talbir
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The cracking occurs due to over-torquing of the wheel bolts, its not a function of the material at the hub mating face.
Of course, check there are no cracks in the centre pieces before you start milling.
cheers
talbir
I was about to make a joke about refurbishment but decided against it
How is the handling affected?
I find the total lack of understeer (due to the SLS imo) a big bonus in these cars and going up 20% in rear tyre width would start to erode this no?
As other have said, I like the style, but think it suits the 500E look more than the E500 look.
Dave!
I find the total lack of understeer (due to the SLS imo) a big bonus in these cars and going up 20% in rear tyre width would start to erode this no?
As other have said, I like the style, but think it suits the 500E look more than the E500 look.
Dave!
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This is only my opinion, but I don't like that negative camber look. It smacks of 'Barry' lowering and spoils the clean understated look of a 500E.
talbir
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Well you wouldn't know until you sandblasted them. Once you done that, if you find cracks, Aka$h will surely take my example and refund you the full money. If he argues against it, talk to the two members on this forum who can explain why one should refund in this event. Do that before you end up on the motorway and having to discuss far more than a few quid !
Whoops, now back into the real world....
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talbir
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This is only my opinion, but I don't like that negative camber look. It smacks of 'Barry' lowering and spoils the clean understated look of a 500E.
The negative camber is a function of the original design, it's only exaggerated with aggresive lowering. There are adjustment kits available but i prefer to leave it with the pure mechanicals of MB and H&R working in harmony.
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to wear the tyres out in super rapido fashion..
The standard setup would be only just negative, this is at least 2 or three degrees.
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That's surprising.
How does that compare to talbir's and what's the standard figure.?
To be fair, I have No1 Bump pads fitted to my springs and i'm just in the red for tolerance, on the kit we used (Name escapes me) then under 2° is just within limits.
Everything on the car is genuine Merc parts though and fitted to a production car in different markets.
Dave!
Everything on the car is genuine Merc parts though and fitted to a production car in different markets.
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And visually how does your car look compared to talbir's. I wouldn't be surprised if talbir has 3+ degrees of camber.
Well you wouldn't know until you sandblasted them. Once you done that, if you find cracks, Aka$h will surely take my example and refund you the full money. If he argues against it, talk to the two members on this forum who can explain why one should refund in this event. Do that before you end up on the motorway and having to discuss far more than a few quid !
Whoops, now back into the real world....
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talbir
Is there something i should know?
aka$h
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Is there something i should know?
Talbir is reffering to this thread:
http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=59296
None of those wheels have cracks on them, but I still wouldnt mill them. I had the option to do that and fit them on my w124, which I really wanted them on but decided against it.
Earlier in this thread I said I was going to make a joke about that story and decided against it, I thought it was too early but apparently it isn't!
talbir
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Errr.... no ! Tyres wear evenly and have not experienced rapid tyre wear, very normal infact...despite covering good miles in my black E. And i have been driving MBs with aggresive suspension set-ups for 10+ years, so hopefully know of any adverse effects
Alot of us 500e guys both here and in the States are running with aggresive lowered stance, and without adverse effects.
thanks
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