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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 11:05 AM
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KW Suspension Solutions | KW Height Adjustable Sleeve Kits in Stock for '12 CLS 63

Hello Members,

We have a few KW Sleeve Kits in stock for the 2012 CLS63. Feel free to shoot us a PM or give us a call for promo pricing.

Retail is $1029.99

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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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do you have somthing for the W219 ??
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by sultanC36
do you have somthing for the W219 ??
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 10:39 AM
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i am wondring do you have coilover system for the W219
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 10:47 AM
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i am wondring do you have coilover system for the W219
The KW system is for the later models with steel springs up front. Your car, the 219, runs airmatic all the way around. You can get lowering modules from Renntech, Kleemann, etc but this kit will not work.
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Originally Posted by Vic55
The KW system is for the later models with steel springs up front. Your car, the 219, runs airmatic all the way around. You can get lowering modules from Renntech, Kleemann, etc but this kit will not work.
Correct. Thanks.

This kit is advertised for the '12 CLS63 with spring/shock up front and air in the rear... Also works on a few other models that share similar setup.
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 05:31 PM
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Getting mine installed with some spacers tomorrow finally.
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Getting mine installed with some spacers tomorrow finally.
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by VelosDesignwerks
Here is the teaser shot I was sent today.Won't be able to pick it up till Monday.
20 mm drop front and back with 10mm front / 15 mm rear spacer as per the helpful input from those on this forum.
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Originally Posted by pgordon888
Here is the teaser shot I was sent today.Won't be able to pick it up till Monday.
20 mm drop front and back with 10mm front / 15 mm rear spacer as per the helpful input from those on this forum.
Nice! thanks for sharing
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pgordon, is that teaser shot after the lowering, to me it looks stock, but i guess after looking at vic55's car pics, nothing seems lowered compared to his
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pgordon, is that teaser shot after the lowering, to me it looks stock, but i guess after looking at vic55's car pics, nothing seems lowered compared to his
And 20mm is only 8/10ths of an inch--- I dropped mine probably closer to 40mm.
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Originally Posted by vdubpower
pgordon, is that teaser shot after the lowering, to me it looks stock, but i guess after looking at vic55's car pics, nothing seems lowered compared to his
The attached thumbnail is post lowering. The picture in my signature line is pre lowering. I will try to get some better shots during the day tomorrow. Close ups will give you a better idea of what the 20 mm drop looks like. I can't see going lower than 20mm if you live in the northeast given road conditions but if I lived in cali or south Florida I would be slammed like Vic's car.

Quick question for others who have this mod. Does anyone know if there are shims or camber plates available to adjust for the camber change from the drop? The installer said he was going to look for some and that I had a little bit of camber change even after the alignment for the drop that would give me some inside accelerated tire wear. He said that other brands typically have after market solutions to adjust for this (my shop does mostly BMW work).

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Originally Posted by pgordon888
The attached thumbnail is post lowering. The picture in my signature line is pre lowering. I will try to get some better shots during the day tomorrow. Close ups will give you a better idea of what the 20 mm drop looks like. I can't see going lower than 20mm if you live in the northeast given road conditions but if I lived in cali or south Florida I would be slammed like Vic's car.

Quick question for others who have this mod. Does anyone know if there are shims or camber plates available to adjust for the camber change from the drop? The installer said he was going to look for some and that I had a little bit of camber change even after the alignment for the drop that would give me some inside accelerated tire wear. He said that other brands typically have after market solutions to adjust for this (my shop does mostly BMW work).
Here is a better picture.
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Originally Posted by pgordon888
The attached thumbnail is post lowering. The picture in my signature line is pre lowering. I will try to get some better shots during the day tomorrow. Close ups will give you a better idea of what the 20 mm drop looks like. I can't see going lower than 20mm if you live in the northeast given road conditions but if I lived in cali or south Florida I would be slammed like Vic's car.

Quick question for others who have this mod. Does anyone know if there are shims or camber plates available to adjust for the camber change from the drop? The installer said he was going to look for some and that I had a little bit of camber change even after the alignment for the drop that would give me some inside accelerated tire wear. He said that other brands typically have after market solutions to adjust for this (my shop does mostly BMW work).
Whats funny is Im actually not what one would called "slammed" here in Cali. My fenders are about are about 1/2 fingers width from the tires. I maintained some good function along with form. But I am witnessing inner tire wear in the rears. Oh well you gotta pay to play.
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Whats funny is Im actually not what one would called "slammed" here in Cali. My fenders are about are about 1/2 fingers width from the tires. I maintained some good function along with form. But I am witnessing inner tire wear in the rears. Oh well you gotta pay to play.
Well by Philly/NYC standards you would be slammed or at least when you hit your first pothole.

On the tire wear, looks like there was a camber kit for the C219 CLS available from several companies...hopefully there will be one coming out for the C218 as well.

As long as I can get at least 6K miles out of my rear tires I can handle the negative camber. It improves handling anyhow even if it shreds tires.
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Well by Philly/NYC standards you would be slammed or at least when you hit your first pothole.

On the tire wear, looks like there was a camber kit for the C219 CLS available from several companies...hopefully there will be one coming out for the C218 as well.

As long as I can get at least 6K miles out of my rear tires I can handle the negative camber. It improves handling anyhow even if it shreds tires.
Im just gonna get my Toe set so I can make sure no scrubbing... often toe is the true culprit in tire wear.
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Im just gonna get my Toe set so I can make sure no scrubbing... often toe is the true culprit in tire wear.
Where do you go for your alignment? would they know you would need you Toe set or you have to tell them?
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Where do you go for your alignment? would they know you would need you Toe set or you have to tell them?
West End Alignment or if Im down South, Beckers ---- they will know for sure. But not every layman understands that toe leads to more tirewear than camber.
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West End Alignment or if Im down South, Beckers ---- they will know for sure. But not every layman understands that toe leads to more tirewear than camber.
Thank you..very helpful!
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