sleepyheadzzz

I am thinking of upgrading the front and rear sway bars on my clk 550

for the front there are ones with a 10 mm end link hole and 12 mm end link hole

which one am i supposed to get??

Kevwood

+2004 500/550/55's all have the 12mm end links, I did the research before I ordered mine.

Frank Rizzo

Thanks for the info. Does the front sway bar bolt in easily? No removing other components to R&R?

I ask because on my R32 I had to drop the front subframe to install the front bar, but of course one of the triple square bolts stripped and it turned it into a whole weekend project....

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Kevwood

Easy install, suspension tuner charged me 1.5 hours for the front and rear bars. My Z34 was the same, PITA, had to drop the engine cradle to change the front bar out.

togaclk55

Been thinking about doing this mod, but all I do is street driving LOL

bheng

+1

i dont need it to be that stiff. lol highway 17 is fun but not worth the trouble.

togaclk55

Speaking of hwy 17, its so damn bumpy and has so many dips, it'll actually be worse to run a stiff suspension LOL.

sleepyheadzzz

i only street drive too...but you can feel the difference in sthe way bars even with simple street turns...

i have to be quick and nimble to manage the streets of los angeles =b

i ordered myself a ghost rider camber kit too!!!

vividracing.com has the best price on the sways...i searched for 2 days...they had free shipping over the weekend so i took advantage of it

Frank Rizzo

I take Mulholland Dr. to Topanga Cyn every day to and from work. Sway bars are high on my list of to-do's.

Does anyone know the actual differences (especially the diameter) between the Black Series factory bars and the H&R's?.

Kevwood

I haven't got my hands on a Black Series sway to measure it out but we know they are made by Eibach. When I was ordering my suspension components it was recommended that I go with HR for 2 reasons;

1. They are a larger diameter than the Black Series sways
2. They are adjustable

This came from the crew chief that fabricated/worked on AMG race cars in the UK (he splits his time between the UK and UAE, crew chief for the companys race teams). I can't confirm for fact that this is accurate but the source is pretty damn reliable

I was blown away by the difference in my car, I've done lot's of suspension work on lot's of different cars but have never had anything change so drastically for the better as this car has.

togaclk55

Sway bars are definitely on my future mod list now

Kevwood

Its a noticable difference on any unibody IMO.

midnight AMG

nice sleepy

1. whats a ghost rider camber kit?

2. you plan on installing the sway bars yourself?

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sleepyheadzzz

1) camber kit is for lowered cars to realign the angle of the wheel

2) hell no...imma get it professionally done.... =)

togaclk55

How much does it cost to install sway bars?

midnight AMG

do you need to angle in our out?

sleepyheadzzz

sway bar install probably around 150...with the camber kit probaably 200....need alignment afterwards too

midnight...read http://www.camberkit.com/

omega48er

sorry to bring up an old thread but, i have a 09 clk and need to know what is the size of the end link holes, 10 or 12??? thanks