Casa-wagen "story of a hauler"

[drivingenthus]

Looks awesome, MAE's and AMG's.

Can you give what your final offsets are?

Looking to be at similar stance when I pickup an avant. THX

[hammeredGLI]

tires picked up.

mounting them tomorrow.

[hammeredGLI]

update



I removed the turbosmart 60/40 recirc bov and installed the OEM Dv back,

all the issues with rev drop are gone an the car is running strong and smooth.

I also removed the hard line to the "combi" valve and make a block off plate for the valve. cold start is still a little weird til its out of fast idle, but it dosent act as funky as it was.

mounting tires on the wheels today an maybe even coilovers on tonite.

[hammeredGLI]

racelands installed.

little bouncy, but i like them none the less.


need longer wheel bolts to fit the wheels.... sux.


car isnt that low yet, dont wanna "slam" it until the wheels are on.

[thepirate]

replied to your PM.

[thepirate]

Looks awesome, MAE's and AMG's.

Can you give what your final offsets are?

Looking to be at similar stance when I pickup an avant. THX

My offsets?

front et28 and rear is et22. I was running 15mm spacers in the front for a while there putting me at et13 but my tires were getting destroyed.

[hammeredGLI]

wheel pics,

just 2


front



rear


bolts are ordered.

hope they are on by next week

[hammeredGLI]

my mutha****'n bumper keeps falling off on the sides...

it "slides/clips" in.. but always comes off while driving.

all the spots that the fenderliner/splash shields clip are all jacked just due to age..

i cant get **** to "hold" and not wiggle out and get all sloppy.

frustrated.. lol

/rant

[thepirate]

ECS sells those bumper guides. I think they're $20 a side. Make sure its clipped in at the top and bottom.

[hammeredGLI]

wheels on.



love it. May go lower (can def go lower) but some roads i travel arent the best, so this week will tell all.

Iam not good with pics and these are just with a cell and no real edit.

enjoy

more to come

[hammeredGLI]

2012-08-08_07.06.03.jpg by sleep154, on Flickr


Fwd: by sleep154, on Flickr

[Chuckdee]

Pretty legit, needs moar low tho

[thepirate]

I like the color of the wheels against the white. Needs some spacers and low but I'm sure you already know that

[hammeredGLI]

I like the color of the wheels against the white. Needs some spacers and low but I'm sure you already know that

yes yessss yesssss!


lol


MOAR LOW!!!!


i need info on hub rings for these wheels...

Pirate, can you help with any info on the size i would need?


Fwd: by sleep154, on Flickr

[NeedingAnAudi]

For some reason, I'm not feeling it. Maybe it's because they are 17s

[It's Big Ty]

For some reason, I'm not feeling it. Maybe it's because they are 17s

I think it's because he needs to go lower with the 17's.

[memo!]

Needs more tire.

[hammeredGLI]

jjjjjjjeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

your a tough group to please.





going lower before vagfair this weekend,

and it looks better in person then the pics.





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still need help with the hub rings if anyone can provide some some size info

[NeedingAnAudi]

Just look up Mercedes hub size and Audi hub size.

[hammeredGLI]

Just look up Mercedes hub size and Audi hub size.

i dont know what model the came off,


and i was TOLD that the hubs are different from yr to yr....

so i guess just gotta pull the wheel.

sux.
lol

[thepirate]

Hubs are not different on Mercedes wheels unless you go way back yours are 66.6, B5 has a 57.1.

Audi changed their hub size on the B7+, maybe they changed it on the B6 can't remember but I know the B7s and B8s have a 66.6.

I pmed you back.

[thepirate]

Fwd: by sleep154, on Flickr

I like this shot. It looks good, I'm also a fan of casa-white wagons though

[hammeredGLI]

Hubs are not different on Mercedes wheels unless you go way back yours are 66.6, B5 has a 57.1.

Audi changed their hub size on the B7+, maybe they changed it on the B6 can't remember but I know the B7s and B8s have a 66.6.

I pmed you back.

I like this shot. It looks good, I'm also a fan of casa-white wagons though

BOOOOOOM!


thanks brah

[It's Big Ty]

Get rid of that front plate

[hammeredGLI]

Get rid of that front plate

lol


yea thats next.



wagon by sleep154, on Flickr


i turned it all the way down in the rear and i have 5 threads left in the front.

pretty low now is you ask me... i feel like iam ducking an dodging everything. lol

but i have developed a serious vibration up around 60mph,

cant determine "where" its coming from, didnt happen til i turned the coils down yesterday.

do you think it could because of not using hub rings?

or axle at an angle that is causing a cv joint to "bind" i dont have any noise, just vibration.

[crazexr7]

I'd place the blame on the hub rings. Lowering it would put stress on the axles but if it was your cv joint it would be clicking (ask me how I know ) Vibration would be from the axle shaft if it was bent, which isn't very likely. I'd get an alignment soon as to prevent any wear on your axles though I think that's how my cv joint went on me. Either that or driving on a blown strut for a year

[crazexr7]

btw car looks much better lowered.

[hammeredGLI]

I'd place the blame on the hub rings. Lowering it would put stress on the axles but if it was your cv joint it would be clicking (ask me how I know ) Vibration would be from the axle shaft if it was bent, which isn't very likely. I'd get an alignment soon as to prevent any wear on your axles though I think that's how my cv joint went on me. Either that or driving on a blown strut for a year

btw car looks much better lowered.

lol, thanks


yea iam thinking the rings... or at least hoping.

I dont think i could have "bent" anything, as i havent hit or done any crazy **** in it.

I was gonna align the car, but the tie rods are froze...so i gotta plan on dealing with that.
it tracks straight and dosent pull. now that dosent mean the camber/toe isnt off..

[crazexr7]

lol, thanks


yea iam thinking the rings... or at least hoping.

I dont think i could have "bent" anything, as i havent hit or done any crazy **** in it.

I was gonna align the car, but the tie rods are froze...so i gotta plan on dealing with that.
it tracks straight and dosent pull. now that dosent mean the camber/toe isnt off..

Yeah I need an alignment bad the front has some crazy camber. At least it looks good though

[thepirate]

You didn't tell me your tie rods were jacked up! haha Replace those, get the rings and an alignment.

[NeedingAnAudi]

Yeah I need an alignment bad the front has some crazy camber. At least it looks good though

There isn't camber adjustment in the front.

[oprah winfrey]

lovin' it

[hammeredGLI]

You didn't tell me your tie rods were jacked up! haha Replace those, get the rings and an alignment.

well iamma have to hit them with pb blaster to try and free them up, an prob some heat from a torch too.

i just didnt have time the other nite.

iam getting hub rings on monday

There isn't camber adjustment in the front.

not at all? (just asking with out any prior knowledge or searching)

lovin' it

shot from today on way to vagfair.

[crazexr7]

There isn't camber adjustment in the front.

looks like I'm raising my car early this year. Can't afford to go through my winter tires too soon.

[hammeredGLI]

here's an edit i liked