Lowering a W209

Jul 29, 2002 | 11:32 PM

Z-Dude

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Lowering a W209

My salesman called today, and informed me that he was just "trained" on the new CLK. He said that it was a beautiful car (which I expected him to say). He said that the only negative that he saw was that the car "sat a little high". :o To those who have seen a W209 in person, does it sit higher than the W208? If so, what does it take to "lower" the car? What else is needed besides new springs? And, most importantly, does this modification void any part of the MBUSA warranty?

On a positive note, he said that the "CLK World Tour" is coming to my area on August 8, 2002 for the training of local salemen. He also said that the two CLK's that are coming for the showroom will be on the floor by August 15, 2002.

Thanks.

Jul 29, 2002 | 11:55 PM

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Yes the 209 sits a little high, especially the front end of the car...the gap in between the wheel well is so large its disgusting, I would def recommend installing lowering springs even if you don't slap rims on, I don't think this will void any warranty unless it was the lowering springs was what caused the problem....I really like the way Brabus lowered the 209 but they also put 19's on...I have a 209 on order and the first thing I'm gonna do is take it to get it slammed to the ground....also adding a bodykit gives the illusion that the car sits lower to the ground when in fact the bodykit is just longer making it seem like the whole car sits lower...hope this helps....

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Jul 30, 2002 | 09:21 AM

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R129 SL55 AMG & W208 CLK55 AMG

will the 208 springs fit the 209?

Jul 30, 2002 | 09:31 AM

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Another series of questions:

1. How much has the black Kleemann CLK shown in a recent post been lowered? What size wheels/rims are those?

2. Are springs the only thing that need to be changed out? If so, does anyone make them yet for the W209?

3. Who would be recommended to install these springs? The dealer? A custom shop? I would try it myself, but everything I have ever tried to fix/modify on past vehicles has ended up in a big fiasco. The W208 springs cost around $350 US, material only. I would assume that, if you can't use the W208 springs on the W209, the W209 springs would be approxiamtely the same cost (material only). How much would installation be?

I appreciate any help anyone can provide. Thanks.

Jul 30, 2002 | 09:45 AM

Ahmed

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if the dealer approves your springs, then they should have no prob installing it for ya!

Jul 30, 2002 | 12:40 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by Z-Dude
Another series of questions:

1. How much has the black Kleemann CLK shown in a recent post been lowered? What size wheels/rims are those?

2. Are springs the only thing that need to be changed out? If so, does anyone make them yet for the W209?

3. Who would be recommended to install these springs? The dealer? A custom shop? I would try it myself, but everything I have ever tried to fix/modify on past vehicles has ended up in a big fiasco. The W208 springs cost around $350 US, material only. I would assume that, if you can't use the W208 springs on the W209, the W209 springs would be approxiamtely the same cost (material only). How much would installation be?

I appreciate any help anyone can provide. Thanks.

If you could get the dealer to put them in that is excellent, if not then take it to a well experienced tuner shop...the springs for the W209 should be about the same as the 208, when changing the springs some recommend to change the shocks and struts, I'm not going to, installation should cost about $150, I think the Kleemann CLK has 19's on and I don't know how much it has been lowered, also you can lower your car even more by using different size spring pads.....hope this helps...also look at BRabus CLK, thats exactly what I'm planning to do....

Aug 1, 2002 | 08:32 AM

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w209

I am using the new clk at the moment... I also think that the car was set too high!! I just installed AMG 18" wheels and it even look higher! I asked MB authorized dealer in Thailand to intall me the lowering spring but they said I have to wait for a while to get AMG lowering suspension. To be honest, from the CLK55 pic I've seen on the net, I don't think the AMG suspension would make it much different. So I might choose Brabus instead.