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Hi, no activity on here for a while... Since I acquired a very nice C55 AMG, I came across this forum.
Was wondering, reading through all the postings, one guy used a 360mm rotor and the other a 340mm for the front brakes with seemingly the same calipers.
How does this work, are both really working properly. I cannot get my head around this.
Hi, no activity on here for a while... Since I acquired a very nice C55 AMG, I came across this forum.
Was wondering, reading through all the postings, one guy used a 360mm rotor and the other a 340mm for the front brakes with seemingly the same calipers.
How does this work, are both really working properly. I cannot get my head around this.
Does anyone have any explanation ?
Highly appreciated.
I have used the 340mm rotor as my 6 piston front caliper/4 piston rear came from an SLK 55. It is my understanding that the CLK63 black uses the 360mm caliper which is the same caliper with a different bracket which allows more clearance for the bigger rotor. Some people apply 10mm spacers to achieve the clearance with the smaller bracket, but this was not a solution I was willing to accept. Finding the bigger bracket is tough as it isn't a separately sold part, so unless you buy a black series set, manufacture a new bracket, or use spacers, the 340mm brake setup from some SLK55 or CLK63 may be the way to go. Good luck.
The C55 comes with 4/2 piston brakes, however the SLK55 depending on model year, comes with either the 4/2 piston caliper same as the C55 or with a 6/4 piston caliper. I used the 6/4 piston calipers from the SLK55 without any modifications on my C55. The bracket is one that attaches the caliper to the control arm, if you search on Google, it should come up. If you want the 360mm rotor, you either need to get a caliper from the CLK Black, make your own bracket for the or use spacers.
If your brakes look exactly like mine in the pictures in the first post front and back then consider yourself lucky. Someone already did the modification for you, because the C55 did not come from the factory with these brakes, not even as an option. You will gain very little going from this setup to the 360mm as the front calipers are exactly the same except for the bracket. You will spend $1K plus for new disks and another couple hundred for pads for very little gain, more looks than performance.
after 11 Years i replaced my Rotors & Pads And Powder Coated my Calipers
6/4 Pot With 360 Rotors Front/330 Rotors Rear
Disc Cost $900 Front & Rear Total!
Hi, I am new to W203 C55, saw your post and would like to ask a few things. I have a stock C55 with standard 4pot front / 2pot rear brake setup and am interested in putting an AMG 6pot front / 4pot rear but at the same time I have a few requirements.
1. It needs to be direct replacement without any bridge install (kind of illegal in where I am located).
2. I want to keep the stock 18in wheels.
Do you have any advise suggestions for me on doing this?
Thank you
Eric
Originally Posted by boxert
Over the holiday week I did a brake conversion on my 2006 C55. I know this subject's been covered on this board multiple times and I found it very resourceful. However, I think I found a much cheaper option for the front brake rotors than any that have been covered here, so sharing it with the audience.
I sourced 6/4 piston brake calipers from an non 030 package 2006 SLK55. The process was a relatively straightforward bolt-on project which cost me approximately $1,800 in parts. Below are the parts I used:
SLK 6/4 piston calipers (salvage parts $1000)
Front Brembo rotors (Amazon $250-$280/piece) part #09.9254.33
Rear Bosch rotors (Rock Auto $63.99/piece) part #36011506
Front pads Centric (Rock Auto $29.79/set) part #10411160
Rear pads Centric (Rock Auto $20.99/set) part #10409840
Motive pressure bleeder (Amazon $60)
This was a true bolt-on project. The only modification needed was to the rear dust shields, where some material had to be cut away to fit the larger calipers. I am extremely happy with the results and cost of the parts. Took me over a year to do the research and collect all the parts, but the final result was well worth it.
If anyone is curious about the AMG wheel shown, it's a C63 wheel with spacers.
if you read through this thread, your questions are already answered, Boxert is indicating this is a true bolt-on project (and cutting rear dust shields). However, you only can make the upgrade with 340mm front rotors if you want to keep your original wheels.
Hi, I am new to W203 C55, saw your post and would like to ask a few things. I have a stock C55 with standard 4pot front / 2pot rear brake setup and am interested in putting an AMG 6pot front / 4pot rear but at the same time I have a few requirements.
1. It needs to be direct replacement without any bridge install (kind of illegal in where I am located).
2. I want to keep the stock 18in wheels.
Do you have any advise suggestions for me on doing this?
Thank you
Eric
IMO; "Clk55/Slk55" (AMG 6-pot/4-pot) are the one of the best brake upgrade for many of MB models,,
01-09-2017, 12:23 PM
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