There is so much more in order for this conversion to be done properly - bare minimum are sway bars

@SaltySRT

9 ай бұрын

Sway bar and softer springs should make this much more pleasant. The spring rate is plenty for roll stiffness, it suffers being too stiff over bumps. I have the parts in my garage whenever I get time to do part 2.

Amazing video. This really gave me the confidence to purchase my S55. But now we need a sway bar install tutorial hahah.

@SaltySRT

6 ай бұрын

Honestly once ABC is not a factor, you can really enjoy the car. Yeah sorry been delayed on sway bar video, I'm still waiting for some backordered hardware to come in.

Look forward to see part 2!

@SaltySRT

10 ай бұрын

Me to! I'm finishing off my motor mounts first though.

Getting ready for install I appreciate your content for this w220 thanks for the motivation as well 💪😎 I subscribed and can't wait for your content to come 💪💯🔥

@SaltySRT

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for stopping by, glad to have you here

Bro thank you for the awesome vid and commentary, Im in the market for these and this looks so simple. Hoping the ride is still fairly nice.

@SaltySRT

11 ай бұрын

Glad you like it. The care is "sportier" now but in all honesty the ride quality is not as good and I am looking into a re-valve and possibly softer springs. But the feeling of not having to worry about getting stranded because of ABC still makes it completely worth it.

Best conversation video on KZread hands down one question is….is this the process on let’s say a 2005 Cl 55

@SaltySRT

7 ай бұрын

Thanks!!! Sorry I am only familiar with the W220, I don't know the extent that ABC is used on different chassis's but they should be fairly similar as Mercedes will try to share as many parts as possible. Try looking up the fuse diagram looking for "ABC", suspension side is probably close to identical.

thank you for the clear video. please do the abc removal video soon! very good quality and footage.

@SaltySRT

11 ай бұрын

Thanks. Will get around to that video once I finish doing motor mount swap.

Great video brother 👍🏽

@SaltySRT

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit

Smart advice, even experienced Mercedes techs recommend removing the entire ABC suspension system due to the prohibited cost of constant repairs and break downs that easily exceed the value of the vehicle. 👍

@SaltySRT

10 ай бұрын

Didn't know about techs actually recommending removal, but as you said an ABC failure repair bill can essentially total the car.

@jamesbaker7689

10 ай бұрын

If you do the work your self and keep the fluid clean it replaces accumulators it should last a long time without another repair

@SaltySRT

10 ай бұрын

I agree it "should", but the system just regularly breaks. List of things of memory that have happened from 60k-130k miles. Half the work performed below was under extended warranty at Mercedes dealership, other half was best Indy in the area (this doesn't include work done prior to me taking ownership). The warranty company lost tons on this car, like ~$20k (Kind of like Doug Demuro and his Range Rover) -Flush every time there was any service performed, so usually a flush every 10k miles which is about how often stuff has broken, come to think of it probably had more ABC fluid changes then oil changes -Strut replacement -2 accumulator failures -Valve block leak -3rd failure of pump -Random vomit of ABC fluid to inside of hood (believe that was related to accumulator) I just want the car to work

You made that look easy.This video made my decision to do this to my Mercedes.What is it that they're talking about that?You have to change power steering pump?

Wow, the most detail I've seen!! Nicely done!! got my first sagging at rest (left rear wheel) so I'm going to have to decide which way to go. 8:11 - $20 if they aren't for Mercedes. ;) No swaybars?

@SaltySRT

10 ай бұрын

Yeah no sway bars, but I am looking at adding at some point in the future to see the difference. The more I drive it the more I want softer springs + bars.

Hi have you changed your springs to softer ones and do you have any info for sway bar purchase and installation Thanks for your video cheers

@SaltySRT

8 ай бұрын

Haven't changed to softer springs yet, won't mess with that until I put in the standard power steering pump, remove all the old ABC stuff and toss in sway bars. I'm just going to grab some used ones from eBay, you need non-ABC control arms which I already have from FCP Euro.

Very detailed/clear video! How is the ride quality compared to the ABC system?

@SaltySRT

10 ай бұрын

Thank you. Smooth roads its essentially the same, but ABC is much better at bumps. Not having to worry about $1k services every 10k miles is very "comforting" though 😁.

Thank you for a very important video! looking forward for video #2 for pump, also please share the link for the coilover kit

@SaltySRT

11 ай бұрын

Added in link to manufacture website. You can likely find cheaper looking around other vendors and around major holidays like July 4th, Black Friday, etc.

@iftahtsabary4464

11 ай бұрын

@@SaltySRT thanks! can you share comfort and performance of this setup?

@SaltySRT

11 ай бұрын

Neither comfort or performance are as good as stock, its not horrible for ~$1k coilover setup but I wasn't expecting it to beat OEM other then reliability. Smooth road is fine, its the bigger bumps it upsets the car. I am going to give softer springs and sway bars a shot and see where things land.

Nice vid.. what needs to be done differently if there was a blown line prior to conversion? Where would you plug the line? Can the lines be eliminated at the pump? I find two different solutions but hardly any diagrams or videos.. Thanks for any help.

