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Old 12-04-2009, 04:29 PM
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how much to drop CLS on 20"

Got the vossen 20" wheels mounted on 245 35 20, rear 285 30 20 and going to drop using links. My question is how much of a drop to do to still have a good ride? Was thinking of going 1 1/2" is this too much or too little?

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I just lowered my CLS on 20's

I just lowered my car yesterday with 20's on oem links. I recommned to do a 1 finger gap between the tire and fendor, I think that's about a 2 inch drop.

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one more pic

Here's another pic.
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Looks good

Thanks for the post, drop looks nice. These cars should come this low. Bmw 550 come with about a finger space drop.
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Originally Posted by marble74
Got the vossen 20" wheels mounted on 245 35 20, rear 285 30 20 and going to drop using links. My question is how much of a drop to do to still have a good ride? Was thinking of going 1 1/2" is this too much or too little?

Thanks again to everyone on the board for all the help.
Which Vossens's did you get? I have the 083's.
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the vossen I got

I went with the vossen 078 machined fronts polished dish. 20x9 front 20x10.5 rear
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I went with the vossen 078 machined fronts polished dish. 20x9 front 20x10.5 rear
Can you post a pic of how it looks now? I wanted to go with the 35/30 aspects on the next tire, but some where telling me it may scrub or tire too high.

Vossen makes some damn nice rims and are good quality.
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Rims on order

Sorry I can't post pictures yet, will have rims and drop installed on Tuesday. Was just curious how much drop so I can tell the installers how much to do.

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