CLK-Class (W208) 1998-2002: CLK 200, CLK 230K, CLK 320, CLK 430 [Coupes & Cabriolets]

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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 04:01 PM
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Hi, I'm new to this forum. My 00 clk430 54k miles is tilted to front left side. I did an alignment recently, mechanic measured distance to the ground and found my front is almost 1 inch lower to left. He looked at the shocks and they looks fine. So should I replace spings only or spings and shocks together? Did anybody came across similar problem?
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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Shocks aren't the problem. They're not used to set ride height. Look at the spring perch. I've heard of them failing on a W210 in climates that promote rust (though not on a 208). Also, what are the circumstances surrounding the drop? Looked good one day and bad the next? Progressive?
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Old Dec 25, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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I just found out it recently, I got wheel shaking a little when over 60mph. No accidents. I looked close at right shock yesterday and saw a little crack at very top of it where it connects to frame. But the car is crooked to left. I wander what would stock difference between fender and tire, mine is like 1.5 on left 2.5 on the right.
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