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The theory is: We don't have enough static camber (I can only get 1.3 degrees with a camber bolt, and not willing to use a washer), and as the car rolls during cornering, the outside wheel leans the wrong way (positive camber), which reduces grip. A bigger front bar reduces roll, and therefore reduces the detrimental camber change, and lowers the net loss of grip. Reducing roll-induced camber change offsets the weight transfer.
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My apologies to FutureAMGXX for the digression on your thread... :>
My experience after one autocross and a track day is that going to a bigger front H&R bar has made the car more balanced, and I believe it has reduced the front understeer. Power-on oversteer is more controllable with the OEM rear bar than with the H&R. All of this is with the stock springs.
The theory is: We don't have enough static camber (I can only get 1.3 degrees with a camber bolt, and not willing to use a washer), and as the car rolls during cornering, the outside wheel leans the wrong way (positive camber), which reduces grip. A bigger front bar reduces roll, and therefore reduces the detrimental camber change, and lowers the net loss of grip. Reducing roll-induced camber change offsets the weight transfer.
Got a few new things done. I replaced the passenger front door check strap and added an aux input cable!
Also a few weeks ago after I got the rear sway bar installed, I had the local muffler shop do a true dual exhaust and x pipe from the secondaries back! (Almost like picture below)
I also found these cool door piddle light projectors. I was just going to replace the bulbs with LEDs, but decided to get these instead!
Got a few new things done. I replaced the passenger front door check strap and added an aux input cable!
Also a few weeks ago after I got the rear sway bar installed, I had the local muffler shop do a true dual exhaust and x pipe from the secondaries back! (Almost like picture below)
I also found these cool door piddle light projectors. I was just going to replace the bulbs with LEDs, but decided to get these instead!
At night:
Lights look Kool I put led in mine, and I had to change the drivers side door check strap to.
Just got my wheels back from powder coating today! I think they turned out great!!
Before:
After:
The old tires that came on there when I bought it were getting some pretty serious inside shoulder wear. I went ahead and put new Toyo Proxes T1 Sports on all the way around!
Last edited by FutureAMGxx; May 27, 2016 at 10:35 PM.
I assume that a CLK63 caliper? I have the same brakes all round, amazing stopping power.
Thanks! Yes basically, they came off an 05 slk55 the 340mm 6pot! I also have the 4 pot rears. Getting ready to sandblast and repaint them!
Did you end up putting a 2.5mm spacer on the fronts if you used the c55 rotor?
Last edited by FutureAMGxx; May 29, 2016 at 08:15 PM.
Well my stock brakes were pretty worn, so yeah its a big difference.
The brakes were amazing on track, I was out breaking a 355 Ferrari, and they just kept hauling the car down from 100+ over and over without breaking sweat. They work better once there a bit hotter, that's noticeable difference from stock.
Well my stock brakes were pretty worn, so yeah its a big difference.
The brakes were amazing on track, I was out breaking a 355 Ferrari, and they just kept hauling the car down from 100+ over and over without breaking sweat. They work better once there a bit hotter, that's noticeable difference from stock.
They also look a million times better, lol.
Awesome! Yes I have read they are pretty amazing and one of the best mods! Very excited!
I finally got my brake upgrade finished!! I ended up getting 6 piston front calipers off of a 2005 SLK55 AMG and 4 piston rear calipers off of a 2006 CLK AMG. I bought them from another member on this forum from Australia. They took quite a while to get here but when they finally arrived I got to work; starting by stripping the paint off. I repainted the calipers a nice yellow color with an engine/caliper paint from the auto parts store using several coats of primer, followed by color, stickers, and clear coat. The calipers came with only rear pads so I ordered front pads for the SLK55 calipers along with C55 front rotors and S55k rear rotors. I also ordered kevlar lined braided brake cables and 3 bottles of Red Line track brake fluid.
Today I got it all put together and on the car resulting in a much more attractive and way better braking C55! The calipers only required a small spacer on the front and the rear for fitment!
I also had to trim off part of the rear rotor shields so that the bigger calipers would fit!
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