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I'm having a hard time locate a FRONT camber kit for my 2008 c350 sport RWD. I need a way to adjust my camber to be around between around NEGATIVE 2 to 3 degrees. Would anyone be able to provide any insight on where I could find the parts to adjust the front camber in my car to be negative?
The reason I need negative camber is because I'm running BC coilover with 30 offset 18x9.5 wheels on a squared set up and I currently cant clear my fenders in the front with how low I want it.
A couple more questions I have are:
Are the stock bolts able to go to negative 2 degrees camber?
What is the range of camber the stock bolts have?
I dont believe youll get -2 degrees from the stock bolts. There arent many front camber option for the w204, unfortunately. Even if you see ingalls camber bolts for the w204 on ebay, dont buy them. they wont work.
Renntech makes some camber bushings you can buy, but theyre like $1200 and a ***** to install. K-mac has some bushings too, theyre like $500 but i highly doubt they will get your anywhere near -2 degrees.
I have about -6 degrees in the front when im aired out to accommodate my wheels. they are 9.5" wide with a +20 offset. I relocated where the hub mounts to the strut on top and machined an angle where the two lower bolts mount. It was alot of work and as far as i know, I'm the only one who's done it. I got a rough-angle from the machine work to the hub then fine tuned it with my adjustable top mount on the air strut.
I looked for front camber kits for a long time for the w204. No such luck. Its funny because I get PM's and DMs all the time from people with w204s asking how i got my front camber. There's just no easy way with these cars.
You might be able to fit an adjustable top mount from a different coilover to the top of yours and make it fit to your strut tower. It would be some work though.
This picture is a while back, but I still had the same camber.
I dont believe youll get -2 degrees from the stock bolts. There arent many front camber option for the w204, unfortunately. Even if you see ingalls camber bolts for the w204 on ebay, dont buy them. they wont work.
Renntech makes some camber bushings you can buy, but theyre like $1200 and a ***** to install. K-mac has some bushings too, theyre like $500 but i highly doubt they will get your anywhere near -2 degrees.
I have about -6 degrees in the front when im aired out to accommodate my wheels. they are 9.5" wide with a +20 offset. I relocated where the hub mounts to the strut on top and machined an angle where the two lower bolts mount. It was alot of work and as far as i know, I'm the only one who's done it. I got a rough-angle from the machine work to the hub then fine tuned it with my adjustable top mount on the air strut.
I looked for front camber kits for a long time for the w204. No such luck. Its funny because I get PM's and DMs all the time from people with w204s asking how i got my front camber. There's just no easy way with these cars.
You might be able to fit an adjustable top mount from a different coilover to the top of yours and make it fit to your strut tower. It would be some work though.
This picture is a while back, but I still had the same camber.
Thanks for the reply! Looks like I'm going to be stretching and pulling the fender out as far as possible then lol. Your fitment is what I'm going for but static, but obviously a bit higher in the front so i can still turn without running over my own car.
If anyone reads this that can fabricate something then I'd be willing to pay the price!
Like i said, you could get universal adjustable camber top hats. Alot of them have no bolts/hole for mounting to the strut tower. So you put the up under your strut towers, mark the holes, drill them, and buy some grade 8 bolts/nuts to mount them. Then put them on your coilovers and youd have camber adjustable coils overs.
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i'm really late on this but i figured a way to get more camber out of the fronts.
not many people would do this to a mercedes but it is really popular in the 240 scene.
im running -6 in the front to match my rear camber at -7.
here it goes:
-redrilled the top mounting hole for the coils a tad bit more closer to each other toward the motor. so basically moved everything over about an inch.
[QUOTE=Crissw204
here it goes:
-redrilled the top mounting hole for the coils a tad bit more closer to each other toward the motor. so basically moved everything.
HEY BRO, when you speak of coil overs, are you speaking about the stock coils or aftermarket? I lowered mine by working on my oem coil setup. Can I do the same and redrill the mounting holes of my oem coil to negatively camber my 204 a little?
HEY BRO, when you speak of coil overs, are you speaking about the stock coils or aftermarket? I lowered mine by working on my oem coil setup. Can I do the same and redrill the mounting holes of my oem coil to negatively camber my 204 a little?
When you're asking a question of someone that made a post 5-1/2 years ago, click on their username, then click "View User Profile". In the case of Crissw204, you'll see "Last Activity: 11-22-2016 02:27 AM". They haven't logged into this forum in the 5-1/2 years since they made that post you quoted, so I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess they're not going to respond to your question.
Now, moving on from that bit of "How Do Internet Forums Work" information...
As to your questions, looking at Crissw204's picture, it's pretty clear that car is not on a stock suspension. As for whether you can redrill the top mounting holes with your OEM coilover, you'll need to look inside the strut tower and see how much clearance there is. Aftermarket coilovers use smaller diameter springs than the OEM coilovers, which would give more room to work with.
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