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Old 09-27-2008, 02:48 PM
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Talking Opinions Please: StopTechs; H&R Sways; SL55 AMG Wheels
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I recently performed these mods:
1. StopTech Front BBK = Big braking upgrade
2. H&R (F&R) SwayBars = HUGE improvement in handling
3. SL55 AMG (18"x8; 9) Wheels. I had these powder coated flat black. Expensive at $160/wheel, but I really like the outcome.

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looks sick!

do you have any side profiles of the car with the new shoes?
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Damm that looks good Lawrence! Did you have a hard time finding the proper bolts for the SL55 wheels? Lets see some pictures from a distance!
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Damm that looks good Lawrence! Did you have a hard time finding the proper bolts for the SL55 wheels? Lets see some pictures from a distance!
Good question - because of the 12mm vs. 14mm difference, I presume? They would both be ball seat tapers, correct?
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Originally Posted by jturkel
looks sick!

do you have any side profiles of the car with the new shoes?
Thanks for the compliment.
Here are a couple "side" pics:





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Originally Posted by wawy
Damm that looks good Lawrence! Did you have a hard time finding the proper bolts for the SL55 wheels? Lets see some pictures from a distance!
Thanks Corey!
I bought the lugs through RAD - no trouble whatsoever.

Special thanks to SPR board member for the referral.
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looks amazing!
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Originally Posted by FrankW
they look awesome
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That is a real complement coming from you - THANK YOU
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FrankW:

That is a real complement coming from you - THANK YOU
well, as most of you know I'm always a multi-spoke guy
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Your car looks sweeeet. I like the black on silver. What suspension do you have?
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Your car looks sweeeet. I like the black on silver. What suspension do you have?
Thanks. I am running Bilstein PSS9's with H&R Swaybars.
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Thanks. I am running Bilstein PSS9's with H&R Swaybars.
Wow, after looking at your mods list, is there anything original left on your car?

The wheels give your car a very "sinister" look. Nice.
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Looks great! Maybe a bit lower would give it what you are looking for. If you can have someone photoshop it just a tad lower.
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Tint the windows and maybe black out the rear badges?

The wheels are sick.
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I like the look, but I think ya need a tint to match. black roof/grill to set it off too :P
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Looks great! Maybe a bit lower would give it what you are looking for. If you can have someone photoshop it just a tad lower.
that's actually as low as pss9 would go in the front. I think it looks perfect.
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Originally Posted by MercedesFTW
Tint the windows and maybe black out the rear badges?

The wheels are sick.
Thanks for the compliment.
I like the rear sunshade, and, I want to keep the car as "low profile" as possible.
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Originally Posted by FrankW
that's actually as low as pss9 would go in the front. I think it looks perfect.
Exactly what FrankW said.
It is running as low as PSS9's will allow.
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They look good powercoated. What do you have your sways set at? BTW if they're the same off an sl55 like mine they're 8.5/9.5-
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Originally Posted by spr
They look good powercoated. What do you have your sways set at? BTW if they're the same off an sl55 like mine they're 8.5/9.5-
Thanks.
You are correct. The wheels are 8.5/9.5, not8/9
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