[W126 Coupe] Smaller is better - at least in wheels!

[Jonathan Hodgman]

Hey there Rich,

Yup, it's here..  The skirts won't fit..you'd need the bumpers as well.



Jonathan


On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:38 PM, richard jaffe <rsjaffe1 at msn.com> wrote:


>  Thanks, BTW is that parts car you acquired at your shop?  Do you know if

> the gen 2 euro rear bumper spoiler/skirt will fit gen 1 euro bumper? If so,

> I'll gladly take it off your hands!

>

> Rich

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> *From:* Jonathan <jhodgman at gmail.com>

> *To:* Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

> *Sent:* Thursday, August 28, 2008 4:06 PM

> *Subject:* Re: [W126 Coupe] Smaller is better - at least in wheels!

>

> richard jaffe wrote:

>

> I finally got my 8 and 9 inch Pentas back from the refinisher today so off

> came the staggered 18 inch ///AMGs and on went the staggered Pentas.  Wow!

> The feel of the car is noticeably more nimble and agile. It also seems to

> track better without any tramlining. Jonathan is right - the W126 suspension

> bits were not designed to have excessive weight bolted to them. I figured

> I'd lose some cornering ability by not having 245 front / 275 rears but

> short of 10/10ths cornering on a track I can't really tell the difference -

> the car corners just as flat and grippy as it did with the 18s. I'm now back

> to a plus 2 configuration rather than a plus 4. Added benefit - 16 inch

> tires are cheaper than 18s.

>

> Rich Jaffe

> 85 500 SEC Euro

> 83 300SD

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> Glad to hear it Rich...:)

>

> Happy motoring!!!

>

> Jonathan

>

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