Car is riding rough, service time?
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w208 CLK430, w212 E350, w221 S550
Car is riding rough, service time?
Hey guys, hope all is well. My car is beginning to ride really rough and I think it's due to her age. I have a 1999 and she's reaching about 135k miles right now. The engine seems fine but the ride quality is terrible. It almost feels like the wheels are gonna fall off while I'm driving from the rough ride and that I can feel every bump and texture of the ground. I think it's about time to replace a lot of things to get her running smoothly like her old self again. I'm gonna take her into an Indy Benz service shop to get some servicing done but I wanna get some suggestions from you guys as to things I could replace to get her running nice and smooth again. I'm on the h&r cup kit (65k miles til now at 135k)and some 19s with 235/35/19 fronts and 265/30/19 rears on 19x9.5s. I have some new shocks I'm gonna put on and I've been suggested by Ash to replace my control arm bushings. Are there any specific suggestions that anyone would recommend looking into for a car at 135k miles(engine, suspension or anything)? Thanks everyone and happy holidays!
Last edited by sonnyhoang; Nov 16, 2012 at 01:59 AM.
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Hey bro hope your doing well. Here ate a few:
Change shocks
Change spring pads
Control arm bushings on the lower from control arms
Complete upper control arm bushings if the have play in them
Wheel bearings and races
Complete drag link
Lower ball joints
Tighten up the three bolts on the driver side wheel area for the steering box
Complete alignment
Then see how the ride is and if not as good as expected then I'll have a few other suggestions
Change shocks
Change spring pads
Control arm bushings on the lower from control arms
Complete upper control arm bushings if the have play in them
Wheel bearings and races
Complete drag link
Lower ball joints
Tighten up the three bolts on the driver side wheel area for the steering box
Complete alignment
Then see how the ride is and if not as good as expected then I'll have a few other suggestions
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ah thanks alot Ash, i was hoping to hear from you since i was reading up on all your bushing issues from before. Hopefully these parts can get her running nice and smooth again. Off the top of your head, what can i expect to pay for all that minus the shocks and alignment, so i can see if the shop im going to is giving me a good deal or not. Thanks for your input brother. Are there any other engine components i should have serviced at this mileage? I'm gonna ask the shop to do whats necessary to get her running perfect but just in case they miss anything i wanted to get some recommendations from everyone here. Thanks all.
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thanks for the input Marcus! Ill definitely have my service guy take a look at them too. Hopefully i can get my baby running smooth again. I feel so paranoid every time i drive, im constantly thinking that i have a flat tire.. such a rough ride!
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Marcus is the man, I completely forgot about the mounts also while your at it change the trans mount as well. Autohausaz is a pretty good source for parts. As far as the lower control arm bushing I woul say go with k-Mac bushing kit because you'll kill two birds with one stone( change the bushings to better and former ones and help your alignment).
I'm starting to thing that MarcusF was the head of design for the CLK W208 and he is just not telling us! Lol
I'm starting to thing that MarcusF was the head of design for the CLK W208 and he is just not telling us! Lol
