need some w210 help
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need some w210 help
got the cupkit all around and with 19's, i pulled the fenders and rolled them but when i make turns on driveways and turn at times i scrape and it feels like it's hitting the fender? what can i do, i was thinking of putting a nuber 3 pad on the front, since i have number 1 all around..... i really don't wanto bring it up cause i like how it looks now, so what you guys think i can or should do?
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Re: need some w210 help
Originally posted by alexbenz
got the cupkit all around and with 19's, i pulled the fenders and rolled them but when i make turns on driveways and turn at times i scrape and it feels like it's hitting the fender? what can i do, i was thinking of putting a nuber 3 pad on the front, since i have number 1 all around..... i really don't wanto bring it up cause i like how it looks now, so what you guys think i can or should do?
got the cupkit all around and with 19's, i pulled the fenders and rolled them but when i make turns on driveways and turn at times i scrape and it feels like it's hitting the fender? what can i do, i was thinking of putting a nuber 3 pad on the front, since i have number 1 all around..... i really don't wanto bring it up cause i like how it looks now, so what you guys think i can or should do?
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Won't the cupkit have a different characteristic to the H&R/Bilstien combo (i.e. softer or harder, maybe evn lower)?....Also the shoulder design of the tire may have something to do with it - some are squarer i.e. stick out more. P-Zero Rosso's definitely have a narrower shoulder so may help but it really depends on how bad it is. Just my $0.02.
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Yeah, some of the characteristics might be a bit different but there is still some movement there no matter what the set-up. I agree that the shoulder design of the tire might have some if not all to do with it. Hey Alex, do you have any spacers? If so, maybe you could put smaller ones in the front to pull you wheels in a few mm and save your dropped look!
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nope, no spacers........... as far as the offset goes, i have no idea jimmy...... i'm gonna try to re roll the fender again and see what happens but i doubt it will do anything
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Originally posted by alexbenz
nope, no spacers........... as far as the offset goes, i have no idea jimmy...... i'm gonna try to re roll the fender again and see what happens but i doubt it will do anything
nope, no spacers........... as far as the offset goes, i have no idea jimmy...... i'm gonna try to re roll the fender again and see what happens but i doubt it will do anything
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Originally posted by Richard023
Hydraulics...fast baggin!
Check out Dave's madpimp ride on his sig.
Hydraulics...fast baggin!
Check out Dave's madpimp ride on his sig.
BTW, do they still have the ones that make the car jump up and down????.......not that Alex needs any hydraulics for that!!!!
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Originally posted by Whitey
I knew someone would say that! Yeah check out the pimp ride now BTW, do they still have the ones that make the car jump up and down????.......not that Alex needs any hydraulics for that!!!!
I knew someone would say that! Yeah check out the pimp ride now
BTW, do they still have the ones that make the car jump up and down????.......not that Alex needs any hydraulics for that!!!!
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Hee, hee, yeah, slight change from the version I sent you...change for the better of course
But isn't it true tho? Aren't u looking to install a queer...I mean kkkkkkompressor?
But isn't it true tho? Aren't u looking to install a queer...I mean kkkkkkompressor?
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i just got my wheels last week and I rub only on the Passenger side front. I'm running the H&R/bilstein combo. I was thinking I had a defective shock but its cool. I'going to try and roll the fender or maybe cut of that lip. Is that what everybody else did? What part of the fender do you have to workout?
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hahaha, rich and dave.i don't know what you guys are up too????
from what i spoke to jimmy about i believe it's the inside front of the fender that needs to be cut......., could be offset or the tire, i dunno, we'll see
from what i spoke to jimmy about i believe it's the inside front of the fender that needs to be cut......., could be offset or the tire, i dunno, we'll see
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That cupkit has certainly slammed her LOW.....I wish with #1 I could be half as low
I really think you'll need to do it all, including raising her a little with a slightly thicker pad....at least #2 (I seem to recall Jimmy already rubs ocassionally with #3's but I'm sure that's too high for ya). Hey, BTW, if you were doing the fender, why couldn't you flare them out a bit and you'll be sure it wouldn't rub? Just a thought.
I really think you'll need to do it all, including raising her a little with a slightly thicker pad....at least #2 (I seem to recall Jimmy already rubs ocassionally with #3's but I'm sure that's too high for ya). Hey, BTW, if you were doing the fender, why couldn't you flare them out a bit and you'll be sure it wouldn't rub? Just a thought.
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Ummmm, wonder how the #3 will look...if you can find turbotuner's old post of his updated pics back in late 2003, I think he mentioned he had H&R cupkit and the # of the pad.....as most of us agree, the height of his looked great.....worth checking what he's using.
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hmm, i dunno, i love the drop but it's a little too low in the front, i actually had trouble pulling in the shop last week for a oil change, had to turn the car off and push it in....... number 3 should be fine, plus turbo had like 3 people in his car going freeway speed, that;'ll lower the car a bit.........hahaha
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I have #2's remember. What I did was I made a small cut on the very front corner edge of the fender where it meets the top corner of the bumper. That allowed me to roll the fender towards the front a lot more, which was causing my rubbing. I could go down to #1's if I wanted to now and wouldn't have a problem. Can't even tell that anything was done either...
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don't like tws, bad customer service
don't like tws, bad customer service
(IF) You had a bad experience there you SHOULD have talked
to Sander..Im Sure He would do whatever it took to fix the
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BTW Why would YOU use TWS since YOUR dad has a Shop??
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i need some center caps from there, it took a week to get here and every time i called they said i'll call you back and never did, i had to keep following up but it's cool.........no hard feelings....i ordered it from them cause they had it in stock and said i would get it in 2 days, either there problem or fedex, i dunno..
but i'm gonna try what jimmy said and see what happens. just don't have time to work on my own car now
but i'm gonna try what jimmy said and see what happens. just don't have time to work on my own car now
