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Alan, what's the deal with them not fitting? I know the wheel bolt holes need to be opened slightly for the 14mm bolts but is there anything else holding it up?
(sorry for the jack)

jikjak

thanks for the help in finding them sal.
because of him i was also able to buy a set of those wheels.


btw, ricker, what kind of paint did u use on them?

Thericker

I meant here in MBW... No biggie on looks they're just drag wheels

Thericker

PPG 2 stage + clear on lips.

chiromikey

beauphus

just when i thought i would be the king of the hill with my puny lil 190...

with my pulley i measured 14.5 psi at WOT. wonder what this puppy will make?

Bellevue_E55

so sneaky whos doing your tuning ?

sneakyneon

So for the good, the crank pulley is on and the WP pulley clears with easy, now for the bad, None of the other pulleys seem to fit right, both the Tentioner pulley and the idler pulleys seem to be just bit to lose
Maybe its me but the factory one are "tight" and theses ones have back and forth movment. I'll call lee in the morning

sneakyneon

I give you a hint, he tunes the fastest 55k on the planet.

beauphus

same goes with mine...thought i was the only one since no one else ever posted about it...

sneakyneon

So did you run them?
I figured out the problem is i the bearing and inner shell, its lose there and not on the fitment to the engine.

Bellevue_E55

I'm not down with the benzo knowledge so have no clue. Last tuner I thought was considered to be cutting edge based on the forum turned out to be a scammer and then the next tuner god turned out to be a crack head. So I've given up guessing

You getting it tuned up here before you go down. If so let me know when you will be on the dyno

Hammer Down

why don't they fit?

chiromikey

i'm only guessing but i would bet they don't fit over our brakes.

Thericker

Incorrect it's the offsets, SL600/SL55 has the exact same size front/rear rotors/calipers. The E55k wheel well needs a bit more room on inside, these wheels mounted w/255/50 rubber will rub unless some cutting is done.

The SL/CLS have much more aggressive offsets.

sneakyneon

cutting? Or do you think a rolled would work?

Thericker

Well from speaking w/Alan, the H&R 50mm spacers we CLS/SL guys have to use aren't enough to keep that thick 255/50 rubber from inner plastic wheel well area, any more spacer would have the wheels outside the 1/4 panel like Mario Karts. Only way I see it fitting is going to a shorter tire but then the traction benefit would be lost.

So (1) of you needs to start hacking away @ wheel-well to get these bad boyz working on the E55k

Edit: After thinking on this for a bit I can't remember if Alan's research lead him to needing more room inside wheel wells or??? Either way it isn't the rotors/calipers.... There's ZERO material to machine off the wheel itself so it has to be done w/different spacer or wheel-well cutting/shaving or/and lastly rolling rear fenders, like you suggested.

jikjak

you have to use a 50mm spacer?

i thought i just needed a 25-30mm one?
i have to get to the shop and start measuring.

bassn_07

Benzboi tried Sal's setup on at Famoso and we all agreed that there would be rubbing just from the looks of it. I believe the actual offset barely works with the car but what seemed to cause the problem was the wider tire. The Hoosier tires are 9.5" wide and recommends a 8-10 inch rim. The CLK rims are only 7 inches wide which cause the tire to hang over the rim. This is where I THINK the problems lies. Maybe Benzboi could chime in and give his input.

Ali_E55

are you sure it is bigger than mine ??

sneakyneon

Yes, mines still bigger than yours. What it lack's in length it makes up in girth.

Zod

Size isn’t everything
It’s how efficient you are in using it & keeping the boost up!

chiromikey

i'd like to see some proof that the bypass valve isn't bleeding boost with these huge pulleys!

sneakyneon

I guess thats were the tuners should be coming to the rescue, at least I hope. So how about disabling the bypas? Somthing were the shaft can turn but the flap stays shut and run blow of valve on the tank? I'm just thinking out loud so dont stake me to the cross (yet)

OXOJE55

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