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Old 07-14-2014, 05:48 PM
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Thanks to the guys at Blaque Diamond, I loved the look of these wheels I saw on the post last month. These are the BD-6. I had to run some spacers to get the same look I had with my Brabus wheels, the car is lowered as well. Stay tuned for some more plastic surgery enhancement coming next month









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Looks great, Kevin! Mind sharing where you got the three piece trunk spoiler from?
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Nice wheels!! What size are they? What size tire is that?
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Nice wheels!! What size are they? What size tire is that?
I believe 20x9 and 20x10, David can reply to verify. Tires are 245/35/20 and 275/35/20

11mm front and 15mm rear hub centric spacers

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Looks great, Kevin! Mind sharing where you got the three piece trunk spoiler from?
That is made by Brabus, ordered for them directly.
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Car looks amazing, Kevin. I'm glad you picked the silver with a polished face. It's a clean setup and looks stunning on your CLS55!!

To answer TheVazha's question, the wheels are 20"x8.5" front and 20"x10" rear.

Let me know if there is anything else we can help you with, Kevin.
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Originally Posted by David_BlaqueDiamond
Car looks amazing, Kevin. I'm glad you picked the silver with a polished face. It's a clean setup and looks stunning on your CLS55!!

To answer TheVazha's question, the wheels are 20"x8.5" front and 20"x10" rear.

Let me know if there is anything else we can help you with, Kevin.
Are these made to order or just come in certain sizes/ets?
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Do you get any inner tire wear for your rear wheel?
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Are these made to order or just come in certain sizes/ets?
Certain sizes

Originally Posted by BlackB-Wald
Do you get any inner tire wear for your rear wheel?
I use to before having dealer align it.
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So does the spacer help the inner tire wear?
Do you remember what is your camber, toe set?
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Originally Posted by BlackB-Wald
So does the spacer help the inner tire wear?
Do you remember what is your camber, toe set?
No and no
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Originally Posted by BlackB-Wald
Do you get any inner tire wear for your rear wheel?

(K-MAC manufactures front Camber and Caster and Toe precisely adjustable kits to suit virtually every model Mercedes 1968 to 2014 Sedans, SUV and Commercials)


Since the mid 90 model’s, there has been no Camber and Caster adjustment facility fitted OEM!

Only current adjustment is front and rear Toe.

To attempt to return vehicle to factory specs to resolve premature inner edge tire wear, improve traction, fix steering pull the only current alternative for Camber and Caster is to fit offset, slotted bolts. But these are inaccurate one only position bolts offering a minimal .3 of one degree adjustment (3mm).

It’s no wonder many owners continually change tire brands or go from one MB Dealer or alignment shop to another trying to get it right/fix the problem.

We saw the need therefore "to fix it right the first time" by designing, developing, patenting (and re-instating from the 1990's) fully adjustable front suspension for virtually all models.

The current K-MAC kits have up to 4 times the adjustment of the one position offset bolts (both Positive or Negative). And unlike these offset bolts they can be accurately adjusted - under load, direct on alignment turntable (no need to remove and reinstall each time).



Ongoing precise adjustment of both Camber and Caster settings if altering suspension height, fitting wide profile tires/wheels, curb knock damage or being able to quickly fine tune/change specs on race days. Extra negative (plus track width) to go deeper into the corners /lower lap times. With the unique K-MAC patented design it is just a single wrench/no disassembly.

For the rear, similar kits for precise Camber adjustment with additional Toe to compensate for the new Camber facility. Unlike the alternative adjustable Camber arms K-MAC rear kits do not move top of tire outwards - this reducing all important clearance to outer fender when adjusting to fix premature inner edge tire wear/improve rear traction.

Also at K-MAC we have developed long life, maintenance free elastomer bushings with just the right amount of flex to get power to the ground, maximum traction. Unlike the spherical bearings used in Camber arms that soon pound out allowing metal to metal contact.


Bonus with the four front and four rear bushes is that they are designed with twice the load bearing area and also replace the highest wearing suspension bushings. And with K-MAC no special tools are required to fit.
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Yeah. I installed your rear camber and toe bush kit. However this time it gave me inner and outer tire wear. Any suggestion of the camber and toe set up number?
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With now obtaining even "inner and outer" tire wear it is not so much Camber and Toe settings but a case of increasing your tire pressures.
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Well, I try to adjust the toe as I email with Kevin before. I hope with this correct toe everything will be fine.

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