Shawty got low low low low
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I'm not even remotely that low and sometimes my front tire gets caught on the fender when turning and taking a bump at the same time. Crazy stuff....I don't really like the way to looks either.
Are those GT-R tips?
Are those GT-R tips?
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Surprised your grille looks so good. I had that gloss black on on the car for 2 weeks and its full of rock chips already - POS. Cf wrapped one going on tomorrow. Nice car you have there..
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There are several rock chips in it, guess you just cant see it in pics that good. Like 2 or 3 days after having it I had one and was like wtf when I could see chrome peeking through?!!
I also noticed one or two little spots of the bumper where the damn paint has a rock chip and is black now.
I also noticed one or two little spots of the bumper where the damn paint has a rock chip and is black now.
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[QUOTE=urbamworm;5174850]About 1.5" drop with STAR and then set on the lowest settings of a lowering module. ![EEK!](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
If you don't mind me asking how much did they charge you to lower it. I want to lower mine but not that much
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If you don't mind me asking how much did they charge you to lower it. I want to lower mine but not that much
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I actually bought the car with the STAR lowered settings done already. Previous owner runs a Benz repair facility so had the equipment to do it. I don't drive it quite that low.
This is how it sits when driven
![](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/Urbamworm/E55/temporary-13-2.jpg)
And this is how it sat with the STAR lowered settings before installing the lowering module and making it lower recently.
This is how it sits when driven
![](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/Urbamworm/E55/temporary-13-2.jpg)
And this is how it sat with the STAR lowered settings before installing the lowering module and making it lower recently.
![](http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/Urbamworm/E55/IMG_0409.jpg)
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In the first pic, it almost looks like your rim is cracked right at the tire bead:
![](http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t335/morbidcurosity/cracked.jpg)
These inner sidewall failures happen alot on our cars if we drive them lowered. I had some Goodyear F1s that were well into the cords before I discovered it. A few more miles and they probably would have popped like yours did. You'll like the Bridgestones RE050As. I'm running them on my current rims right now in 285/30/19.
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You went with a 275/35/19 instead of the correct size 275/30/19? The taller tire size has a diameter of 26.58". The car came stock with a 265/35/18, with a diameter of 25.3". That's an overall diameter increase of 1.05", which effectively makes the car's rear gearing much taller (and slower as result thereof). At least a 275/30/19 has a diameter of only 25.5", almost identical to the stock diameter.
In the first pic, it almost looks like your rim is cracked right at the tire bead:
These inner sidewall failures happen alot on our cars if we drive them lowered. I had some Goodyear F1s that were well into the cords before I discovered it. A few more miles and they probably would have popped like yours did. You'll like the Bridgestones RE050As. I'm running them on my current rims right now in 285/30/19.
In the first pic, it almost looks like your rim is cracked right at the tire bead:
These inner sidewall failures happen alot on our cars if we drive them lowered. I had some Goodyear F1s that were well into the cords before I discovered it. A few more miles and they probably would have popped like yours did. You'll like the Bridgestones RE050As. I'm running them on my current rims right now in 285/30/19.
And I didn't even notice that mark on the wheel, I guess I need to go inspect that.