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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 02:06 PM
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How can I get rid of this hole between the tire and the car body.

Please advice. I forgot to check my tire specs but I believe its either

175/70R14
185/65R14

How can I fill up the gap ... what sort of rims can I change to ? Would it adversly affect my fuel consumption?
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 02:06 PM
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Another picture of my back wheel
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 06:20 PM
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Did you realize this is a Mercedes Benz forum?

Get some bigger wheels, lower your car. That will more or less solved your problem!
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 07:47 PM
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Did you realize this is a Mercedes Benz forum?
Don't think he did?? Anyways what he needs is 19"s and get either Eibach springs or Intrax!
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 10:09 AM
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Don't think he did?? Anyways what he needs is 19"s and get either Eibach springs or Intrax!
No Jam, he needs a Mercedes!
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 10:11 AM
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No Jam, he needs a Mercedes!
Great Kev! Why don't you lend him yours!
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 10:46 AM
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depends on the weather
HEY .... BACK OFF my Nissan brethren ..... If you don't know I drive a Nissan 300ZX twin Turbo


lower the car with some Eibach springs and get some 17's or 18's
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 11:22 AM
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i used to have a 3000 VR-4 and would smoke my friends 300 ZX TT every day
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 01:10 PM
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depends on the weather
all wheel drive is a good thing but, your friends car must have had some issues or his was stock and yours wasn't .... but, the VR4 is a pretty nice car .... I run with a few of them at autocrosses .... now that my car is at stage 4 they have a serious problem keeping up with me even though they have AWD
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now that my car is at stage 4 they have a serious problem keeping up with me even though they have AWD
What exactly do you have on your stage 4? Upgraded turbos? NOS???
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