55fanatic

Before:

After:

mihir_d

Just a personal opinion..Silver wheels match up well with the rest of the car...

C43AMG

....switched back to stock brake pads huh ? ...come on Pete , you're better than that.

West Town

My $0.02... Agree. I like the silver. Blk makes your hubs look too utilitarian. Like DocMartin's under a wedding dress.

...Good job on the photoshop

BeachAssault

YUK! Looks more like a serious case of brake dust - clean those wheels.

kfriceman

I'm and OEM look guy.....don't care for the dark wheels and lowering kit.

-Kevin

55fanatic

whatchou talkin bout willis? I have porterfield pads on the car... and my brake calipers are stock red... they just dissapeared when the photoshop was done...

Mike's ML

Top picture -- Nice --
Bottom Picture -- YUCK !!!

You could use some updated headlights though.
Mike

Marshall_K

Stick with the silver wheels. The dropped suspension is cool.

blp320

stock color looks good but the drop looks awsome!!!

kerryz

Drop looks cool. Black wheels on a silver car are not my thing (makes the wheels look like they are just covered in dirt)

Kerry

blp320

buy new wheels I'l buy those!!!!! LOL

Porschenut

My truck in winter mode looks a lot like your p-shop except it's black. Unfortunately, no turn-key lowering kit drops our trucks as low as your altered photo either (otherwise I'd be running it, Eibach is the lowest available). Aside from that I actually like your grey wheels a lot (but black would be better).

I say go for it, but I'm biased.

55fanatic

porschenut, do you have a part number on the eibach lowering springs? I have failed to find them... Originally that was what I wanted to go with for the springs... now Im thinking of maybe doing the intrax... I have also heard the eibachs are quite a bit softer then the H&Rs

also can you shoot me a picture of your winter set up as is? They are suppose to be gloss black and not gray

Porschenut

I bought the Eibachs at Tirerack. They aren't listed as an ML55 fitment (ML430), but I checked my springs (round end) which work with the Eibachs (only offered with the round end spring) and so I took a chance and bought them.

As for photos, I only have pics in my cell phone at the moment and haven't figured out how to download them yet.

btw, I had my OEMs sandblasted then powdercoated for under $400. They turned out really well except I had to sand the coating off the hubcenters. Otherwise they wouldn't fit onto the hub. If you can get your powdercoat guy to tape off the hubcenters that would save you some time.

55fanatic

I dont have a powder coating guy

Damnit I really want to see this thing, lol

Darkmann

Wow!!! That's an extremely aggressive look that doesn't click with the top part of the truck. Keep the OEM look or change to color of the truck. Can you post PS darker colored pics of the rest of the truck with the dark rims?

MJ50

i like it!
but i'd paint the hood and roof for complete aggressive look...

55fanatic

hood how?

MJ50

u see how ur hood in the middle section is higher than the outer sides?
paint them in matte black in the middle following that line all the way down to the grille surrounds...
painting the grille black will even look better... or go w/ brabus style grille...

55fanatic

paint the power domes in flat black? hmm I think thats just too much for me, lol

brabus grill in black I would do

Porschenut

As per your request

See the photos thread. I've left one there

55fanatic

thats pretty SICK... now thats with how much of a drop via the eibachs? That seems to ride higher then mine

Porschenut

Actually, I would like to go lower in the future. What kind of suspension are you running and does yours look at least 1/2" lower or more? otherwise I probably wouldn't go to the trouble of swapping out the Eibachs. The Bilsteins are more of a concern once I go lower though. I'm worried about them compressing out of their effective range of travel.

Porschenut

Oh, I suppose that you're speaking of your photoshop. Then yes, the photoshop is much lower than my truck with the Eibachs.