I know there is more than one thread on this done already. But I am sooo excited to make one of my own!!! So sorry.

The time has come, my 180 horses are to get a new gait for the birthday.

Right now babe is riding with the top edge of the wheel well (or fender) about 2" above the tire edge in front and 2.5" in the rear. I really want to get that down to about 1"-1.5" just to make it even all around the tire (my tastes, I guess, are funky, but who cares, right?) without much risk of leaving the rest of my suspension somewhere on Mission or 3rd in SF.

My basic plan A is:
1)Eibach Pro Kit (1.2" lower than OEM all around); or H&R?.
2)Bilstein or Koni (which is better?) shocks/struts.

I am wondering how much comfort am I sacrificing? I have 17" AMG Aero II Monoblocks with 215/45/17, so I already can feel the grain in the pavement pretty well (plus some seriously exciting vibration at 90+mph). And how much attention do I have to pay to checking/replacing ball joints, bushings, various bars, etc before/while/after the changes.

So practically, if anyone has gone through dropping a couple inches with their w124 (there is no if, of course), please share your set-up, comfort/performance ratio feedback, overall tips, dos and don'ts, and anything else you think an idiot like me should at least consider.

Thanks.

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