How much does cutting w123 spring really ruin the ride?
How much does cutting w123 spring really ruin the ride?
1984 300d 132k restormod project in the works
1985 300td 300k $600 off road adventure project
1999 land cruiser 235k, 33" mud tires, off road, towing, hauler
The title, how bad is it really? Especially with brand new shocks? How muc does the number of coils effect this? Thanks.
1984 300d 132k restormod project in the works
1985 300td 300k $600 off road adventure project
1999 land cruiser 235k, 33" mud tires, off road, towing, hauler
I put an om602 in mine and the car did not even drop an 1".
I cut a few coils off to get the ride height in range and did a little drop while I was at it. It is stiff for sure. I mean pretty stiff. But I also have 17' wheels and it is fine except harsh bumps. Like cracks in the road.
whipplem104
04-14-2016, 08:48 PM #2depends,
I put an om602 in mine and the car did not even drop an 1".
I cut a few coils off to get the ride height in range and did a little drop while I was at it. It is stiff for sure. I mean pretty stiff. But I also have 17' wheels and it is fine except harsh bumps. Like cracks in the road.
1984 300d 132k restormod project in the works
1985 300td 300k $600 off road adventure project
1999 land cruiser 235k, 33" mud tires, off road, towing, hauler
Ya I got a pm from another member with stock wheel size who cut 2 coils, got decent drop, and said the ride really didn't change a whole lot so idk. The previous owner of mine replaced the suspension 15k and I don't plan on putting on anything bigger than 15" wheels. Based on your response, the pm, and what I've read on other forums I'm thinking 2-2.5 coils. Thanks
1984 300d 132k restormod project in the works
1985 300td 300k $600 off road adventure project
1999 land cruiser 235k, 33" mud tires, off road, towing, hauler
'98 E300 Turbo "Juliette" - Brabus wheels and almost all the options a w210 could have
2007 Chevy 2500HD CCSB Duramax with about 400-500 rwhp depending on the tune I use
1983 300D Silver Exterior/Black inside - Sold and will be missed, may we never meet in a PnP.
I did 1.5 on mine if I remember right and it didn't change much. Cut some and then see how it is. You can always cut more off later, but it's much harder to put the cut pieces back on
'98 E300 Turbo "Juliette" - Brabus wheels and almost all the options a w210 could have
2007 Chevy 2500HD CCSB Duramax with about 400-500 rwhp depending on the tune I use
1983 300D Silver Exterior/Black inside - Sold and will be missed, may we never meet in a PnP.
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I bought new set of 300diesel front springs and harder rear springs and cutted them to lenght I wanted and with them I had GAZ adjustable shocks. It was stiff, but not too much for a dailydriver. Front I took maybe 3 or 4 coils out, don't remember back.. This was with 16" wheels..
Tire wear was pretty bad at the back due the big camber (and maybe little bit from the torque too
). Here you can see the tire (which I already had turned around on the wheel to get little bit more smoke out of it )![[Image: _medium.jpg]](http://sultzi.kuvat.fi/kuvat/MB+W123+-81/20140525_165506.jpg/_medium.jpg)
Broke one oil pan, clearance was pretty low from it. And it had om606 st under the hood which I mounted as low as possible.
Tire wear was pretty bad at the back due the big camber (and maybe little bit from the torque too ). Here you can see the tire (which I already had turned around on the wheel to get little bit more smoke out of it )
1984 300d 132k restormod project in the works
1985 300td 300k $600 off road adventure project
1999 land cruiser 235k, 33" mud tires, off road, towing, hauler
Holy shit that's bad! Is that on the front or rear because I heard that you can't adjust the rear camber and if it is the front did you get an alignment after cutting the springs?
1984 300d 132k restormod project in the works
1985 300td 300k $600 off road adventure project
1999 land cruiser 235k, 33" mud tires, off road, towing, hauler
Front end had aligment done after lowering, but I did leave there maybe -1 to -1.5 degrees of camber. Front end did wear little bit the inside of the tyre, but nothing bad.
The rear had maybe -3degrees camber
There isn't adjustment from the factory, but of course if you modify the control arm mounting points it's possible.
Yeah, that's the rear, which I have turned around to get little bit more smoke out of it. One slice did came off while making rolling burnout which you can see
Front end had aligment done after lowering, but I did leave there maybe -1 to -1.5 degrees of camber. Front end did wear little bit the inside of the tyre, but nothing bad.
The rear had maybe -3degrees camber There isn't adjustment from the factory, but of course if you modify the control arm mounting points it's possible.
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