help rims or lowerig
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help rims or lowerig
I dont know what to do. (1)Lower my car and keep 17" rims stock or (2) not to lower the car and get 18"rims . I was thinking about HRE rims, are they worth it? Will they be bad and bend easy. DONT FORGET IM FROM NY
please some 1 helpppppppPPppPpppPPPpp
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You can always do both. ![thumbs](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
I can assume your roads suck, right? The HRE's are expensive, so you won't want to be hitting potholes and messing them up. Thankfully Kansas has beautiful roads!
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I can assume your roads suck, right? The HRE's are expensive, so you won't want to be hitting potholes and messing them up. Thankfully Kansas has beautiful roads!
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I think 18s are fine, even on broken pavement. I have them as the factory setup on my C55 and they are much more forgiving than I expected. So I've upgraded to 19s and am dropping on H&R. ![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I vote for both!
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I vote for both!
Good luck,
JPOG
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Originally Posted by johncl
You can always do both. ![thumbs](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
I can assume your roads suck, right? The HRE's are expensive, so you won't want to be hitting potholes and messing them up. Thankfully Kansas has beautiful roads!
![thumbs](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
I can assume your roads suck, right? The HRE's are expensive, so you won't want to be hitting potholes and messing them up. Thankfully Kansas has beautiful roads!
![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Originally Posted by c230 o5
luck you
i dont know guys i want black rims and hre are the best custom made rims out there
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Originally Posted by white_w203
no matter what you have to lower. if you do buy larger wheels you definitely have to lower car.
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come on guys, he said OR. i think dropping the car without rims looks to, forgive me, ricer like, i dont know why but it does. try getting your 18's first and see how you like it not dropped.
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Originally Posted by 230Kompressor
come on guys, he said OR. i think dropping the car without rims looks to, forgive me, ricer like, i dont know why but it does. try getting your 18's first and see how you like it not dropped.
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Originally Posted by jpog
I think 18s are fine, even on broken pavement. I have them as the factory setup on my C55 and they are much more forgiving than I expected. So I've upgraded to 19s and am dropping on H&R. ![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I vote for both!
Good luck,
JPOG
![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I vote for both!
Good luck,
JPOG
anywayz, get rims first. springs are cheap.
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if you're going to get rims, it's either stock, BBS or Fikse or Kenesis (never tried Kenesis but have both BBS and Fikse). All others are overpriced garbage.
when choosing a rim maker, make sure they make every part in house from barrel/drum to the center piece.
my only grip with BBS is they made top of the line rims to your everyday throw away winter rims.
when choosing a rim maker, make sure they make every part in house from barrel/drum to the center piece.
my only grip with BBS is they made top of the line rims to your everyday throw away winter rims.
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Originally Posted by chivas228
if you're going to get rims, it's either stock, BBS or Fikse or Kenesis (never tried Kenesis but have both BBS and Fikse). All others are overpriced garbage.
when choosing a rim maker, make sure they make every part in house from barrel/drum to the center piece.
my only grip with BBS is they made top of the line rims to your everyday throw away winter rims.
when choosing a rim maker, make sure they make every part in house from barrel/drum to the center piece.
my only grip with BBS is they made top of the line rims to your everyday throw away winter rims.