XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz SLK R170 4/6 CYL 1996-2004

The R170 SLK rides on a short wheelbase and a factory setup tuned for boulevard comfort, not the transitions a B-road throws at a small roadster. Owners running the 4-cylinder 200/230 Kompressor or the V6 320 quickly find the standard dampers wallowing over compressions and lifting the inside-rear wheel under hard cornering. The Super Sport coilover puts adjustable damping and ride height where the factory left neither.

With 36-way damping adjustment, you can firm the SLK up for a spirited drive over your favourite roads and back it off again for the daily commute, without swapping parts. Ride height adjustment lets you correct the R170’s factory rake or drop the stance to suit wider wheels, all without touching spring rate.

What this coilover does for your 1996-2004 Mercedes Benz SLK R170 4/6 CYL

Fit the Super Sport to a 1996-2004 SLK R170 and the first thing you notice is body control through direction changes – the softer factory bushings and springs let the nose dive and the tail squat, and the 36-way damping curbs both without turning the ride harsh. Bump absorption improves on the UK’s patched B-roads, where the factory tune tends to crash through expansion joints rather than soaking them up. Because ride height is independently adjustable, you can correct the SLK’s natural nose-up stance and lower the centre of gravity, sharpening turn-in on both the 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder cars. Owners who split their time between commuting and weekend driving get a genuine dual setting instead of compromising on one spring rate for both.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport damper is built to remove the discomfort that comes from bumps and rough surfaces rather than trade comfort away entirely. It carries 36 stages of damping adjustment, giving a wide spread between a compliant road setting and a firmer response for spirited driving, and ride height is adjustable independently of that damping curve so the car can be set to match the road conditions you actually drive on. XYZ built this damper to cover both a weekend spent pushing the car and the daily grind in between, rather than specialising in one at the expense of the other. On a car like the SLK, where the standard suspension is tuned conservatively for a broad market, that adjustment range is what lets an owner actually tailor the setup instead of living with a factory compromise.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz SLK R170 (1996-2004)

This kit is built for the Mercedes Benz SLK R170, chassis code ME23, covering both 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder variants across the 1996-2004 production run. Confirm your car sits within this chassis code and year range before ordering, as coilover geometry is specific to the R170 platform.

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Spec your ME23-fit Super Sport kit for the SLK R170 and configure yours below.