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Old 06-03-2017, 12:47 PM
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06 e55,81SC Targa,08 CLK63 BLK,91 E34 M5
stock air shocks took a crap.

any suggestions on which coil over brand to go with. not looking to track car or race it. just want something reliable.
I don't want to waste money for replacing them with same air shocks.
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I went with KW simply because they're the supplier for AMG Black. Keeping it in the family, right?
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My KWs have been great! it rides better than stock. Handles better than stock. I don't have to worry about it either. The only way to go in my opinion.
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KW>D2>BC or Megans

I went with BC and have had about 5k trouble free squeak free miles

I would have gone to KWs if I would have had more money to throw at this car at the time. They as Jump just said are the factory suppliers of the Black Series cars

This has been beaten to death in a few threads
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i have heard of the D2 or BC doing just as good as kw for reliability. Im not looking to race car or track it. I rarely drive the car as it. I'm just looking for reliable set up
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smart to go to coilovers. Even arnotts go bad and imo last even less than stock, although they have warranty big deal have to do the work over
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06 e55,81SC Targa,08 CLK63 BLK,91 E34 M5
Originally Posted by Joncl
smart to go to coilovers. Even arnotts go bad and imo last even less than stock, although they have warranty big deal have to do the work over
agreed
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arent the kw's a track suspension??
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arent the kw's a track suspension??
Only v3 really or clubs v1 and v2 are pretty standard
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That's what happens when you drive around on balloons. Surprise!

I have Strutmasters. Same ride quality, though no ride leveling if you pack the car for a long trip.
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those balloons keep the ride nice for guys like me with 30 series rear tires. I would rather keep the factory set up, I'm not doing any extreme cornering, plus the car weighs 4200 lbs!!!
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06 e55,81SC Targa,08 CLK63 BLK,91 E34 M5
Originally Posted by Redwood415
those balloons keep the ride nice for guys like me with 30 series rear tires. I would rather keep the factory set up, I'm not doing any extreme cornering, plus the car weighs 4200 lbs!!!
you can also adjust the ride comfort. The coilovers have about 20 settings.
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Originally Posted by oneslow55
Only v3 really or clubs v1 and v2 are pretty standard
Which exact KW kit would you recommend? I feel that I'll have to convert very soon. I'd like my car to have some ground clearance btw.

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