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SLK/R170: 20" on a SLK!?

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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 04:10 PM
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20" on a SLK!?

Came across these pictures, didn’t know this was possible?!?!

20" on a SLK....?


Personably, it looks like a beach buggy !
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 04:11 PM
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 04:12 PM
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 04:24 PM
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All you need now is 4WD and you have a perfect baby-brother to the ML series!
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 05:41 PM
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Nothing's impossible until the wheel diameter is bigger than the stock tire diameter, right? The stock tire diameter is almost 25 inches, so in theory, you could run 23s and still have room for the wheel lip. Of course, you'd need to have the tires custom made...

Anyway, I've seen pics of 20s on a CLK before and the wheel specs are identical between the C, CLK, and SLK.

It's the first time I've seen 20s on an SLK. I can only hope it's the last.
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Old Jan 14, 2003 | 11:33 PM
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Is that a photoshopped picture????... it's hard to tell with the chrome....
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Old Jan 15, 2003 | 04:12 AM
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Its real man, it was on eBay for sale...the seller said

"the wheels are very rare"
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Old Jan 15, 2003 | 06:22 AM
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What a proportion!

Even the most beautiful woman looks like a clown when they put on too much make up.
Can you drink a cup of tea with full of sugar?I see here that some can do ..eheh..
Well im not against a tuning like that but there have to be a limit.
I always tell that MB have to sue this kind of people or make a contract before buying the car...

I understand we all have different tastes but nobody has the right to spoil the image of Benz...
(Rims have nice design but that enormous size makes the car look funny )

Here is another mutant weirdo freak 's production there at the pic

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Old Jan 16, 2003 | 11:02 AM
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i doubt that those are 20's ( prolly 18's or 19's)

i have an slk230 and i have 19's on mine and they look bigger than those rims!

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Old Jan 16, 2003 | 01:13 PM
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haha those looks like solar panels...... interesting rims... very unique!!!.... Do you get a lot of road rash from having such big wheels???
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Old Jan 16, 2003 | 01:19 PM
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careful driving = no road rash.. they are still in excellent shape!

ill tell you what they do get me though------------ alot of fellatio !
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Old Jan 16, 2003 | 01:29 PM
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Intersting... fellatio haha.... is this during your driving or after your driving haha
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Old Jan 16, 2003 | 02:01 PM
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lol

usually during


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Old Jan 16, 2003 | 02:14 PM
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Top down or up?? haha.... don't answer that..... LOL
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Old Jan 16, 2003 | 02:39 PM
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yes,, she usually has her top down!!!!!!!!


oh,, and the car too!!
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Old Jan 16, 2003 | 04:15 PM
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it could be that there not 20's the seller on eBay rekons there 20's and "very rare", if there not 20's there 19's not 18's...
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Old Jan 16, 2003 | 09:07 PM
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With Size:245/45-17 = 70MPH
With Size:255/30-20 = 73.7MPH(error of 3.7MPH.

It can be done, you wont have a lot of side wall and your speedo will be off.

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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 03:24 PM
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20 is too big and ugly, however the siver slk looked pretty niceon the 19/18's, I could live with that.
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 04:55 PM
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thanx,, thats my whip
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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 10:55 PM
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haha Fedex... your sig is still scary.... change to that second one... with the 5 or 6 people ffrom far away...
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