Question about Spring Pads
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Question about Spring Pads
Hey guys & gals, what drop can I expect if I changed my spring pads to #1 at the front & #2 at the back while keeping the shock and spring stock for now? CLK 430...also, would you guys happen to know the part numbers for those? Let me know..
p.s. still saving money for H&R's and Bilstein Sports. Can you guys recommend a suspension shop that will switch my pads that won't cost me an arm and a leg? (fremont/newark area...I heard some ppl took their cars to "Wheel Works")
Thank you!
p.s. still saving money for H&R's and Bilstein Sports. Can you guys recommend a suspension shop that will switch my pads that won't cost me an arm and a leg? (fremont/newark area...I heard some ppl took their cars to "Wheel Works")
Thank you!
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i wouldnt suggest takin apart ur suspension just to swap out spring pads cuz its not gunna make a big difference in drop......jus wait till u have the money for the full suspension and then do it
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Hey guys & gals, what drop can I expect if I changed my spring pads to #1 at the front & #2 at the back while keeping the shock and spring stock for now? CLK 430...also, would you guys happen to know the part numbers for those? Let me know..
p.s. still saving money for H&R's and Bilstein Sports. Can you guys recommend a suspension shop that will switch my pads that won't cost me an arm and a leg? (fremont/newark area...I heard some ppl took their cars to "Wheel Works")
Thank you!
p.s. still saving money for H&R's and Bilstein Sports. Can you guys recommend a suspension shop that will switch my pads that won't cost me an arm and a leg? (fremont/newark area...I heard some ppl took their cars to "Wheel Works")
Thank you!
There is a complete listing of spring pad part numbers and the thickness of each for the W208 CLKs....just do a search and you'll find the thread(s).
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Here is the thread I used to get my part numbers from:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ing+pad+number
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ing+pad+number
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Thanks for all the help! I think i'm just going to do that..wait for all the parts and then hit everthing all at once. Seems most logical since each pad has a 5mm difference..Right now i can fit 3 fingers in the front and then 2 fingers in the back.
LMAO!
That didn't sound right. Anyway, thanks again guys
LMAO! That didn't sound right. Anyway, thanks again guys
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Thanks for all the help! I think i'm just going to do that..wait for all the parts and then hit everthing all at once. Seems most logical since each pad has a 5mm difference..Right now i can fit 3 fingers in the front and then 2 fingers in the back.LMAO! That didn't sound right. Anyway, thanks again guys
LMAO! That didn't sound right. Anyway, thanks again guysThat's how my car sets too, which makes me nervous about getting all the right equipment to do right once. Especially since I have #1 pads in the front and ????? in the rear.
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Here's a pic with the front spring pad removed with stock springs, 205/55/16s, and new bilstein sport shocks...
I need to work on the rear. Can anyone guess which pads I have in the rear. The shocks in the rear are still original and I had #5s in front.
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