@SaltySRT

4 ай бұрын

I'm just finishing editing the video for removing the tandem pump and going to conventional power steering. Once that is done all the lines can be removed.

Tenk yu superr

Makes sense

@SaltySRT

9 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

I just got an s55 and I blew a line with the abc suspension… so is anything else needed suspension wise besides the coil over kit to convert it over?

@SaltySRT

4 ай бұрын

Probably better off doing the power steering pump conversion at the same time rather than trying to plug the lines. I'm just finishing editing the video for that.

What about the power steering? Mine just went bad and not sure what pump to use to swap it out.

@SaltySRT

8 ай бұрын

I haven't sorted out the exact pump# to be used, I heard on the forums there are 2 different versions from a non-ABC car that have different bolt patterns.

What happens when ABC is dead? Is the suspension totally non-functional or is it just worse than it should be?

@SaltySRT

11 ай бұрын

Suspension will bottom out as there is no fluid pressure to hold the car up and becomes not drivable as the tires rub against stuff in the fenders.

So any update since this video? Hows rhe car.

Do I just have to take off those 2 fuses to remove the red light?

@SaltySRT

10 ай бұрын

Yes but that's only if your removing ABC.

What conversion kit did you go with? And what did you pay? Thanks again.

@SaltySRT

6 ай бұрын

Yellowspeed, they seem to hover around $1200

I had mine done My brand was hiro Coil overs! I just had a Bypass From Strutmaster I think it cost me 82$ It's a shame that Did not come out with a Adjustable coil over kit I would've bought those! The St Louis dealerships And shops are so lazy That they just want the StrutMasters! I love them I'll be back

@SaltySRT

6 ай бұрын

I wish there was a higher quality kit available like Bilstein based struts, everything seems to be entry level and Strutmaster I avoided because of not being able to adjust height.

Hola kreo ke si desconecta la centralita ABC no saldría el fallo

@SaltySRT

4 ай бұрын

No sé cómo deshacerme del error aparte del módulo Strutmaster y alguien que menciona programarlo con STAR.

Why you get rid off abc, what problem did you have with a system?

@SaltySRT

9 ай бұрын

ABC keeps breaking, on average something ABC related fails every 10k miles.

Is the power steering ok since your pump went out ?

@SaltySRT

11 ай бұрын

There is a leak from it and is not able to build enough pressure for ABC but the power steering side seems to still be ok, but probably driving on borrowed time which is why I still want to do the S500 pump swap.

@damiangarcia5273

8 ай бұрын

⁠@@SaltySRTWhen will the s500 pump swap be up lol? Mine just went out and want to see how it’s done 😅

@SaltySRT

8 ай бұрын

I'm shooting for sometime in October, have been doing other maintenance items and haven't been looking forward to pump removal as I know its hard to get to.@@damiangarcia5273

What brand coil overs did you go with? Ty

@CL500MBZ

14 күн бұрын

Those are yellows

Donde cómprate tus coylowers

@SaltySRT

9 ай бұрын

yellowspeedracingusa.com/products/dynamic-pro-sport-coilovers-2000-2006-mercedes-s55-s65-amg-w220

Did you know you can open your hood up to a 90°. There's two pins on each side of the hood you push in to open further.

@SaltySRT

9 ай бұрын

Yes, but for some reason I didn't think about it at the time. Everything else I have ever had didn't have that feature, old habits 😭

Good jop bro if you Wana sell the S55 let me know

@SaltySRT

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 😁. Not yet though still got plenty to do with the car.

How many labor hours would u say is reasonable for this job

@SaltySRT

6 ай бұрын

I would budget 3 hours. There isn't anything that difficult about the install if you have all your tools ready to go. Hardest is probably the quick disconnect if any of your lines are stuck.

@commasNculture

6 ай бұрын

@@SaltySRT thanks I had a shop told me it would take 20 hours and even more to take the lines out because they have to drop the sun Frame 🙄

@SaltySRT

6 ай бұрын

@@commasNculture Sorry I meant just for the coilover swap portion in this video, I just got done with the pump swap and that took me like 5 hours, removing the tandem pump is horrible but the video should be very helpful. I'm still in the middle of removing lines and I am probably 6 hours invested there.

@SaltySRT

6 ай бұрын

@@commasNculture In all honesty as I am almost done with removing the lines, if I had to do it again I would just leave them, too much time and it really messy as there are soo many junctions that you have to disconnect and every one of those will have fluid come out.

This car will be a BOAT with no ABC

@SaltySRT

4 ай бұрын

Actually the body roll without ABC isn't the problem as its plenty, its doesn't have enough compliance now so ride quality isn't as good. ABC is best of both worlds.

How to ruin a s55 amg

@SaltySRT

9 ай бұрын

I definitely ruined the AMG get bent over at the dealer experience 🤣.

You don't need sway bars Unless you're going to do some Overly aggressive Or racetrack

@SaltySRT

6 ай бұрын

I am hoping once I get the sway bars in (very soon), that I can take some spring rate out to improve ride quality.