Flight to Quality
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Flight to Quality
I stumbled across a guy selling a flawless used staggered set of 19" BBS RS-GT's in the diamond black finish. Couldn't pass up the deal on these beauties, and installed them on the car today after getting the correct tires mounted (more to come on that process . . .)
The weight saving from the two-piece 19" AMG wheels the BBS rims wheels replaced is staggering. The front wheel/tire assembly saves 11.6 lbs. per corner, and the rear weight reduction was shocking 16.2 lbs. per corner. I'm thinking these wheels are keepers.
The weight saving from the two-piece 19" AMG wheels the BBS rims wheels replaced is staggering. The front wheel/tire assembly saves 11.6 lbs. per corner, and the rear weight reduction was shocking 16.2 lbs. per corner. I'm thinking these wheels are keepers.
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nice
now there is a high quality wheel with a name to back it up. Unlike some other companies i.e 360 forged! HAHAH
what is the sizes
are those brembos or did you paint your stock calipers
what is the sizes
are those brembos or did you paint your stock calipers
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Brembo GTs. Here's my write-up from the install:
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-part-1-a.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-part-2-a.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-part-3-a.html
Brembo GTs. Here's my write-up from the install:
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-part-1-a.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-part-2-a.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-part-3-a.html
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am curious...do a dyno with your stock wheels and these on and see the difference...i know it will cost you tow dyno runns but. It will give you and all of us a better understanding of how wheels effect whp
i covnerted them and you are saving 5kg on the fronts and 7 on the rears...does not sound like a huge amount to be hoonest, but then i do not knwo mcuh on how the numebers effect the power to the wheels
i covnerted them and you are saving 5kg on the fronts and 7 on the rears...does not sound like a huge amount to be hoonest, but then i do not knwo mcuh on how the numebers effect the power to the wheels
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KOMP55 - very nice shoes, congrats.
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BBS got where they are by making a good product and being humble about it. You should really rethink that statement...
Oh yeah....and BBS happens to supply wheels to some of the best racing teams in the world
http://www.bbs.com/en/motorsports/ra...formula_1.html
The closest 360 Fuked has ever been to F1 is Speed TV...
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At the risk of turning this post into my personal lovefest for BBS, I think one could easily paraphrase the old Mercedes commericial - "engineered like no other car in the world" - and say the same about the forged BBS wheels manufactured in Japan such as the RS-GTs - "engineered like no other wheels in the world."
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am curious...do a dyno with your stock wheels and these on and see the difference...i know it will cost you tow dyno runns but. It will give you and all of us a better understanding of how wheels effect whp
i covnerted them and you are saving 5kg on the fronts and 7 on the rears...does not sound like a huge amount to be hoonest, but then i do not knwo mcuh on how the numebers effect the power to the wheels
i covnerted them and you are saving 5kg on the fronts and 7 on the rears...does not sound like a huge amount to be hoonest, but then i do not knwo mcuh on how the numebers effect the power to the wheels
Losing 100 lbs. of rotating mass is huge on the road -- the engine not only has to move that weight down the road, it also has to spin it. And the brakes have to stop that mass from moving down the road while also stopping its rotation. So the car will accelerate faster and stop shorter (although tire grip is typically the limiting factor in reducing stopping distances).
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WHAAAAAAT ???? Dude - BBS didn't get where they are by making customers wait over a year for parts, posting videos of their cars broken down out of gas blocking traffic and boasting about their wealth with watches, 100 $ bills and F-car keys....
BBS got where they are by making a good product and being humble about it. You should really rethink that statement...
Oh yeah....and BBS happens to supply wheels to some of the best racing teams in the world
http://www.bbs.com/en/motorsports/ra...formula_1.html
The closest 360 Fuked has ever been to F1 is Speed TV...
BBS got where they are by making a good product and being humble about it. You should really rethink that statement...
Oh yeah....and BBS happens to supply wheels to some of the best racing teams in the world
http://www.bbs.com/en/motorsports/ra...formula_1.html
The closest 360 Fuked has ever been to F1 is Speed TV...
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yea bro - that's some constructive criticism you got. maybe you should stop eatin lzh and elaborate a bit more on ur own.
LZH - I haven't been following the 360threads, and just had a chance to catch up since I wasn't sure what you were referring to (broken down cars, etc...). this is all new to me.
LZH - I haven't been following the 360threads, and just had a chance to catch up since I wasn't sure what you were referring to (broken down cars, etc...). this is all new to me.
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Beautiful rims! I was thinking of these before going with the Brabus wheels. I got a good deal on the Brabus wheels so went with them (used for 2 months and perfect wheels. Paid $2600 shipped for the rims only).
