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Old 04-08-2018, 03:55 AM
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Rear strut tower

After 2 weeks of constant google searching and MBworld forum searches I figured id ask first hand owners about this
I'm looking at doing a BS suspension swap with a regular CLK63 but starting to wonder if this is even possible.
First thing iv notice is the rear of the Black series suspension fully sits on the rear strut towers. I can imagine this would create a lot more load on the regular CLK63 chassis. So was there any form of extra reinforcement emplaced on the strut towers?
I know the Black series body was reinforced to make it a stiffer structure, but is it to a point if the same setup was install in a regular CLK63, will it over exceed the structural integrity?
In other words, will I be seeing a complete coilover shoot through my rear parcel shelf ?
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Short answer is no I don't believe it would cause an issue. The coilovers used in the CLKBS are the KW Variant 3 setup. The rear and front strut tower bars will definitely help with the chassis flex that may occur because the suspension points where the force is applied has changed compared to a stock CLK setup. So if you do the coilover switch make sure to install the strut tower bars as well. Good luck and post some pictures when your done.

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It is a big risk without knowing for sure. Strut tower fully supporting the weight of the vehicle considering itnwas design to support the shock
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When I opened up the interior rear trunk area of my car I didn't see any additional reinforcements made besides the rear strut bar mounting points. If you send a picture of your car trunk area I can compare directly.

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