Haha, it seems I should have labeled the thread "wheel spacers...good, bad or ugly". But searching google, same comes up as here, various opinions all over the map. Probably only place to tell for sure is to do a legal search where cars lost their wheels and killed or injured others. Yep, this is our society, I own tons of Monster stock with all kinds of litigation over caffeine content, yet these apparently tragic wheel spacers can be bought over the counter anywhere. Anyway, if I end up getting some, I assume smaller, like 10mm or so, and regular check on torque would be the way to go. At this time I just can't fork over the big bucks for new 20" custom wheels and tires especially with my Monster stock hammered today. No rush, as the look isn't too bad as is, but I like over the top. If I find some nice used 20" that could be an option too.
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Just picked up this red SL65 shown in my photo album. It currently has 19" AMG rims, and I may eventually get some after market 20" rims. But in the mean time these AMG rims don't look too bad. However it seems the offset on the rear needs to come out more as the rear wheels seem tucked in too much. Anyone familiar with these rims shown and how do determine a spacer size to push them out more? I went on ebay and it seems to indicate 10mm spacer needed for pre 2013 SL, however that is only about .394 inch and doesn't seem like much.
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Any plans to upgrade the turbos?
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At some point I do plan to RENNtech it at a minimum, as my SL600 flies with that set up so I really like that. All this is pretty new to me as I have only been into modified Panteras for years with simple raw HP engines, so the turbo upgrade soungs interesting too. I am kind of affraid of adding too many things that may hinder smog test or other visual inspection, as here in CA they are pretty strict. So, not sure if turbo upgrades would be an issue. Car has pretty low mileage, so I had to fork over the cash for it and leaving not that much extra to spend on other stuff. My priority first was to change out those wheels, then RENNtech and other stuff later. I seem to have clicked with the 5 star pattern and these three look pretty nice (Modulare deep dish or not, TSW and Mandrus). Mandrus comes in 20 X 11 which may be nice. TSW seems to look good too but is max 20 x 10 for the SL. Someone also told me to go with the 295/30/20 tires on the rear, because the 305/25/20 would be a rough ride with less sidewall, and also more prone to bending the wheel on unexpected bumps at high speed. Since the car has a lowering kit I like to ride it low anyway, so I figure less sidewall would be even more stiff (thats what she said).
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Yeah, but I hear the ADV05 deep dish shown here is about $10K for a set of 4. Can that be right? This photo is the ADV05 I like. TSW has a similar design shown above, but only 10" wide in a 20" wheel (which I suppose ain't bad for the price).
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