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DUTCH
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| Re: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
Mick - 2/15/2007 4:13 AM
Joe Dirt - 2/15/2007 12:52 AM
ET43
very strange, ET 43 is normally the winter rim ET for the G55 with wider fendersurroundings
and "normal" actual G`s run with ET 63 rims...
Not on USA versions. They used ET43 since they arrived in 2002. |
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Mick
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| Re: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
DUTCH - 2/15/2007 11:34 AM
Not on USA versions. They used ET43 since they arrived in 2002.
strange. i am wondering why? |
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DUTCH
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
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| Re: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
Mick - 2/15/2007 6:00 AM
DUTCH - 2/15/2007 11:34 AM
Not on USA versions. They used ET43 since they arrived in 2002.
strange. i am wondering why?
Speculation is that the wider track gives less rollover potential; and in the extremely litigious US society, it's called preventive action. |
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KERR
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
are all them gray like that. My axles, driff etc are painted black. I wonder if that gray is some sort of new coating so stuff doesent rust?
Beautiful G.. I want those head lights.. |
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Mick
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| RE: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
no Kerr,
the gray is not wax, it`s just all gray painted under the car.
the suspension from my 06 is gray too underneath.
Dutch,
interesting theory... but with 2 cm more widh the rims stand out of the fenders or
not? i with my ET 63 don`t have a lot of space left. with 2 cm more widh the wheels
would stand out clearly. but i can`t believe they also use other axles for overseas. |
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hus55
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Date registered: Apr 2006
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Vehicle(s): 300GDS, G300 LONG,300GDT CLK55 AMG CAB.
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| RE: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
the coils are green on that beast,what does that mean??
are they green ff/ rr.
reason i ask is that my rears are broken and i've been on ebay.de and seen these green coils there too.(175 euros for a pair) |
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4x4abc
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
| RE: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
Mick,
US wheels stick out 2cm more on each side. US models have the same axles. |
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clubgwagen.com
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Date registered: Apr 2006
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| Re: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
I think the G55 also runs a wider tire 285/60/18 on a 9.5 inch rim width
(which would stick out (and in)) on the sides more (wider flares)
The G500 has a 7.5 inch wide wheel and runs a 265/60/18
Edited by clubgwagen.com 2/15/2007 10:45 PM
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clubgwagen.com
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| Re: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
are those two stripe green springs front and rear?? |
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roughneck
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| RE: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
Maxwell Smart - 2/14/2007 10:43 PM
Look at the size of the grin on Joe Dirt's face!!! But sigh I guess I would be walking around like that too if I had one... :(
I would be walking around with more than a grinn.  |
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roughneck
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| RE: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
hus55 - 2/15/2007 4:28 PM
the coils are green on that beast,what does that mean??
are they green ff/ rr.
reason i ask is that my rears are broken and i've been on ebay.de and seen these green coils there too.(175 euros for a pair)
Ive got some purple ones in stock. 3" lift £80-00 ea  |
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roughneck
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| Re: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
DUTCH - 2/15/2007 11:12 AM
Mick - 2/15/2007 6:00 AM
DUTCH - 2/15/2007 11:34 AM
Not on USA versions. They used ET43 since they arrived in 2002.
strange. i am wondering why?
Speculation is that the wider track gives less rollover potential; and in the extremely litigious US society, it's called preventive action.
Or belt and braces |
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Maxwell Smart
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| RE: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
4x4abc - 2/15/2007 5:12 PM Mick, US wheels stick out 2cm more on each side. US models have the same axles. I always thought something about the US Gs looked more aggressive but I couldn't quite place my finger on why. |
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hus55
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| Re: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
a set of spacers have always been top of my list with any G i have owned,it makes all the difference maxwell.
ROUGHNECK.......what else have you got that i should know about.........???
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Maxwell Smart
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| Re: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
hus55 - 2/16/2007 12:35 PM a set of spacers have always been top of my list with any G i have owned,it makes all the difference maxwell. But its not just spacers - its a wider tire. I've got the wider axles on my G and it is still not the same.
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hus55
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| Re: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
what are you waiting for maxwell?
beef the tyres up and you will have a us spec G! |
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Maxwell Smart
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| Re: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
hus55 - 2/16/2007 5:40 PM what are you waiting for maxwell? beef the tyres up and you will have a us spec G! Because I don't want a US spec G. If I did I would of bought one and for the amount of money G500s are changing hands I probably could of saved a few bob too. For me a LWB 2000 G300 TD is the perfect G in all aspects... well that plus a Cabrio... actually maybe a LWB G320 CDI...
Edited by Maxwell Smart 2/16/2007 1:38 PM
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roughneck
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| RE: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
Huss, if you came around my barn more you would see, Lets hope Joe dirts G never looks like this one.
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hus55
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| Re: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
i will start making a habit of it roughneck.
i hear that cafe you visit frequently is THE cafe to eat in....!! |
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roughneck
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| RE: A look under my 07 G before it gets dirty
Yep "The Itchy Foot Diner" as it is now known.  |
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