[W126 Coupe] 500SEC Lowering

[Gerry Van Zandt]

Your springs depend on what you want to do with the car.....

You have two choices with lowering springs for the C126:  Eibach or H&R springs.

Eibach is going to give you a bit more comfort (softer)

H&R is going to give you a bit better handling (harder)

I have been running an Eibach Pro-Kit (all four springs) on my 560SEC since 2002, and have been happy with it.  It lowers the car about 1.5 inches (roughly the same as the H&R springs) from the stock position.  The ride could be firmed up a bit by combining the Eibach springs with Bilstein HD dampers, which is probably what I'll do when it comes time to replace the stock shocks.  But seeing as the SEC was originally intended as a luxury-oriented touring car, not a balls-out sports car, I chose to get the Eibachs to keep the car generally within character.

Both Eibach and H&R are well-made and of good quality (made in Germany).  BTW, DO NOT just lower the front -- purchase a set of all four springs and lower the entire car.

Good luck.
Cheers,
Gerry



On Jan 29, 2011, at 11:15 AM, mbcoupes-request at mbcoupes.com wrote:


> I have a 1984 500 SEC Euro and would like to lower the front. Any sugesstions on 

> springs I should use? Thanks D. Miller