Originally Posted by LantanaTX
I have run both cut springs and Voghtland springs. I do believe that lowering the car improves the look of the car. Just know that lowering the car does not improve the ride. Here are some options that I have first hand experience with:
1. Just use the thinest (one dot) spring pads will lower a little. Use stock shocks
2. Cut springs. Cut 3/4 or 1 full coil off each coil. I cut one full coil and it looked great. With stock shocks you need to trim about 1/3 off the rear bump stop. This will only cost you your time.
Eibach or similar springs. I used Vogtland Springs which are very good German made springs.
I personally didn't like the stock shock after I lowered it, but my stock shocks had about 60K miles on them at the time. KYB was improvement over stock and priced reasonably. I now have Koni's which in my opinion are the untimate if you can afford them. Bilstein makes great shocks but I am not aware of anyone using them on a Crossfire. If you go with Koni get the Sport version. The only difference in these and the regular yellow's are they are for a lowered car. Hope this helps.
Changing springs is easy in the back but the fronts are no fun at all if you don't have a Mercedes specific spring compressor.
I used the collision repair bolts in the front to get the camber correct and the K Mac kit in the rear. I don't reccomend the K Mac kit because of how hard it was to remove the old bushings. A camber link would be a better way to go if you are worried about camber.
does anyone know the quickest way to buy or borrow the spring compressor tool? i have to do my springs and shocks immediately because i hit a pothole that really messed up my alignment. so i want to do this all at once asap. i have all the parts but the compressor tool...