deyainrdy4ds

sup..i put my rims on today and plan to do the suggestion in a week or two..now that i see how it is with the rims....i need some help on wut size pad to go with...im gunna get H&R sport springs & Bilstein sport shocks.....

wut size front pad and rear pads are suggested with this combo and my 18s...please reference the pics...thanks!




FRONT GAP:


REAR GAP:

clkal

if you think lower is better (like i do), then use DOT1 pads front and rear. You'll be slammed =)

nice exhaust, by they way =)

acb3nz

I will use the #1 of W210 in the front and #2 clk rears.

deyainrdy4ds

clkal...the rear is lower then the front already cuz the subs n all wich is where the problem really lies..thas y i dint want 1s all around ..cuz then i wudnt get an even drop...thanks tho

#1 e front n #2 clk rear is prob wut i was leaning toward as well cuz itd prob help make more of an even drop...thanks freddy

anyone else got any suggestions?

hopefully this pic will help...this is pretty much what im going for, except more even of a drop (front and back)....and thus prob a lil higher in the rear...excuse my mediocre PAINTBRUSH (not photoshop) skills lol....

DropTop208

I got the same on mine. I got E-class 1 in the front and CLK 2 in the rear, I have H&R springs with bilstein sport shocks on 19's, and it sits nice, with no gap. I will post a couple pics.

chrisbala

thats exactly the look i want to go for - i got subs in the back too so ive been advised by most people to go for #2 in the back and #1 in the front - which im gonna do soon

DropTop208

Here some pics of what my car looks like with the drop.

chrisbala

that looks perfect, definitely going on those pad sizes now....

acb3nz

Same drop i have

chrisbala

just one question though, do you guys get any rubbing with full load - passengers/luggage etc - or do you guys have your fenders rolled?

deyainrdy4ds

aight kool looks like im guna go with eclass #1 in front and clk#2 in back..thanks every1....

droptop208...is ur front significantly higher than ur rear tho? u got any strate profile shots? thanks

DropTop208

I dont rub even with 4 people in the car, and my fenders are not rolled.

x15jq

Man im telling you, with that system in the trunk you need a 3 or 4 pad. With a 2 it will be tucked pretty low.

Right now with the stock springs it looks lowered in the rear. Keep in mind ur tires are gonna shred after 5k if you dont get a camber kit, I tried doin without it for 2 years and I finally took the springs out cuz I couldnt stand the wear anymore lol.

deyainrdy4ds

i considered getn the camber kit ..but i was getn a lota mixed responses about it ...n then i heard the front kit can cost up to 1000 and rear another 2-300 so i was jus like *** that lol...n i dont think my drop is even gunna b that drastic that the camber kit would be necessary....ne1 else care to chime in on this from experience??

DropTop208

I got a camber kit on mine. My rear tires would last me about 6 months at best and the front ones about 8 months. My rear camber was at neg.3.5. I got the front and rear camber kit from Kmac for about $800 or so shipped.

deyainrdy4ds

sh*t..i dono now...how much of a drop u got?

x15jq

Yeah, I thought the same thing with teh camber kits. The front tires wore pretty evenly for me, just get an alignment. No matter what, eventhough HR claims they only drop like 1.5 inches or whatever, it is a big difference, and with that system in the back and #1 pads, its gonna have issues with camber. H &R is known to sag in the rear on our cars, if you want an even ride height I would suggest vogland or eibach, especially with that weight in the trunk.

Regarding #1 in front, I think thats a good idea thats why I used and it looked like this.

https://mbworld.org/forums/classifieds/142351-sale-chrome-19-inch-brabus-deep-lip-mono-vi-rep-w-tires.html

Thats the best thread I could find with pics, it wouldnt let me repost.

chrisbala

is that stock pads in the rear?

deyainrdy4ds

anthony - i thought H&R gave the most even drop from what i remember reading up on here? i thought the eibachs would generally be lower in the back compared to the H&R and thats what it seemed like in pics too...? i havent heard that much about the voitgland or wateva ones ..?
and ur drop looks prety nice n even...u used E1 in front n wut # clk pad in the rear n wut kinda suspension u on?

chrisbala - i have no clu what size pads im riding on...it varied on each CLK so i dont know..but ill let you know what size is was and what size i end up using after i do the suspension

chrisbala

yeh late me kno...im already definite about using a #1 in the front but not sure about #2 in the back due to the subs - also need to think about which camber kits to buy..once its dropped im not gonna do anything more to it...need to save up on some $$$$s

but of course i'll be getting the new projector headlights which apparently are comin out in june :-)

CLK FAN

I think you might end up having a gap no matter what you do because you're on 18's. Unless you do something dramatic to your suspension your still gonna have some sort of gap. I'd like to see how it turns out with the pad install.

CLK FAN

What up Hommie? Thanks for helping me out with the smog.

x15jq

From what I remember on the forums, but I could be wrong was,

H &R lowers the back more than eibach.

My car has 1 pads in front and 4 in back. I have H & R sports with koni yellows on the medium setting. I took this setup off since those photos from last year, now its sitting in the garage haha, Im thinkin of doin it on the 430 instead, since its less of a pig than the cabrio.

DropTop208

No problem man, anytime.

chinaman

I have just completed this set up.

#1 E Class Pad - Front
#1 CLK Pad - Rear

Eiback Pro Lowering spring
Koni Shocks - Medium Hardness Setting

Let everything sit in for a week also then wheel alaignment.

* Can anyone tell me if I shoudl have a camber kit installed ? Do I need it.. ???