W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

Forgestar CF5, wagon.

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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 12:34 AM
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Renntech E63S
Forgestar CF5, wagon.

these are replacing F14's, for now anyway.
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 12:53 AM
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Amazing ride - great choice in wheels.

I think your tire guys added 50lbs of weights to your drivers front to get them balanced ..lol
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 04:02 AM
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Absolutely EPIC!

Lovin your beast!

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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 06:34 AM
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Loving the CF5's, good choice.
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 07:05 AM
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looks very nice
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 08:48 AM
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now thats a tasteful amazing car and wheels!!
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 09:51 AM
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Its about time someone got pics of these wheels
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 11:30 AM
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Nice! I coulda swore I just saw this car the other day in Kirkland. Or a wagon similar. OP, where are you located?
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 11:42 AM
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nope, not me. chicago.
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 01:25 PM
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finally a good looking set of Forgestars - love the wagon!!!!! how is it dropped?
now paint those calipers p-car yellow!!!!
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 03:16 PM
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 03:32 PM
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Ouch..! That wagon is so nice it hurts
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 08:57 PM
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 10:19 PM
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do something about that LF wheel. Anytime there is that much weight, something is wrong. Wheel, tire, both out of round. Find a good tire tech and a road force machine.
But yes, they look nice.
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 01:59 AM
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ride height is only marginally lower than stock (star).

interesting about the wheel weights. you think this is a function of the wheel or tire being unbalanced, or is it lazy tire mounting?
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 02:26 AM
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I'm a Real Estate broker and that car just looks like it belongs in that driveway. BEAUTIFUL!
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 09:45 AM
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I would have the tire shop index the tire or tires to avoid such a mass of weights....(turn the tire 90 degrees) that should help
also when the tires were installed there is a dot on the side wall to line upto the valve stem for installation

Nice Wagon!
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by MARK CUMMINS
I would have the tire shop index the tire or tires to avoid such a mass of weights....(turn the tire 90 degrees) that should help
also when the tires were installed there is a dot on the side wall to line upto the valve stem for installation

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ok, cool. thank you.
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 11:36 AM
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OK, Mark Cummins is...

on the right track. Indexing is your first shot. But really, on what is supposed to be a quality tire/wheel combo (I didn't see the brand of tire), you need to get to a shop that has a road force machine. This will determine the high and low spot of the wheel AND the tire, separately, and put together, so that you can work from the "roundest" (bad word I know) combination to balance. You can "balance" all day long, but if the entire unit is not round, then you're wasting your time. You simply should not have that kind of weight on a quality wheel/tire combo.
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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Those look fantastic!
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 01:09 AM
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what size are the wheels? hoping they are 19s or 20s?

andy
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 09:57 AM
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That seems like a LOT of wheel weights required to balance. Any idea if that is a tire or wheel issue. I saw that, and got scared. I can't imagine new wheels would be that far out of balance.

In terms of the look of wheels, I love them
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Bramage
That seems like a LOT of wheel weights required to balance. Any idea if that is a tire or wheel issue. I saw that, and got scared. I can't imagine new wheels would be that far out of balance.

In terms of the look of wheels, I love them
Well theses are Forgestar wheels, what do you expect
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what color and size are these rims?
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