in the trunk, 25mm swaybar, 4x ECE H4 lamps, double brake lamps, deleted sunroof, export zoll & california blue plates
11-21-2013, 04:29 PM
#4
on an unrelated note, I watched Shawn Langdon of the Al-Anabi Top Fuel drag race team beat Doug Kalitta a couple weekends back at the NHRA finals and take the Championship. They were kicking ass all season as well as all weekend. I hope to get over to Qatar in a few months.
W123 Mods: 4 speed ** manual climate control ** '85 Kalitucky intake ** manual windows & full tint ** Euro headlights retrofit w/bixenon projectors ** 4 brake light mod ** Vogtland 50mm drop front & Lesjofors S600 drop rear springs ** 16" rims ** late w126 brake spindles, rotors & calipers ** full suspension rehab ** Bilstein HDs ** AL129X alternator & 1/0 starter and charging cables ** 300GD clutch/flywheel ** AFCO 80103N radiator & Earl's 41610 oil cooler ** custom block-off plate, remote oil filter & t-stat ** MW IP w/ tomnik's 6.5mm 'Holly' elements **
S124 Mods: 400E Rear subframe ** SL600 Brakes ** Late 300E 210mm diff ** SLK230 6 speed ** 17" CLK rims ** Vented RF Fender ** Facelift Hood, Headlights, and Lower Cladding **
OBK# 62
SurfRodder
11-21-2013, 04:29 PM #4It's probably okay to run without, esp. in your climate. There are generally one spring pad per spring on your model/chassis, the bottom is metal to metal. You could also likely get a 1 nub pad (or larger for that matter) and shave it down a bit as well, may save a little wear on the spring pocket, or perhaps glue a thin piece of rubber to the top of the spring or pocket to keep a little cushion there.
on an unrelated note, I watched Shawn Langdon of the Al-Anabi Top Fuel drag race team beat Doug Kalitta a couple weekends back at the NHRA finals and take the Championship. They were kicking ass all season as well as all weekend. I hope to get over to Qatar in a few months.
W123 Mods: 4 speed ** manual climate control ** '85 Kalitucky intake ** manual windows & full tint ** Euro headlights retrofit w/bixenon projectors ** 4 brake light mod ** Vogtland 50mm drop front & Lesjofors S600 drop rear springs ** 16" rims ** late w126 brake spindles, rotors & calipers ** full suspension rehab ** Bilstein HDs ** AL129X alternator & 1/0 starter and charging cables ** 300GD clutch/flywheel ** AFCO 80103N radiator & Earl's 41610 oil cooler ** custom block-off plate, remote oil filter & t-stat ** MW IP w/ tomnik's 6.5mm 'Holly' elements **
S124 Mods: 400E Rear subframe ** SL600 Brakes ** Late 300E 210mm diff ** SLK230 6 speed ** 17" CLK rims ** Vented RF Fender ** Facelift Hood, Headlights, and Lower Cladding **
OBK# 62
11-22-2013, 01:01 AM
#5
1981 Mercedes 300TD Lowered 4 speed manual Holset HX30
mike-81-240d
11-22-2013, 01:01 AM #5I haven't had spring pads in the front for months. Also cut 1.5 coils. I'm cutting more next week, not happy with the height anymore.
1981 Mercedes 300TD Lowered 4 speed manual Holset HX30
11-23-2013, 06:36 PM
#6
english red rat rod 1977 240D, OM617.952 burning B99.9, iron 4-speed & 2.88 diff, 195/60/R14 on alloys, 5mph bumpers, battery in the trunk, 25mm swaybar, 4x ECE H4 lamps, double brake lamps, deleted sunroof, export zoll & california blue plates
thanks guys. i guess the pads are there to minimize the spring digging into the cup? that seems moderately important, so i guess i will go for the one-nubs instead of going without, mike's experience notwithstanding. cheers!
english red rat rod 1977 240D, OM617.952 burning B99.9, iron 4-speed & 2.88 diff, 195/60/R14 on alloys, 5mph bumpers, battery in the trunk, 25mm swaybar, 4x ECE H4 lamps, double brake lamps, deleted sunroof, export zoll & california blue plates
12-18-2013, 03:05 PM
#7
(11-23-2013, 06:36 PM)bricktron thanks guys. i guess the pads are there to minimize the spring digging into the cup? that seems moderately important, so i guess i will go for the one-nubs instead of going without, mike's experience notwithstanding. cheers!
You might have a risk of squeaking sound when having long strokes of suspension.
There are (i think) 4 different heights you can buy at mercedes. They cost like 15 euro a piece so when i bought loweringsprings to my car i bought new pads, the thinnest they had.
Holset power!
(11-23-2013, 06:36 PM)bricktron thanks guys. i guess the pads are there to minimize the spring digging into the cup? that seems moderately important, so i guess i will go for the one-nubs instead of going without, mike's experience notwithstanding. cheers!
You might have a risk of squeaking sound when having long strokes of suspension.
There are (i think) 4 different heights you can buy at mercedes. They cost like 15 euro a piece so when i bought loweringsprings to my car i bought new pads, the thinnest they had.
Holset power!
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