XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz CLK C208 4/5/6 CYL 1997-2002

The C208 CLK carries its weight low but long, a two-door built on W210 E-Class bones, and on the standard dampers that length shows up as float over B-road crests and a soft, delayed response when you turn in hard. The Super Sport coilover is built for exactly that gap between a comfortable commute and a car that actually holds its line – fast-road use with weekend track days thrown in, not a full race setup.

With 36-way damping adjustment, you’re not locked into one compromise. Wind it up for a track day and the CLK’s nose settles under braking instead of diving and searching for grip; back it off for the school run and the ride stays liveable on UK roads that were never resurfaced with these dampers in mind.

What this coilover does for your 1997-2002 Mercedes Benz CLK

Ride height adjustment on the Super Sport kit means you can drop the C208’s centre of gravity without guessing – set the stance to suit the wheel and tyre package you’re actually running, rather than accepting whatever height the factory spring rate gave you. Lower and stiffer changes how the CLK loads its outside front tyre mid-corner, cutting the roll that makes this chassis feel like it’s leaning on the door handle through a fast sweeper. The 36 damping positions let you separate compression and rebound behaviour for bumps versus cornering loads, so the car can be firm on turn-in without turning every expansion joint into a jolt through the seat. For a coupe that’s now into its third decade on UK roads, this is also the point where new, adjustable damping replaces tired standard units that have already lost most of their control anyway.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport damper is built to remove the harshness that ageing or standard dampers pass straight through on rough B-roads, replacing that jarring feel with damping you can actually tune. Ride height is independently adjustable, and the 36-way damping range lets you retune the car’s behaviour for a change in road surface, a track booking, or just a change in mood – stiffen it up for a circuit session, soften it for the drive home. That range is the point of the design: rather than fixing the CLK to one setting, it’s engineered to be reset for whatever the day’s driving actually demands, from a motorway cruise to a fast lap. It’s positioned as a dual-purpose damper – capable enough for a weekend track outing, compliant enough to live with as the car’s daily setup, which fits a C208 that’s as likely to be a Sunday driver as a trackday regular.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz CLK C208 (1997-2002)

This kit is built for the Mercedes Benz CLK C208, chassis code ME18, covering 4, 5 and 6-cylinder variants across the 1997 to 2002 production run. Confirm your engine variant against this range before ordering, as the C208 spans multiple four and six-cylinder builds across its life.

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Pick your damping and ride height spec for the ME18 chassis and configure yours below.