Brake Upgrade?
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2001 W210 E430 Sport
I believe they are CLK550. I am going to either re paint them body color silver or powder coat them silver. Not sure if i want to pop out the pistons or not yet. But doing all that i would feel bad if i did not due the rear at the same time. Would like to have a bigger rotor but don't really need the AMG 2 piston. Is the CLK550 rear set up still a 1 piston but with a bigger rotor?
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Silver is nice either,
its better of course if you can do front & rear together,
Yes, CLK550 still using "1" piston, with same 300mm Rotor...
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its better of course if you can do front & rear together,
Yes, CLK550 still using "1" piston, with same 300mm Rotor...
ZAYED,,
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The C32/55 caliper upgrade is a good one to do. I never felt the stock fronts were that powerful or adequate.
With some good quality pads (Stoptech street performance), our car has the kind of brakes it should have had from the beginning.
Things about the kit (after 7 years of use)
1. Good rotors are critical. Make sure you use OEM or Zimmerman
2. Good pads are just as critical. Not a fan of ceramics or low dust. I tried Axxis deluxe, Centric Posi-Quiet and both felt like wood and never really had the kind of bite you'd expect from an 'upgrade'
3. Stainless lines look pretty, but don't do anything for performance. I have the stoptech ones, but I honestly couldn't tell the difference.
I've read the new Mercedes pads are low dust and have good initial bite so that may be a good way to go for pads.
With some good quality pads (Stoptech street performance), our car has the kind of brakes it should have had from the beginning.
Things about the kit (after 7 years of use)
1. Good rotors are critical. Make sure you use OEM or Zimmerman
2. Good pads are just as critical. Not a fan of ceramics or low dust. I tried Axxis deluxe, Centric Posi-Quiet and both felt like wood and never really had the kind of bite you'd expect from an 'upgrade'
3. Stainless lines look pretty, but don't do anything for performance. I have the stoptech ones, but I honestly couldn't tell the difference.
I've read the new Mercedes pads are low dust and have good initial bite so that may be a good way to go for pads.
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I picked up some Stoptech lines. They were only $50 and I have to bleed the system anyways so might as well. The old rubber ones are 13 years old and should be changed anyways due to age.
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fachance is right I tried to do mine with some cheap wrenches from pep boys and almost rounded it off, ordered one from snap-on and it came off easily. When I did mine I added braided lines and did not see much of a change either. I might do the rears one day, 345 fronts and 330 rears would look good.
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friendly question
C43 front Rotor is: 334mm,, while C32 is: 345mm, and both using the same rear Rotor which is: 300mm,
W220 S65 AMG front Rotor is: 380mm & 390mm(as optional) & rear is: 348mm & 365mm(as optional), why want to go with that, not worth that big $$$...!?!,
if you want to go with bigger rear Rotor, go with SLK55/CLK55, with 330mm rear Rotors, they're direct bolt-on...
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W220 S65 AMG front Rotor is: 380mm & 390mm(as optional) & rear is: 348mm & 365mm(as optional), why want to go with that, not worth that big $$$...!?!,
if you want to go with bigger rear Rotor, go with SLK55/CLK55, with 330mm rear Rotors, they're direct bolt-on...
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I would like to ask you if the rear calipers from W211 E55 and those from R171 SLK55 AMG are the same?
From the first view i can say that they are the same, but....
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Last edited by sloumacom; Nov 15, 2016 at 04:01 PM.
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Hi,
Yeah, they're 99% same:-
"55K" caliper holes is (12mm), while "Clk55/Slk55" comes with (10mm) caliper holes, this is the only difference between them..
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Yeah, they're 99% same:-
"55K" caliper holes is (12mm), while "Clk55/Slk55" comes with (10mm) caliper holes, this is the only difference between them..
"ZAYED"
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thanks
thanks for your reply.
Can you please tell me if the front 6 pot calipers from SLK55 R171 AMG performance and those from C63 AMG W204 are the same?
from the first view they are identic
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question
Fron your experience would be the brake system from W171 SLK55 a great upgarde for a W124 cabrio (will get a V8 engine soon) or do you have another suggestion?
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hey
I saw that you did 8-pot/8-pot for W124
)) not bad at allBolt on?
front rotors are 2 pieces 360mm, very expensive!!
the rear rotors are 330mm or 340mm, i found both variations, why?
some other suggestions?
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Yeah, that was long time ago, when i did that on "W124 E500"..,
it's surely NOT bolt-on,
done many brake set up, on many differ MB models,
*for Fronts:-
i tried (400x38>>390x38>>390x36>>380x36>>370x36>>360x36)
*for Rears:-
tried (390x34>>390x32>>380x34>>380x34>>365x32>>360x28>>3 60x26>>348x26)
depend to your choice, you have to be more specify, which brakes you will go with,,
then can gladly help with an instructions & proper way to do it..
;ZAYED;
it's surely NOT bolt-on,
done many brake set up, on many differ MB models,
*for Fronts:-
i tried (400x38>>390x38>>390x36>>380x36>>370x36>>360x36)
*for Rears:-
tried (390x34>>390x32>>380x34>>380x34>>365x32>>360x28>>3 60x26>>348x26)
depend to your choice, you have to be more specify, which brakes you will go with,,
then can gladly help with an instructions & proper way to do it..
;ZAYED;
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Yeah, that was long time ago, when i did that on "W124 E500"..,
it's surely NOT bolt-on,
done many brake set up, on many differ MB models,
*for Fronts:-
i tried (400x38>>390x38>>390x36>>380x36>>370x36>>360x36)
*for Rears:-
tried (390x34>>390x32>>380x34>>380x34>>365x32>>360x28>>3 60x26>>348x26)
depend to your choice, you have to be more specify, which brakes you will go with,,
then can gladly help with an instructions & proper way to do it..
;ZAYED;
it's surely NOT bolt-on,
done many brake set up, on many differ MB models,
*for Fronts:-
i tried (400x38>>390x38>>390x36>>380x36>>370x36>>360x36)
*for Rears:-
tried (390x34>>390x32>>380x34>>380x34>>365x32>>360x28>>3 60x26>>348x26)
depend to your choice, you have to be more specify, which brakes you will go with,,
then can gladly help with an instructions & proper way to do it..
;ZAYED;
)The calipers from SLK55 are they bolt on the W124 with the same rotors as the R171?
for the rear rotors from SLK55 can you please tell me why i found 2 dimensions 330mm and 340mm?
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Yeah bro., "Clk55/Clk63/Slk55" brakes are almost 99% bolt-on, just need to cut the protective plate & use the banjo style brake hose,,
"Clk55/Clk63/Slk55" Rear Rotors should be (330mm), there're no (340mm) in MB Rear Rotors..!
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"Clk55/Clk63/Slk55" Rear Rotors should be (330mm), there're no (340mm) in MB Rear Rotors..!
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He is correct. Those models including E55 W211 are 330x26mm
