Odd question...
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From: Erff
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Does anyone have a set of springs off the car that could take some measurements of the ID of the top and bottom of the springs where the springs sits on the perch at the front and rear of the car?
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12' W204 C63 AMG coupe "T-Rex", 12' W451 Smart Fortwo Pulse (99' W202 C43 AMG + Ultima Can-Am sold)
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You mention "...the ID of the top and bottom...". Are you talking of the pads or the shape of the spring. Not sure I or we understand your question
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I had 2 w202s including a 99 C43...loved everything about that car except the brakes.
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I agree, the brakes are not on par with the performance. I cooked my brakes several times when driving down mountain passes, despite high temperature brake fluid and high temp brake pads. The only way around that is to install bigger discs and 4 or 6 piston calipers
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I decided to show off & do one little burnout & it almost cost me my life. Right after I ended up goin down a steep *** street n my brake pedal felt like a brick....I was serving running red lights in pouring rain avoiding cars when finally I was able to stop using the e brake...scary. One guy I almost hit was so mad he followed me and it ended up being a guy I went to high school with.
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I decided to show off & do one little burnout & it almost cost me my life. Right after I ended up goin down a steep *** street n my brake pedal felt like a brick....I was serving running red lights in pouring rain avoiding cars when finally I was able to stop using the e brake...scary. One guy I almost hit was so mad he followed me and it ended up being a guy I went to high school with.
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Still finding it strange someone ever complained about the C43 brakes. My 99 C43 with 327k miles still stops from 60mph to 0mph in less than 100 feet, which is among the finest sports cars money can buy even today.
These stories must be cars with faulty brakes.
These stories must be cars with faulty brakes.
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05 c55 silver, 98 Imperial Red C43
Brakes on these do fade if you push them hard consistantly. Inother words for tracking they are kinda not good.
For traffic and emergency stopping, theyll rip your face off.
For traffic and emergency stopping, theyll rip your face off.
