deadhead1960

Hi There. Just purchased a light green with tan interior 2002 320 CLK with 80,000 miles. Overall really nice shape for it's age/mileage. Had a full service done and replaced the mass air flow sensor and valve covers. The car has plenty of performance however I feel like the car is floating and bouncing all over the road. I'm sure it has never had any upgrades to it. Also seems to have some brake fading; is that normal? Looking for the best bang for my buck; Paid $10,000 for the car so would like to limit my mods to $2,000-3,000 at the most. Also has the 17" AMG rims. Would welcome any suggestions. I'm in the northern most part of New Jersey, so if any knows the "go to shop" that would be cool as well. Thanks, Jay

Elzin

my 5 pri upgrades would be:

1. Lowering kit
2. rims but if u like urs then keep em. or use em for winter rims
3. body kit
4. remove all squeeks from the car, mirror, seats, ashtray, 1st aid kit...
5. rust, since these clk's do rust in the wheel wells

most of these cost too mutch since u were planing on spending 2k :P

but the squeeks, get em!!

deadhead1960

Thanks...looking for mods to improve the ride/performance. What lowering kit do you recommend (springs, shocks, camber)? Again good "bang for the buck."

Forgot to mention...the car has been a Florida car it's whole life and my son goes to school in Tampa; so rust shouldn't be a big issue at the moment.

VIPclk320

I offer front and rear strut bars for the CLK W208s that will improve your ride quality and handeling by far compare to factory specs. and you can install yourself in minutes no expensive installes needed. i also offer a cokd ram air intake that will drasticly improve your performance. send me a message regarding pricing if intrested and they are well within your budget and you will have plenty money left for other upgrades. for testemonials you can refer to the members on this fourms many of them are good friends of mine and are using my products such as: william707, ghostrider, dbehrns, pauljay, babyboigxr, big_mike sorry, J-benz, etc....

Elzin

i have also ordered these from him and should be here soon

VIPclk320

yessir, they are on their way to you. enjoy

big_mike1979

Lower it with H&R kit and once its lowered CAMBER KIT is a must. otherwise u will be going thru tires like crazy.
I have K mac camber kit but other have some custom from ghostriders
front and rear strut tower brace from vipclk320
cold air intake vipclk320

later on, u can do exhaust and chip it and springbooster and custom headers from ghostriders as well

sick430

the only thing i would add to big mikes list is a set of bilstein sport shocks, they are a must when lowering.

VIPclk320

here is another good friend, whatsup brother, hey are you coming out to the 14th meet? you got to you gotta see the car, looks completely different many balck series parts. haha

Pauljay

As Ash(Vipclk320) has said get his and Ghosts parts they are WELL worth the $$. Sprint booster works well too. Depending on your driving style wheels and DEFINATELY quality tyres are a must.

Be warned though modding however small is a bug!!

Ash, show us the new pics of your car!

deadhead1960

Thanks for the advice. So to sum it up...

Front/rear strut bar: $500
Cold ram air intake: $500
H&R Springs: $234 (tire rack)
Bilstein Sport Shocks: $390 (tire rack)
Ghost Riders Camber Kit: price?

2 questions: Recommended shop to do the install. I know of Rennsport in Hackensack has good reputation...I hear a bit pricey.

Also, before I spend this coin, wouldn't I want to know if other parts of my suspension/front end, such as ball joints are in good shape. What specifically am I looking for that could be worn out after 8 years and 85,000 miles.

Ghostrider

I'm working on a new design and new pricing!!

GiZzO

Oh wtf i wanna see this!
So you kept SLK black series bumper?

The rear end is sloppy, a rear tower brace is the cure. It is night and day difference an easy mod.

big_mike1979

i agree about new set of shocks but i have Koni adjustable and they are AMAZING

big_mike1979

check the joint ball if they got any cracks and makes any noises, make sure sway bar is good and not loose, otherwise u are set .

dlbehrns

w/80k on it go with Bilstein sport shocks first and see if that helps. Don't get the heavy dutys because if you go with H&R cup kit later, which is the lowest kit out there you will wear out the HD shocks sooner than later. The Bil Sports are shorter. Try the shocks first and springs later. If you go with H&R you will have to go with camber kits front and back to get even tire wear. And, you may be right, you may have other suspension issues because of the mileage. Go with the obvious first and replace the shocks.

VIPclk320

whatsup brother, no i didn't keep the slk bumper i made a custom w204 amg sport not the 63, with w212 E63 LED driving lights and a C63 rear bumper. the rear is not completed yet, but like i said earlier i wasn't planning on having my car back for at least a year or so so i wasnt here for a while but i got my car back full time so the upgrades should be done soon. oh by the way i did an overhaul of the center consel(the shifter area) to the w209 clk 63 black series. i will post pics once all is done which is just the rear bumper. stay tuned.

P.S you might see it earlier than the fourms if you end up coming out on aug 14th.

VIPclk320

the items that i offer you can install yourself in minutes with minor tools, no shop needed. just tought that might help.

sick430

did you do what i think you did

VIPclk320

LOL, YES minues the major part that we talked about, that has to waite till i get my next car so i can be without the car for about 3 weeks to 2 months.

deadhead1960

Sorry to be so ignorant...is the rear tower brace the same thing as the rear strut bar? Almost ready to get the work done. Thanks again for all the advice.

VIPclk320

Yes it's the same thing, some folks call it the brace, some te tie bar and some strut bar.