Front lip
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2016 E350 4Matic wagon, 2019 Ford Expedition, 2019 Chevy Bolt EV
Mercedes multilink suspension was pioneered back in the 80s to STOP the camber from changing more than a tiny amount throughout the suspension travel, its why the rear wheel drive on these cars has dual CV joints on each half axle.
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Yes, the lip actually IS really overdone. I wonder how many gold chains the owner keeps on his hairy chest.
Regarding the obscene negative camber, isn't that what happens when the airbags let the suspension crunch all the way down? Fill 'em back up and things straighten out as the car comes to a somewhat more reasonable level? Or is my understanding of the hard parts of suspension completely wrong?
I'm actually more curious about those rims with those tires: Are those super wide rims and skinny tires to get that kind of profile? I bet they're a real b**ch to set the bead. Really easy to curb the rim though.
Regarding the obscene negative camber, isn't that what happens when the airbags let the suspension crunch all the way down? Fill 'em back up and things straighten out as the car comes to a somewhat more reasonable level? Or is my understanding of the hard parts of suspension completely wrong?
I'm actually more curious about those rims with those tires: Are those super wide rims and skinny tires to get that kind of profile? I bet they're a real b**ch to set the bead. Really easy to curb the rim though.
They're smaller wheels, really wide, and a tire that is not as wide as the rim so they have to stretch it to width. This obviously isn't a very good thing, and the tires wear like crap regardless.
I've never been a fan of extreme "stance." I could see the front lip pairing nicely with a "sport" modified car, but I'm not exactly a fan of the JDM "tuner" style done on this. To each their own, I guess, but to me it looks like nothing pairs together and it's much less functional.
