I got it here https://mbworld.org/forums/suspension-braking/254127-h-r-springs-w209-clk500-new.html

You may be thinking, this is for a CLK500 not a 55 AMG. Well, they share the same part number. CLK500 has two spring options and this part number is the same as the one for the 55.

I also dropped by the Mercedes Dealership today. They can't tell me exactly which spring pads I have but they did say that there is no front spring pad in the front but there is in the rear. There are 4 Spring Pad options, from thinnest to thickest, 5mm, 9mm, 13mm, 17mm. These correlate to part numbers 1, 2, 3, 4.

 

Brabus springs are also the same, whether for CLK500 or CLK55. Kind of interesting as the 55 is heavier. However, when you compare it on both cars, the drop looks EXACTLY the same!
With regard to the pads, I know messing with those was common practice in the W208, but I have never heard of changing them in the W209. Please let me know if it is possible though, as I still have a tiny bit of rubbing in the rear when driving the car hard, so that is a potential fix for me.

 

damn tony, looks like u might've secured the last set...good luck with that bro...get some pics up asap...

 

I was in no rush to get them and I was just waiting for a deal to come by. I got lucky right there hehe. I don't think I will have them installed in 2 weeks though. Things came up and I will probably get it done it October after I deal with the warranty stuff.

To the OP, post photos when you lower it!

-Tony

 

w209 doesnt have spring pads.....

 

aye kelis, can u post a pic or two of ur vehicle?...or direct me to a link for viewing...looks pretty sick from what i can see...thx

plz excuse the brief thread jack

 

yes they do, but theyre all one size, theres no differences in the thicknesses like the older mb's

 

s4avt, any updates???

Like MikeL said, there are Spring Pads. I don't know if they are all one size though.

I frequent 2 Dealerships and they both tell me for the W209, there are only Spring Pads in the rears. Looking up my VIN# and after calculation they tell me that I have a 5mm Spring Pad in the Rears and I could double check by the Burls on them. 1 Signifies 5mm, 2 - 9mm, 3 - 13mm, 4 - 17mm.

I am going to double check myself and probably order the 17mm so it should sit 12mm/.5inch higher than what it should be at. I am still debating whether it would be enough to make the front and rear even when its lowered.

Scheduled lowering next Sunday!
Tony

 

Tony
Do you have part #'s for the spring pads? I am VERY interested in changing to a thicker pad if it is possible.
Thanks for the investigative work!!!!!!!! Much appreciated

 

I have appoint on monday.

I will post up the pic when I am done!

Thanks

 

theres a really thin rubber pad/shim for the front too, one goes below the shock mount/hat. and theres also a 1/2 pad for the bottom of the front spring as well, its so the springs dont clank around and make noise, not for ride height, but its there. as for the rears, iirc, i dont remember ever seeing any nipples on the pads liek the older ones. the # of nipples = size of and thickness of pad. old and new springs look simliar in size tho and suspension layout/setup is basically the same for the rears. u mite be able to use the older pads? never tried but next time i lower another newer mb, ill check and see if it works.

 

A 210 325 01 84 - 5mm Spring Pad
A 210 325 02 84 - 9mm Spring Pad
A 210 325 03 84 - 13mm Spring Pad
A 210 325 04 84 - 17mm Spring pad

 

 

beat me to it, the rears use the same pads as the older mb's and they are interchangable.

 

Mike, so that means they are 5mm right?

 

That's TODAY!!!!!
Hope everything goes smoothly. Can't wait to see the finished product!!!!!

 

We want pics!!!