Gls 450 vs 550 ride quality
12-12-2017, 09:26 PM
#27
I haven't found any companies that make spacers for the GL (bolt on ones, anyway). I'm planning to order some to be custom made by a machine shop. I'll post on here to update how that goes.
12-17-2017, 09:55 AM
#29
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The front brake rotors on the 550 are about an inch larger in diameter. Be sure the smaller wheels clear the brakes.
BTW, if someone wanted the most luxurious riding GL it would have to be a 450 on 19 inch wheels with...wait for it....active curve. I'd be wiling to bet this spec is a unicorn. Nobody gets active curve on a 450, let alone one with the 19 inch wheels. But that would provide the best ride, since the sway bars are essentially disconnected when not in a corner with the active curve suspension.
DRP
BTW, if someone wanted the most luxurious riding GL it would have to be a 450 on 19 inch wheels with...wait for it....active curve. I'd be wiling to bet this spec is a unicorn. Nobody gets active curve on a 450, let alone one with the 19 inch wheels. But that would provide the best ride, since the sway bars are essentially disconnected when not in a corner with the active curve suspension.
DRP
Regardless this whole conversation borders on the absurd since on the 550, comfort rivals the S class arguably the best riding car on the planet. I think a lot of people here equal squishy, tippy and floaty to comfort.
12-17-2017, 11:01 AM
#30
MBWorld Fanatic!
The front brake rotors on the 550 are about an inch larger in diameter. Be sure the smaller wheels clear the brakes.
BTW, if someone wanted the most luxurious riding GL it would have to be a 450 on 19 inch wheels with...wait for it....active curve. I'd be wiling to bet this spec is a unicorn. Nobody gets active curve on a 450, let alone one with the 19 inch wheels. But that would provide the best ride, since the sway bars are essentially disconnected when not in a corner with the active curve suspension.
DRP
BTW, if someone wanted the most luxurious riding GL it would have to be a 450 on 19 inch wheels with...wait for it....active curve. I'd be wiling to bet this spec is a unicorn. Nobody gets active curve on a 450, let alone one with the 19 inch wheels. But that would provide the best ride, since the sway bars are essentially disconnected when not in a corner with the active curve suspension.
DRP
Regardless this whole conversation borders on the absurd since on the 550, comfort rivals the S class arguably the best riding car on the planet. I think a lot of people here equal squishy, tippy and floaty to comfort.
12-17-2017, 05:38 PM
#32
Because that's what comfort IS. Try a RR to verify what comfort is supposed to be about.
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mefferso (12-22-2017)
12-18-2017, 04:28 AM
#33
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'normal' 19" MB wheels have an ET of 62 on 8.5" width, while 'wide' wheels are ET 46 on 10" width. So compensating for the 1.5" in wheel width, you'd need 17 mm+19 mm = 36mm to roughly end up where MB thinks you should with an AMG exterior package. That's a lot of spacer. I prefer the right wheels . 9" or 9.5" wide rims with an ET of 35-40 should be about right. I have some 20" on order, but it'll be a week or 2 before I can post pics.
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RussS (12-19-2017)
12-19-2017, 01:29 PM
#34
Shorter side-walls transmit more road surface irregularities than smaller diameter wheels.
So, if you want S-class comfort, go with 19" (or 18") wheels.
12-19-2017, 05:24 PM
#35
MBWorld Fanatic!
The front brake rotors on the 550 are about an inch larger in diameter. Be sure the smaller wheels clear the brakes.
BTW, if someone wanted the most luxurious riding GL it would have to be a 450 on 19 inch wheels with...wait for it....active curve. I'd be wiling to bet this spec is a unicorn. Nobody gets active curve on a 450, let alone one with the 19 inch wheels. But that would provide the best ride, since the sway bars are essentially disconnected when not in a corner with the active curve suspension.
DRP
BTW, if someone wanted the most luxurious riding GL it would have to be a 450 on 19 inch wheels with...wait for it....active curve. I'd be wiling to bet this spec is a unicorn. Nobody gets active curve on a 450, let alone one with the 19 inch wheels. But that would provide the best ride, since the sway bars are essentially disconnected when not in a corner with the active curve suspension.
DRP
Last edited by c4004matic; 12-19-2017 at 05:32 PM.
