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Old 10-09-12, 02:53 PM
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Wow those Mercedes wheels are awesome. Are you running adapters or wobble nuts?
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Originally Posted by PeteSoarer
I have 18x10.5" -2 and 18x12 -3 wheels with "stock" fenders. Front rolled and max oem camber, rear pulled with a lot of camber (adjustable upper control arm). I'm going to pull rear more to minimize the camber. So it's possible to put 18x12 but you need stretched tires and camber or crazy pulled fenders.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/d...7/IMG_0605.jpg
Absolutely Beautiful. How bad is that on your tires. like whats your life expectancy on those.
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Originally Posted by PeteSoarer
I have 18x10.5" -2 and 18x12 -3 wheels with "stock" fenders. Front rolled and max oem camber, rear pulled with a lot of camber (adjustable upper control arm). I'm going to pull rear more to minimize the camber. So it's possible to put 18x12 but you need stretched tires and camber or crazy pulled fenders.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/d...7/IMG_0605.jpg
we need more pics!
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Wobble nuts.

I've had those rear tires for almost 5 months. No alignment. I just adjusted the toe with my eyes and with a stick. Although i have mounted the tires the other way around once. I have drifted and done burnouts. It's the toe that kills tires not camber unless you do lots of burnouts etc.

Currently finishing rear fenders and rear lip. I pulled the rear fenders a bit more so i can straighten the camber and i could burn some more rubber. Also i don't like the look of camber from the back. Just a bit too much.

Pics:

http://japtoys.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tapaht....JPG/_full.jpg
http://japtoys.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tapaht....JPG/_full.jpg
http://ill.1g.fi/kuvat/CUSTOMER/HTS/....jpg/_full.jpg
http://japtoys.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tapaht....JPG/_full.jpg
http://ill.1g.fi/kuvat/CUSTOMER/HTS/....jpg/_full.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/d...7/IMG_0746.jpg
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Originally Posted by PeteSoarer
Wobble nuts.

I've had those rear tires for almost 5 months. No alignment. I just adjusted the toe with my eyes and with a stick. Although i have mounted the tires the other way around once. I have drifted and done burnouts. It's the toe that kills tires not camber unless you do lots of burnouts etc.

Currently finishing rear fenders and rear lip. I pulled the rear fenders a bit more so i can straighten the camber and i could burn some more rubber. Also i don't like the look of camber from the back. Just a bit too much.

Pics:

http://japtoys.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tapaht....JPG/_full.jpg
http://japtoys.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tapaht....JPG/_full.jpg
http://ill.1g.fi/kuvat/CUSTOMER/HTS/....jpg/_full.jpg
http://japtoys.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tapaht....JPG/_full.jpg
http://ill.1g.fi/kuvat/CUSTOMER/HTS/....jpg/_full.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/d...7/IMG_0746.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/d...7/IMG_0724.jpg
Consider it nothing but a compliment that I want my car to look like yours when I get the wheels on. And did you just take a fender-roller to your car to get your fenders looking like that, or is that a weld jobby?
Old 10-12-12, 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by PeteSoarer
Wobble nuts.

I've had those rear tires for almost 5 months. No alignment. I just adjusted the toe with my eyes and with a stick. Although i have mounted the tires the other way around once. I have drifted and done burnouts. It's the toe that kills tires not camber unless you do lots of burnouts etc.

Currently finishing rear fenders and rear lip. I pulled the rear fenders a bit more so i can straighten the camber and i could burn some more rubber. Also i don't like the look of camber from the back. Just a bit too much.

Pics:

http://japtoys.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tapaht....JPG/_full.jpg
http://japtoys.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tapaht....JPG/_full.jpg
http://ill.1g.fi/kuvat/CUSTOMER/HTS/....jpg/_full.jpg
http://japtoys.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tapaht....JPG/_full.jpg
http://ill.1g.fi/kuvat/CUSTOMER/HTS/....jpg/_full.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/d...7/IMG_0746.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/d...7/IMG_0724.jpg
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Those pictures must be huge it's taking forever to load.
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Originally Posted by PeteSoarer
Wobble nuts.
How are the wobble nuts I've read mixed reviews. I was actually thinking about running some 5x112 wheels but the only thing that's really holding me back are the wobble nuts.
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there are lots of variables...
more camber, more stretch, less pull
medium camber, medium stretch, medium pull
less camber, less stretch, more pull

all these and much more in between. there are many ways to make these wheels fit, it just depends on how you want it to look and how much you want to spend.
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Originally Posted by Hexxle
Consider it nothing but a compliment that I want my car to look like yours when I get the wheels on. And did you just take a fender-roller to your car to get your fenders looking like that, or is that a weld jobby?
Just fender roller and hammer. Although i had to cut the inner fender with a angle grinder so that i could pull the fender more easily. I have to weld them together after i have finished the job. Those pics are before i started the fender work again and i had the original paint on them. It was a minor almost OEM looking pull.

Fender redesigning gets harder when the size of the pull grows so I recommend a professional metal laborer to do the job. Also you have to repaint the fenders. Today I finished the pull and now the camber is quite straight and pull size is about 30-40 mm. Now i'm satisfied.

Originally Posted by Midengtoy
How are the wobble nuts I've read mixed reviews. I was actually thinking about running some 5x112 wheels but the only thing that's really holding me back are the wobble nuts.
Nothing to complain about wobble nuts. Mine are made of steel so they are as strong as normal nuts.
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