Mercedes w176 BIG BRAKE KIT

[VickoGricko]

hello everyone. i'm new here and i have a few questions. namely, it's a w176 a200cdi 4matic amg line pre facelift. the rims are JR28 19×8.5 et 40. i want to install a "Big brake kit". due to the look of the rim, since the inner drum is narrower than the outer one because it has a scale / tooth, i'm interested in what options are realistic for me. i surfed the internet a bit and came across an option with 18z calipers and 375×36mm discs. honestly, i'm afraid that it will get stuck in the inner edge of the rim that i told you about. the most realistic option seems to me to remove the OEM calipers from the w176 A45AMG (which i heard are plug and play compatible with my car) and put them on my car in combination with a 350mm disc. all advice is welcome, and spacers are unfortunately out of the question because the rims are perfectly aligned with the car and fenders. thank you all and I hope for a joint solution to this situation. also, when that is done, the car will need to be lowered, and in my opinion the eibach pro kit for 4matic which lowers 330mm will lower my car by about 150mm because I already have the amg line equipment package which is lower than the rest of the equipment. gewinde are not in the budget. thank you all and stay well

 

[Matski]

You want to lower the car by more than it's stock ride height....?

.. you absolute mad man.

 

[VickoGricko]

You want to lower the car by more than it's stock ride height....?

.. you absolute mad man.

why not? the car will need a few cm of lowering to close the gap between the tire and the fender... especially in the back

 

[VickoGricko]

Do you know if I can take some bigger OEM brake kit from any MERCEDES car and install it to my car (with adapters, no problem)? For example e400d, gle 350d or anything similar?

 

[Giannis]

hello everyone. i'm new here and i have a few questions. namely, it's a w176 a200cdi 4matic amg line pre facelift. the rims are JR28 19×8.5 et 40. i want to install a "Big brake kit". due to the look of the rim, since the inner drum is narrower than the outer one because it has a scale / tooth, i'm interested in what options are realistic for me. i surfed the internet a bit and came across an option with 18z calipers and 375×36mm discs. honestly, i'm afraid that it will get stuck in the inner edge of the rim that i told you about. the most realistic option seems to me to remove the OEM calipers from the w176 A45AMG (which i heard are plug and play compatible with my car) and put them on my car in combination with a 350mm disc. all advice is welcome, and spacers are unfortunately out of the question because the rims are perfectly aligned with the car and fenders. thank you all and I hope for a joint solution to this situation. also, when that is done, the car will need to be lowered, and in my opinion the eibach pro kit for 4matic which lowers 330mm will lower my car by about 150mm because I already have the amg line equipment package which is lower than the rest of the equipment. gewinde are not in the budget. thank you all and stay well

Hello and welcome.

As far as the brakes are concerned, I'd go for the A45 solution. It's OEM, the hubs are most probably the same, so you won't need brackets and the consumables should be much easier to source.

As for the lowering springs, the Eibach pro kit is excellent. You should check, though, if there's a possibility of the wheel rubbing on the inner fender liner.