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Tump · #4 07-18-2003, 07:35 PM

JetForeman & Need2Speed --

Thanks for your responses. They have calmed my worries about "improving" my car w/ unauthorized modifications. Handling has improved and I'm glad to know that acceleration has not suffered much if at all. It's always better in my book for the speedometer to be a little optomistic.

Need2Speed -- I didn't understand your question re: ASR/ABS.
Since changing my wheels, tires, springs and camber, ESP and ASR do not intrude nearly as often as they did before. I've not noticed any change in my ABS performance.

However, one thing that I have noticed since lowering the car that I don't like or understand is: at high speeds, while accelerating or braking very hard the car feels smooth as glass, but when the car is coasting or I apply the brakes very lightly I notice a low level vibration in the steering wheel and driver's seat. This vibration seems to be directly related to the wheels and tires. I just had the wheels meticulously balanced by my ind. shop (charged me $100) so I doubt that balance is the culprit. Could it be that since changing the alignment/camber and having driven the car way out of alignment for 7 days before having Benz realign it that the tires have developed a funny wear pattern that will take a few hundred miles to even out and eliminate the vibration?

Thanks