mmcfadden

I am planning to replace the struts (front and rear) and need to know if I have a sport suspension or not on my 2004 CLK 500 cabriolet. There is a button at the base of the shift handle that has a C or S which I think refers to sport or and c to comfort- so does that mean the car has a sport suspension ? Or is this irrelevant to the suspension type ?

Fatz

The S and C do not refer to the suspension. C starts off in 2nd gear, S starts off in 1st.... The tranny shift points change, with S holding the gears longer... Also the reverse gearing changes. The 9 speed tranny is 7 forward and 2 reverse gear setups.

You can have someone on the forum check your VIN to tell you if your car has sport suspension. However I think it is more a matter of how you want the car to handle. Even if you d/n have the sport suspension option firmer struts will still work without issues.

OR-CLK350

Be aware that you cannot just change the shock absorbers to convert the car to sports suspension. You will also need the sports suspension links and the SS sway bar.... the sway bar link has a different stud diameter... so you cannot mix components.

mmcfadden

Thanks for the feedback

I am posting the VIN in hopes that someone can return the build information on my car VIN WDBTK75G84T009909

z0lt3c

Here is your decode; https://www.vindecoderz.com/EN/check...TK75G84T009909

I see you have the AMG styling and wheel package, but I do not see the AMG or Sport suspension package. It appears you have the standard suspension setup.

mmcfadden

Thanks for the help. Now going to find the struts

OR-CLK350

Sachs is OE for most MB cars, and you can find the P/N’s here: https://webcat.zf.com/

During the summer I changed the rear shocks in my car (W209 CLK-350), bought them in Amazon - though I did buy the hardware nuts/washers/bolts at the MB dealer. Sachs shocks are more expensive than Bilstein but will keep the car feeling closer to new. Also, I changed the sway bar rubber bushing (I think they were $10 ea @ MB dealer).