I want to increase the rake on the old Benz, but I'm not sure how to go about it.
To get the rake it's got at the minute I've lowered the front springs about 2 inches (lovely angle grinder action!!)
I also have 215/40/16 on the front to get it even lower.
The back is standard coils, but with taller tyres (225/55/16's) - they're the same rolling radius as the stock tyres so my speedo is OK!
The front can't really go any lower - the tyres would foul the arches and 215 is the narrowest I can go on 8J wheels
, so I have to turn my attention to the back....
I've seen those clamps that can either compress or raise your springs but to be honest I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw half a ton of them! Custom made coil springs would be easy but this (as always) is a shoestring job!
I was wondering if there was any "old-skool" methods to do it? I'm looking for about half an inch to an inch.
To get the rake it's got at the minute I've lowered the front springs about 2 inches (lovely angle grinder action!!)
I also have 215/40/16 on the front to get it even lower.
The back is standard coils, but with taller tyres (225/55/16's) - they're the same rolling radius as the stock tyres so my speedo is OK!
The front can't really go any lower - the tyres would foul the arches and 215 is the narrowest I can go on 8J wheels
, so I have to turn my attention to the back....I've seen those clamps that can either compress or raise your springs but to be honest I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw half a ton of them! Custom made coil springs would be easy but this (as always) is a shoestring job!
I was wondering if there was any "old-skool" methods to do it? I'm looking for about half an inch to an inch.
