How many of you are into the stance scene?
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looks clean so its a 35 offset all the way around? does it line up with the fender?
i want to buy wheels but im still confuse with the offset i want to do 18x9 up front and 18x10 in the rear with 35 offest in the front and 45 in rear and drop in in the lowest setting on hr coil overs. i want a perfect offset so i want have to camber the wheels and have no rubbing issues. and im not sure what size tire will help it also.
i want to buy wheels but im still confuse with the offset i want to do 18x9 up front and 18x10 in the rear with 35 offest in the front and 45 in rear and drop in in the lowest setting on hr coil overs. i want a perfect offset so i want have to camber the wheels and have no rubbing issues. and im not sure what size tire will help it also.
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looks clean so its a 35 offset all the way around? does it line up with the fender?
i want to buy wheels but im still confuse with the offset i want to do 18x9 up front and 18x10 in the rear with 35 offest in the front and 45 in rear and drop in in the lowest setting on hr coil overs. i want a perfect offset so i want have to camber the wheels and have no rubbing issues. and im not sure what size tire will help it also.
i want to buy wheels but im still confuse with the offset i want to do 18x9 up front and 18x10 in the rear with 35 offest in the front and 45 in rear and drop in in the lowest setting on hr coil overs. i want a perfect offset so i want have to camber the wheels and have no rubbing issues. and im not sure what size tire will help it also.
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Haha, sorry 
That's only cruise height. Pretty much highway/freeway driving or pretty much a long straight road. Drive height isn't too much different though.
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Based on these latest pictures, it's clear that Mercedes drivers fall into four catagories:
1) the conventional owner, enjoyes the prestigue of the brand and the quality of the build. A bit more reserved than the BMW owner. No mods and often buys/leases new.
2) the stance sceen, obsessed with the low look, some using extra negative camber to get those wide, low apect ratio tires to tuck under the fender. Tires are often narrower than the wheels. Big stereos a must.
3) mods for performance tires wheels suspension & engine mods are the primary targets.
4) exterior and interior mods similar to the stance group, but cars are mostly fully driveable with little slowing for raised tracks, etc.
There are variations for each type. I fall slightly into the performance group, and respect the other types that people have selected.
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1) the conventional owner, enjoyes the prestigue of the brand and the quality of the build. A bit more reserved than the BMW owner. No mods and often buys/leases new.
2) the stance sceen, obsessed with the low look, some using extra negative camber to get those wide, low apect ratio tires to tuck under the fender. Tires are often narrower than the wheels. Big stereos a must.
3) mods for performance tires wheels suspension & engine mods are the primary targets.
4) exterior and interior mods similar to the stance group, but cars are mostly fully driveable with little slowing for raised tracks, etc.
There are variations for each type. I fall slightly into the performance group, and respect the other types that people have selected.
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Based on these latest pictures, it's clear that Mercedes drivers fall into four catagories:
1) the conventional owner, enjoyes the prestigue of the brand and the quality of the build. A bit more reserved than the BMW owner. No mods and often buys/leases new.
2) the stance sceen, obsessed with the low look, some using extra negative camber to get those wide, low apect ratio tires to tuck under the fender. Tires are often narrower than the wheels. Big stereos a must.
3) mods for performance tires wheels suspension & engine mods are the primary targets.
4) exterior and interior mods similar to the stance group, but cars are mostly fully driveable with little slowing for raised tracks, etc.
There are variations for each type. I fall slightly into the performance group, and respect the other types that people have selected.
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1) the conventional owner, enjoyes the prestigue of the brand and the quality of the build. A bit more reserved than the BMW owner. No mods and often buys/leases new.
2) the stance sceen, obsessed with the low look, some using extra negative camber to get those wide, low apect ratio tires to tuck under the fender. Tires are often narrower than the wheels. Big stereos a must.
3) mods for performance tires wheels suspension & engine mods are the primary targets.
4) exterior and interior mods similar to the stance group, but cars are mostly fully driveable with little slowing for raised tracks, etc.
There are variations for each type. I fall slightly into the performance group, and respect the other types that people have selected.
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I respect you for respecting people's decision to mod their cars as they please. The list above to me goes further than just the Mercedes community. I've seen it throughout other car manufacturers.
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I would say I'm every one of the above types of owners but the first one. Stock cars are boring to me and the styling has little appeal because the cars are designed to appeal to the masses so I mod it to my personal taste.
Don't be confused about stanced cars, when a car is stanced correctly you don't lose any drivability of the car. On the contrary our lowered and cambered cars handle much better than stock suspension with body roll and sidewall flex on fat tires. If you get rediculous with the stretch, which lots of guys do, you absolutely do ruin some of the drivability of the car. I for one am not willing to give up the ability to fully drive my car.
Don't be confused about stanced cars, when a car is stanced correctly you don't lose any drivability of the car. On the contrary our lowered and cambered cars handle much better than stock suspension with body roll and sidewall flex on fat tires. If you get rediculous with the stretch, which lots of guys do, you absolutely do ruin some of the drivability of the car. I for one am not willing to give up the ability to fully drive my car.
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That would be a variation off the stance group, handling maintained, but likely limited to roads in cood condition. Just curious and not being negative ... how much compression travel do you have in the suspension?
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