C219 CLS55 and CLS63, 2004-2010

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Old May 14, 2009 | 03:42 AM
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question for those of you who are lowered

im going to have the car lowered this week, my question is, will i get a lot of negative camber/un even tread wear?

In my S class the tires wore out on the inside in about 4 months...there was no camber adjustment and i had her sitting pretty low...will i experience similar issues with the CLS?


the s class tires



the s class height




the cls...ive been living in this thing for 2 days lol





TIA
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Old May 14, 2009 | 04:11 AM
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I had mine on for about 6 months now and it is wearing on the inside as well. The back went fast than the front. It is also lowered.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 04:41 AM
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i suppose it depends how much you drive it. I have had mine on the lowerest setting on the Renntech ELM and have no significant wear, but i only do about 60 miles a week. Camber is obvious though so I would suppect its go to happen, just not as quickly for me. Sweet S btw.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 04:36 PM
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Hey, its Sam from Sleek. When did you get that CLS? If that thing has Black interior, I am going to be freaking jealous.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 05:23 PM
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thanks for the replies guys...i guess im going to drop her n see what happens


sammmy haha dont get jealous yet its only ash inside what do you have to be jealous about you baller i just picked her up 3 days ago...traded the S in....needed more power post some pics of your CLS i cant seem to remember how she looks
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Old May 14, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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Pic from almost 3 years ago.



Pic this year. First night with the DSLR, dont hate.

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Old May 15, 2009 | 03:17 AM
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To answer your question yes, I get about 5K miles on mine, lowered with 20" Brabus VI.

I bought the KMAC camber bolts but haven't had a chance to install them.
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Old May 15, 2009 | 03:33 AM
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Originally Posted by duc&tlrsammy
Pic from almost 3 years ago.



Pic this year. First night with the DSLR, dont hate.
there ya go...absolutely stunning!

Originally Posted by Kevin M.
To answer your question yes, I get about 5K miles on mine, lowered with 20" Brabus VI.

I bought the KMAC camber bolts but haven't had a chance to install them.
link to the camber bolts? thanks for the reply
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Old May 15, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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Old May 15, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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I too am eating up tires...lowered with 20's...got nearly 10K on last set however, my fronts were the first to go...
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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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My question is, if your car is really low and the tops of the tires go inward won't the camber kit straighten it out thus making to top of the tires rub the fender?
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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Sorry for the question, but is this problem specifically for lowered vehicles?

Would I see this problem if I get 19" vs the 18" oem wheels? (just a straight swap...no lowering)
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ssonss1
im going to have the car lowered this week, my question is, will i get a lot of negative camber/un even tread wear?

In my S class the tires wore out on the inside in about 4 months...there was no camber adjustment and i had her sitting pretty low...will i experience similar issues with the CLS?


the s class tires



the s class height




the cls...ive been living in this thing for 2 days lol





TIA
Nice rides (old and new). Question, were those davin wheels on your S600?
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 02:24 PM
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Nice rides (old and new). Question, were those davin wheels on your S600?
Yes they were, Davin Revolution 6.0
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 12:38 AM
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can anyone confirm this camber kit will actually work? i have always heard they dont make a camber kit for our cars and i am pretty low
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