2001_clk430

can yall explain to me what different number of PAD are and what they do to the spring? does it make the car lower or higher? i am planning to order H&R spring with bilstein sport shock and a camber kit. how do you guy get your car that low with just H&R spring? do i have to buy the PAD separately to make my car lower? thanks

big_mike1979

big_mike1979

PAD is that rubber piece that sit on top of the spring... it keeps it from squeeking and moving .. but i dotn have pad at all and it does not squeeze at all ..(in other word, im sitting metal to metal)
PAd can make it higher or lower depends on the pad number.. the lowest one for our car is from FROM E320 , pad #1 CLK goes to number 2 only and they are thicker than the #1 from e 320.

i got HR aggressive spring and KONI and camber kit for front and rear.
to lower it with just HR spring, u can change the pad and get #1 from e320 and u get em from dealer and they are $9 each, around $42 for all 4.

no u can keep the pad that u have but it wont be as low and u will wanna go lower and save money and labor and get #1 from e320 and do em all at once .

hope i have answered all your questions

2001_clk430

so if i plan not to use the pad at all, it will look low like your car? it's safe not to use pad, no noise at all? what's the different between H&R spring and h&R aggressive spring? also dont our car come with stock HD bilstein shock already? can i pass by with stock shock and spring and camber kit? planning to go without pad like your because i want my low, also i am planning to get the rear camber kit only, will my front be okay since it's rear wheel drive? thanks for all your help

Williams707

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/350444-post3.html

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Front(W210 part number) :
210 321 01 84 pad#1 5 mm
210 321 02 84 pad#2 9 mm
210 321 03 84 pad#3 13 mm
210 321 04 84 pad#4 17 mm
210 321 05 84 pad#5 21 mm

Rear(W210 part number) :
210 325 01 84 pad#1 5 mm
210 325 02 84 pad#2 9 mm
210 325 03 84 pad#3 13 mm
210 325 04 84 pad#4 17 mm

big_mike1979

If u are not using pads all, it will look like mine.. do u have 18 or 19? i got 19s... Mine rubs only if u bust a complete U turn, rub LIL bit and other than that im fine..
Some people says its ok and some say its not safe but the spring is pressed so there is no way of loosing the spring.. some people have pads and some dont... i had lil nose during that blizzard that we had and i put grease and noise is gone for good...
HR aggressive is LIL lower than regular HR ,drop wise...
u can keep the bilstien shock but when u lower it, its always better to upgrade em to racing shock ...
HELL NO, U NEED FRONT AND REAR CAMBER, DONT LOWER IT WITH NO CAMBER, U WILL BE EATING TIRES LIKE NO TOMORROW, BEEN THERE DONE THAT.. IM SURE EVERYONE WILL AGREE THAT U NEED CAMBER IF U ARE LOWERING IT LIKE MINE

2001_clk430

Can I run #1 pad in the front and keep #2 in the back, I want my front to be lower, also will the stock Bilstein last long or will it bust quick? Also can I get by with just the rear camber kit and go wihout camber in the front

Ghostrider

I have #1's in the front and #2's in the rear. A rear kit is helpful, and a front kit will be coming soon!

tastoto

both cars are slammed

2001_clk430

thanks Big Mike, where can i get a set of H&R aggressive spring at, does tirerack have them also? thanks

dlbehrns

does tirerack have them also? yes.

2001_clk430

i am not seeing it, i am only seeing the regular H&R which is 1.4 front, 1.3 rear. how lower are the agressive spring? thanks

falls profet

You want the H&R Cup kit...

2001_clk430

i filtered tirerack for 2001 clk430 and is not comming up for the cup kit, only show the regular H&R

falls profet

They don't have it then. Do you absolutely HAVE to get it from tirerack? I know Ebay's kits are super cheap...

2001_clk430

cant find any either on ebay. cant you find me a set and linkk them to me? thanks

big_mike1979

ghost is right , anytime u lower, get the camber unless u can afford tires all teh time
yes u can have #1 front and #2 in the rear

big_mike1979

yes i got them from tirerack

big_mike1979

i guess they call it now Sport Spring Set

when i called tire rack back then, he told me we have regular drop and aggressive drop and he explained the diff and i said aggressive..

Ghostrider

These are only for CLK320's but they will work on 430's.

2001_clk430

i see that they do show up when i search under the clk320. the sport cup kit are way lower then the regular. they are 1.9'' F, 1.6''R compare to 1.4, 1.3 for the regular. and they do come with shocks also. and they are price at $450 more then the regular. BIG MIKE i know that you got the kit but why didnt you use the shock that come with it, why did you switch out to the Bilstein sport shock? i think i have a pretty sure on what i want to do with my available pocket, let me know if it will work. Regular H&R spring with #1 pad from E320 for front, and #2 stock pad that came with our clk for the rear, Stock BilStein shock that came with the car, and a rear camber kit from Ghost rider. Will this work for me? thanks

2001_clk430

also when buying the #1 front pad from the E320. from what year to what year is the 5mm? thanks

Ghostrider

Couple of things to keep in mind, I ran my stock shocks with lowering springs for a while. It will be a little bouncy but not bad. You should also verify that the rear spring pads on your car are #2's.

Ghostrider

Go with the same year of your car.

2001_clk430

i thought our car is #2 stock?