Suggestions before I order
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'01 CLK320
Suggestions before I order
I want the following for my CLK320:
19" SSR GT3 Wheels
-- 9" rear
-- 8" front
SO3 Tires
-- 265/30 rear
-- 235/35 front
Koni Shocks
H&R Springs
Spring pads
-- #1 rear
-- #2 front
Anyone see any problems with this? Anyone have a better suggesstion?
How much lower is my car going to be with the new shocks AND spring pads?
Anyone know of a good place to get this work done in NJ or NY? Will it cost a lot more to have it done at the dealer?
Thanks!!
19" SSR GT3 Wheels
-- 9" rear
-- 8" front
SO3 Tires
-- 265/30 rear
-- 235/35 front
Koni Shocks
H&R Springs
Spring pads
-- #1 rear
-- #2 front
Anyone see any problems with this? Anyone have a better suggesstion?
How much lower is my car going to be with the new shocks AND spring pads?
Anyone know of a good place to get this work done in NJ or NY? Will it cost a lot more to have it done at the dealer?
Thanks!!
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The springs you will be using are the same as a 430, and the shocks are the same for all model CLKs. The spring pads however are stock 3/3 on a 320. A 430 or 55 has more front end weight due to the larger engine, and thus is 1 step higher in the front. You want to keep your factory ratio, so you should go either 2/2 or 1/1.
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Just curious, how much will all the mods cost?Would'nt you be better off spending a bit more and trading for a pre driven 430?
The new wheels are nice but would'nt you rather have a V8?
The new wheels are nice but would'nt you rather have a V8?
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A 430 still needs wheels...
Plus, I don't mind it taking .8 seconds longer to get to 60mph. Now if you told me to get a Ferrari instead...... that's a different story
Plus, I don't mind it taking .8 seconds longer to get to 60mph. Now if you told me to get a Ferrari instead...... that's a different story
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Originally posted by apacket
A 430 still needs wheels...
Plus, I don't mind it taking .8 seconds longer to get to 60mph. Now if you told me to get a Ferrari instead...... that's a different story
A 430 still needs wheels...
Plus, I don't mind it taking .8 seconds longer to get to 60mph. Now if you told me to get a Ferrari instead...... that's a different story
Shah:
There is no need to adjust the camber in the rear after lowering your car unless you do something extreme such as cutting the coil. As I mentioned before, my car is lowered over 1.7" and only has minor negative camber (which in fact helps).
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Car looks nice with those SSRs. Are those E46 M3 offsets you are using in the pic? I doubt your rear 19x9 will have that much lip to it Still I think they look tres cool! You definitely won't see many RED CLKs running around with those wheels.
Still I think they look tres cool! You definitely won't see many RED CLKs running around with those wheels.
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Negative camber only helps steering if there's more negative camber in front relative to the rear. What Shah is talking about is rear negative camber...which won't help much in cornerning if your front camber is set to 0 degrees.
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Originally posted by Mr. Vanos
Car looks nice with those SSRs. Are those E46 M3 offsets you are using in the pic? I doubt your rear 19x9 will have that much lip to it Still I think they look tres cool! You definitely won't see many RED CLKs running around with those wheels.
Car looks nice with those SSRs. Are those E46 M3 offsets you are using in the pic? I doubt your rear 19x9 will have that much lip to it
Still I think they look tres cool! You definitely won't see many RED CLKs running around with those wheels.
I've never seen 9" GT3s for a CLK... will the lip be a lot smaller than the 10" one? I've seen the GT1s on CLKs and they hardly have any lip. I hope the GT3s aren't like that....
Anyone know what the lip is like on the 9"?
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Originally posted by Mr. Vanos
Car looks nice with those SSRs. Are those E46 M3 offsets you are using in the pic? I doubt your rear 19x9 will have that much lip to it Still I think they look tres cool! You definitely won't see many RED CLKs running around with those wheels.
Car looks nice with those SSRs. Are those E46 M3 offsets you are using in the pic? I doubt your rear 19x9 will have that much lip to it
Still I think they look tres cool! You definitely won't see many RED CLKs running around with those wheels.
