CurYousGee

Ive been thinking of lowering my car and was wondering what suspension set up to go with being that i have 18's, no body kit other than the stock amg one, and want to preserve the ride quality as much as possible while enhancing the handling. Not interested in slamming the car...been there done that....but just a clean drop that wont rub the tires. So my question to you is....what suspension setup do u have (ie spring and how many inches it drops, shocks, and spring pad)...and what are the pros as well as cons. Thanks for the help on this issue.

CurYousGee

Also ...whats the lowest drop that has the least effect on negative camber? I remember back in my honda days...that if i kept it above 1.5 inch drop...that the negative camber was not bad at all. Dont want to be changing the tires every year due to excessive tire wear from way out of spec camber..thanks

mmgrad

I have the Brabus Sport Suspension...

This setup is quite comfortable is used the way it comes, almost same as stock suspension... It yields about a 1.2" drop

Once I put in 19s & 1 dot spring pads, the ride got a little rougher... and there is a little bit of rubbing on hard turns, but thats about it. I'm gonna move up to slightly thicker pads to raise the car up a little & get a better ride

Pros: brand & comfort
Cons: Expensive

mmgrad

with my current setup, i'm at 2" drop, and my negative camber is horrible... over 2 degrees(?)... I'm gonna have to get myself a camber kit or raise the car quite a bit..

I think, somewhere around 1-1.2" is ok for camber... remember, camber for the w208 clk is not adjustable (well, its adjustable a little with the crash bolts from the dealer), but, it won't be enough to correct lowered suspensions

CurYousGee

so the brabus suspension yeilds a 1.2 inch drop...but you have a 2 inch drop currently....so did u change ur springs?

mmgrad

i went from stock spring pads #3 front/#4 rear down to #1 pads all around...

I forget, I think the Brabus springs & shocks drops it either 1.2" or 1.5"

CurYousGee

Ah i c....makes sense now...was a little confused...thanks for clarifying...i notice you live in LA area, where did u go to get this suspension? D2?

mmgrad

I didn't get it from D2, but they did do my installation for me...

SoCalCLK

I have BRABUS springs with stock shocks and mmgrad is correct about the ride height. The springs only dropped my car around 1.25 - 1.50" which is perfect. Looks slightly lower than a CLK55 AMG ride height.

The ride is smooth and comfortable, almost like stock. The handling has been improved, while keeping a lot of comfort.

CurYousGee

hows the camber on ur cal socal?

SoCalCLK

The camber is great. Actually the front is still perfect, but there is a slight camber in the rear. Not extreme, though.

CurYousGee

can i get away with just changing the spring pads? will that not give me enough of a drop?

mmgrad

changing just the pads will only give you about 1/2 an inch... if you use the 1-dot pads

CurYousGee

hey danny....do you know where i can get the springs for a good deal locally...plus any truth behind the rumor that H&R manufactures this spring.??

mmgrad

whether or not H&R manufactures it or not, i'm not sure... but it is built to brabus' specs, of course...

i know brabus kit uses bilstein shocks...

CurYousGee

How much is the sport kit or springs ...and where can i get one?

mmgrad

brabus is one of the more expensive brands... the price for the suspension is about $1200, not including installation