A sorted example of one of my dream DDs sold for just $11,000

"E. Julius" (soonerfrommi) 02/12/2015 at 12:36 • Filed to: None

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Give this one a 1" drop and I'm sitting in first class on the next train to HNNNGville. Hopefully prices stay reasonable on these.

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-m…

Scary__goongala! > E. Julius 02/12/2015 at 12:40

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mmm big B pillarless MB coupes

Me gusta

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > E. Julius 02/12/2015 at 12:41

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W126 oh yes oh yes

davedave1111 > E. Julius 02/12/2015 at 12:41

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Why on earth would you lower it? That would appear to defeat the entire point of the car. It's an S-Class, fercryinoutloud. You'd get ever-so-marginally better handling, while ruining the ride.

Party-vi > davedave1111 02/12/2015 at 12:44

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It would look jawesome if it were dropped a bit.

E. Julius > davedave1111 02/12/2015 at 12:48

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It's not about the handling, I just think it would look better.

E. Julius > Party-vi 02/12/2015 at 12:49

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Exactly. Looks like it's standing on its tippy toes to a modern eye. Nothing drastic.

davedave1111 > E. Julius 02/12/2015 at 13:03

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Well, you'd barely see a difference, and you'd have ruined the ride.

E. Julius > davedave1111 02/12/2015 at 13:04

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I disagree.

davedave1111 > E. Julius 02/12/2015 at 13:08

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It's your privilege to be wrong :)

davedave1111 > Party-vi 02/12/2015 at 13:16

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What about bigger wheels instead? Personally, I think it looks absolutely right as stock.

Party-vi > davedave1111 02/12/2015 at 13:21

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Bigger wheels won't fix that yawning chasm between the body and tires.

E. Julius > davedave1111 02/12/2015 at 13:27

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Besides the tint, this one is just about perfect:

davedave1111 > Party-vi 02/12/2015 at 13:28

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I meant wheels&tyres with a bigger overall diameter.

'yawning chasm'

:)

But seriously, that gap's there because of the suspension travel. Take it away, and you either have to stiffen the suspension to the point where it ruins the ride, or run on the bump-stops like a bodger.

davedave1111 > E. Julius 02/12/2015 at 13:29

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That one's not lowered, it's parked on a slightly different slope is all.

Party-vi > davedave1111 02/12/2015 at 13:30

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I'm sure a happy medium could be gained from dropping it juuuuuuust a smidge and going with bigger wheels/tires.

davedave1111 > Party-vi 02/12/2015 at 13:34

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An unhappy medium :p

E. Julius > davedave1111 02/12/2015 at 13:37

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Good observation! My car is lowered (H&R springs, Bilstein HD's in front and stock SLS rams in rear). I just need new wheels and tires to finish it off.

—The owner of the car photographed

Second post: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w126-s-…

davedave1111 > E. Julius 02/12/2015 at 13:41

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Oh, right, maybe it's the perspective then. Hard to see how flat the surfaces are for those two, but it looks to me like the top one, the right-hand-front wheel is on a slightly lower bit of pavement, and the whole car is on a slight slope.

The bottom pic, the car is clearly on a slight slope from back to front. You can tell by the different gaps front and back. So it's not lowered as much as you think, at the front: it's compressing the suspension a bit more than at the back.

E. Julius > davedave1111 02/12/2015 at 13:49

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No, that's part of the suspension setup. Again, the owner of the car pictured on the same forum thread:

I believe that the general consensus with the Southern California group is roughly 13.5" (342.9 mm) from the center of the rear wheel to the beginning of the rear wheel fender arch… I am not sure what the front is so I will get back to you in the AM. Generally the front is raked slightly lower than the rear end of the car . Here are a few photos of a GTG we had on Sunday.

davedave1111 > E. Julius 02/12/2015 at 13:52

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Wow, that's fkin weird. It still looks like a slope to me, though - but here we paint our parking bays perpendicular instead of at an angle, so maybe that's what's throwing me off.

Schaefft > E. Julius 02/12/2015 at 18:14

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I want one of these since I watched A most violent year a few weeks ago (really good movie). Very pretty cars, all s-class coupes are.

E. Julius > Schaefft 02/12/2015 at 18:23

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My favorite on screen appearance has been in Roadhouse