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New wheels for my Black
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C63 BS, GLA45
New wheels for my Black
ADV7.1
Front: 19x9.5 w/16mm offset
Rear: 19x11 w/28mm offset
Michelin PS2
Front: 275/30-19
Rear: 305/30-19
Didn't get a chance to wash the car before the pics...
Thanks to everyone with all the awesome info I found on this forum, there is zero rub, perfect clearance. The "always oversteer" is toned down a bit, there's a little bit of reassuring understeer at the limit before the tail kicks out... a little less stressful at the limit, especially on fast corners haha.
Next up, lowering/corner balance, track time (next year), and suspension adjustments. That is, if my diff doesn't spew oil again at the track!
Front: 19x9.5 w/16mm offset
Rear: 19x11 w/28mm offset
Michelin PS2
Front: 275/30-19
Rear: 305/30-19
Didn't get a chance to wash the car before the pics...
Thanks to everyone with all the awesome info I found on this forum, there is zero rub, perfect clearance. The "always oversteer" is toned down a bit, there's a little bit of reassuring understeer at the limit before the tail kicks out... a little less stressful at the limit, especially on fast corners haha.
Next up, lowering/corner balance, track time (next year), and suspension adjustments. That is, if my diff doesn't spew oil again at the track!
Last edited by rage2; Oct 14, 2010 at 07:40 PM.
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Love the look...matte finish and the new wheels. Is there a rear wing available for your car?
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From: Montana/Alberta
C63 BS, GLA45
No more track days left for this year, but I did take the car out to the mountains for a run on some back highways over the weekend. I can finally trail brake with this setup! With the stock wheels (+spacers) and tires, any attempt at hard trail braking would unsettle the back end quite a bit, which I wasn't used to. I can now brake much later and deeper into corners, almost up to the apex. With the stock+spacers setup, the rear end would love to step out under power, which required slight throttle lift to hold a drift. Now, the car begs for power after the apex, and when it gets sideways, a slight lift will bring it right back in line, and to hold any sort of a drift I'd have to go full throttle off the entire turn. My exit speeds feels a lot faster.
For fast corners, it's just stable, even over small bumps. I don't think I've found the limit yet there.
Not sure if it's the wider footprint that changed the dynamics, or if the PS2's are that much better than the P Zero's (non Corsas).
For fast corners, it's just stable, even over small bumps. I don't think I've found the limit yet there.
Not sure if it's the wider footprint that changed the dynamics, or if the PS2's are that much better than the P Zero's (non Corsas).
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Looks great...I prefer the look of stock wheels 99% of the time but these flow with the car perfectly...staying with 19" is smart too 
-Rob
-Rob
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I think a little more negative camber would solve it too. Or maybe a tire that's not as wide as the Pilot Sport 2's. They have some massive rim protector sidewalls.
