[W126 Coupe] 500SEC Lowering

[Henric aka 48hp]

Every decision ever made by an engineer was/is a compromise.

-h


On Jan 29, 2011, at 11:05 AM, FPecar4525 at aol.com wrote:


> Why is it we search out one of the finest engineered cars ever made  

> and then proceed to alter the German engineering?  Reminds me of my  

> high school days...

>

> Frank Pecarich

>

> In a message dated 1/29/2011 10:57:48 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, stevetsg at msn.com 

>  writes:

> I'm waiting for a helper to join me to troubleshoot my horns and  

> I''ll of course let everyone know the results.

>

> In the meantime, for the benefit of  D. Miller or anyone else that  

> might not already appreciate what lowering a car of this type can  

> involve, I have had to replace my Eibach springs once; the first set  

> failed but they were waranteed except for the labor.  Total cost for  

> my springs and installation, close to $1000 back in the 90"s, bay  

> area, CA.  I don't recall how many tires I ended up replacing all of  

> these years because of premature wear but back in the early 90's I  

> was paying in excess of $300 per 17" tire (they were a novelty back  

> then and were expensive).  It wasn't until a few months ago that I  

> finally bit the bullet and invested in a rear end alignment kit and  

> had an alignment professional modify the rear end so that the front  

> end could be properly aligned (everybody up to now had told me that  

> their alignment work was not perfect but it was as good as they  

> could get it.  Soon I will have put 3000 miles on my perfect  

> alignment and new tires (nearly $3000 including the new tires); I'll  

> take the car back in to have the wheels rotated, the alignment re- 

> checked and tires inspected for wear.  I hope that I will be able to  

> report that my tires are wearing evenly for the first time since the  

> car was modified.  All that said, I love the look, it is my pride  

> and joy and I would do it again except that this time I would do it  

> right 100%.

>

> I am sure that someone might think that taking a torch and heating  

> the coils or a hack saw would be good enough but I think that that  

> kind of thinking would only be fodder for jokes.

>

> Have fun and best wishes.

>

> Ernie

>

>

>

> > From: 48hp at earthlink.net

> > To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

> > Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:14:42 -0800

> > Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] 500SEC Lowering

> >

> > Unfortunately the Eibach 500SEC specific non-self leveling springs

> > are no longer available from Eibach.

> >

> > -h

> >

> > On Jan 29, 2011, at 9:56 AM, Gerry Van Zandt wrote:

> >

> > > 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

> > >

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