ZEEK

Hey guys, just thinking of an inexpensive braking system upgrade. I was thinking of putting on AMG calipers on. Does anyone know which AMG calipers will directly bolt on to our cars? (05 CLK320 Cab). I have heard that the C55 and C32 and SLK55 calipers will direct bolt on without any other modifications? Does anyone know more about this? What about CLK55 calipers?

ZEEK

Nobody wants to join me in upgrading brakes to 55?

Klinh

You know better since you've been around a long time. People been doing AMG brake upgrade for YEARSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Stop asking and do a SEARCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!

bheng

lol to answer your question,

yes you can. i believe as long as you stay in the w203 and w209 cars, most parts are interchangeable.

i did the c32 brake conversion myself.

4/2 is all you need for the 320. anymore would be overkill but bigger is always better when you have the cash for it

ZEEK

Lol I love you too klinh lol

eddieo45

Please come back and document what you do for those of us that don't want to incur the "wrath of klinh" lol!

ZEEK

I vote klinh for moderator

Mka77

He just stating the obvious....a beat horse

Klinh

Hell no !!!!!!!!! You wouldn't want that because I would ban people that lazy to use the "SEARCH" feature before asking.

Jamesbbh

You have my vote haha

ZEEK

oh come on klinh, dont ban us who have been around for a while here and still are too lazy to search. Lol in all honesty though, im usually at work and if i need to ask something i just ask without searching because we are not allowed to "browse" the internet :-/

lowpost

You mean these? 05 CLK 55 - slides in nice and wet.

2MCHCAR

Did you use the 340mm or the 360mm rotors?

ZEEK

Omg that is sexy man. I located the 05 clk55 brakes on parts.com and they are 600 a piece. Not too bad. But I also found some 03 clk55 calipers for 400 both. Do we have to use different rotors as well? Did you use different rotors, Jimmy?

lowpost

My stock 500 rotors are 13.6" = 345mm. The 05 clk55 rotors are probably 360mm.

The 03 clk55 rotors are the same as the 500 - 345mm, except they are cross drilled. The calipers are also the exact same but with an AMG logo and painted.

Zeek - to answer your question, you can probably upgrade your calipers without upgrading your rotors if you have the 345mm rotors. I ran the 05 clk55 calipers you see in the pic with pre 05 clk55 rotors for awhile. But you won't see much performance impvement and the brakes will wear prematurely and oddly. But it's doable. But I was much happier when I finally got the 05 clk55 rotors installed.

ZEEK

I highly doubt i even have the 345mm rotors because i downgraded from a 500 to 320 lol anyway just want to understand this, so the lower the number is the bigger the rotor is? Meaning a 160mm rotor is bigger than a 345mm rotor? By the way, after seeing those brakes, im so tempted. I have this parts.com page open and just waiting to click submit

Kevwood

I'm pretty sure he meant 360 not 160.

ZEEK

I guess so. Because I didn't understand that. Thanks

lowpost

Oops sorry for the typo - yeah meant 360. fixed!

lowpost

DO IT!

Glyn M Ruck

Also rember to keep the braking balance front to rear as per Benz spec that their engineers worked so hard on.

Overbraking the front without doing the rear is dangerous.

ZEEK

Will keep in mind. Thanks

Klinh

Try telling that to what ever his name is with a 32 engine sc swap on his Clk. He put a 4 pot calipers on the front and rear.

M-bENZ

You are about to start another war here man...lolz

Kevwood

Here we go again... That being said, Wes has dropped completely off the grid; no forum, email or text message replies in months.