Why I Removed Coilovers From My Mercedes W210 And Switched To H&R Springs And Bilstien B8 Shocks
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- I explain why I removed the PB Brakes coilovers from my Mercedes W210 E430 and my experience owning them for the 10 months that I had them on my car with the thousands of miles I drove when daily driving. I list the pros and cons of the coiler setup and the lowering spring and shock setup as well as my alignment settings and tire pressure and how it affected tire wear driving it everyday. I am now currently running H&R 52724 and Bilstein B8 24-062046 front and 24-062053 rear with Michelin Pilot Sport 4s 245/40/18 and 275/35/18 on the staggered W210 E55 AMG monoblocks 18x8 et31 and 18x9 et35. This had been the best setup for street driving I have experienced by far. Of course your driving style may want something different.
Coiler Installation video:
• Mercedes W210 Coilover...
Links to products mentioned:
Bilstein B8 front:
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Bilstein B8 rear:
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Michelin Pilot Sport 4s 245/40/18
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Michelin Pilot Sport 4s 275/35/18
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Time Stamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Issues I experienced
1:37 - Other Coilover brands
1:54 - My experience with the PB Brakes Coilovers
3:06 - Overview of Installation
4:25 - Ride height and drive ability
6:08 - Why adjusting the ride height is difficult
6:29 - Switching to H&R Springs and Bilstein B8 shocks
7:55 - How dampening adjusting worked
9:25 - My spring pad setup with H&R springs
10:18 - Bilstein B8
12:17 - Alignment
13:50 - Ending thoughts
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A SoCal210.. UA-cam post is always thorough and informative. . Signed, series III C124 Coupe, goes with us to the grave. .. F.S., in 25 years.......
Same here. For my MKIV Jetta, I ran Bilstein coilvers. It was cool that I was able to dial in the ride height and all and get that super slammed look, but for me, it was just too harsh of a ride. You could feel every little bump on the road and it was a CV-joint-bearing-overhaul job just waiting to happen because the car had so little suspension travel. So now for my Audi A4, I went with H&R Sport Springs and am liking it better. Yes a tad bit firmer than stock, but much more forgiving and I was still able to achieve a one-finger tire-fender gap so it still has a good lowered look. Thats a nice clean Merc btw.
bro u always have the best info on 210s...as soon as i get mines up to par. im headed str8 out west. i drove from torrence to san fran in a daytona and had a blast up the pch. cant wait to make those memories in the merc
Great video, very informative. I have the H&R springs, but I chose the Koni shocks and I'm happy with them. Also, I have the H&R sway bars and that really makes a big difference on body roll.
Very good info and informative. Running #1 pads all around and need to update my rake look. Have a set of Koni's that's been sitting that needs to be installed once I find time but looking forward to switching it since I'm looking for something a little more firm and make it a level surface look all around.
Thanks bro! Hope to see you for the Toys4tots event. 👍
this is the exact setup, i will be doing, great info.
I am running exactly the same setup as you, but i have #1 spring pads on front, now going to add more clearance, so will switch to #2 pads will add 4mm’s. IMHO you car stands a little higher on front ;) Like your Content :)
What kind of rims are those they are beautiful
You keep referring to “stock”…… but what is stock given that you have a e430 with e55 look….. which stock e55 or e430?
Are you able to run H&R lowering springs with stock avantgarde shocks?? I like the softest ride possible so I was wondering if I can still get the same ride height as you (number 3 up front and 1 in the back)? Appreciate the help!
It’s possible to do that. I don’t how it would ride but worth a shot since the shocks can easily be changed after
Have you heard anything about the coilovers from yellowspeed for the e55?
That’s a recent offering. They didn’t make any when I bought mine. I’m sure they’re good as long as the springs and shocks are separate.
Tus neumáticos 245/40-18 y 275/35-18 según especificaciones, en mi auto monté 235/40-18 y 265/35-18 que es lo que señala en mi país (México 🇲🇽🇲🇽). Sabes porque?, Me recomiendas usar tu medida o la mía? Gracias
235 y 265 es europe 245 y 275 es po USA
Which variation of the h&r springs are you using? I see that the model number is 29724 but is it 29724-1 or 29724-2 or -3 or is it -4?
The box that mine came in only says 52724
Where did you get your rear tail lights from? I’ve found a few places online for new outer lights but not the inner set. Can you help me find a full inner and outer set of tail lights? Thank you!
They’re just new genuine Mercedes lights purchased from the dealer
@@SoCal210 The dealer had rear tail lights for a w210 E55?!
They did 5 years ago. Not anymore
@@SoCal210 I was gonna say lol. If you have a set for sale, lmk. Also, is this your E55 (w210) in tektite gray?
@lanoka260 the tectite car was my friends.
Hey SoCal , Did your hr springs and b8s take time to settle ? Just did the same upgrade on my w210 E55 and my front end has not dropped from factory. Is this normal ? Thanks
Yeah my H&r took a couple months to settle. I don’t drive my car a lot so that’s probably why. If you daily your car it should settle within a month. I also noticed that the shocks felt different after driving it some miles. I would say within 1 month or 500-1000 miles of driving everything should be settled. After the springs settled I think they came down an inch.
Thank you for the reply , regards
Your tires pilot sport 4s are summer tires. Why didn’t you go
With pilot sport 4 all seasons?? Daily driver tires all year round
Because it climates like Southern California where it’s always above 45F and rains light the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S are better than the all seasons. The 4S perform better than the all seasons in light. The only benefit of the all season over the 4S in Southern California is a higher tread wear rating. The 4S are daily driver tires all year round here. Why not have the best grip all year round if weather permits?
@@SoCal210 awesome socal does stay above 45f. I agree the 4s is better that a/s. I’m in market for tires switching from pirelli pzero to mich pilot. Imma go with 4s and I do have lorinzer lowering springs on 210- replacing my stock shocks to b8 bilsteins as well. My 210 744 on monos et31 &e35 is my daily everyday. I just don’t want to go through tires on the daily.
The mich pilot sport 5 S will be out soon replacing the 4s
You may want to consider the all seasons then. The 4S will wear much faster. The all seasons have nearly doubled the tread wear rating.
@@SoCal210 ... Agreed to the power of 10. .. Here in the Colorado Mts. the summer temps is short-lived with AM temps easily under 30f in July & August. .. you'd think the Michelin A/S 4 would be the go to Pilot Sport. .. Nope. .. The Pilot Sport (summer) 4S in our MY23 Merc E450 wagon (F. 245/40/19 & R. 275/35/19) are the bomb. .. Come late September is M/S tires until May of the nest year ... The Pilot Sport A/S 4 absolutely suck in anything other than summer to mild temps. .. All-season tire componds are a North American joke. .
Cheers, Vail, Colorado 8,150f elevation.
Do you know if u can run the h&r’s without the spring pads? 2001 e430 ?
You can but you shouldn’t.
I’m running voghlands springs without the pads it rides good no noises or weird handling. But if ur gonna go that low get shocks as well