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musashin
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i was just wondering what the abbreviations SL, NR, MD, and HP meant on this site.

http://www.gruppe-s.com/SSR/SSRProfessor.htm

professors FTW


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chitownguy
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SL= Super Low Disk NR=?MD=Medium Disk?HP= High Pad Disk

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musashin
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and what exactly is the difference between all those?

hope thats not a flame-worthy question. :hide

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chitownguy
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Good question, I think I know the answer but I dont want to give you a wrong answer.

I know High Pad is for cars like Evo's and STi's because of the brembos and awd. Super Low disk i think will give you the biggest lip.

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musashin
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ah, got it.

i dont even have a car right now, so the wheels are pretty much out of the question at the moment. i was just wondering what those meant.

thanks!

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redlineracer
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haha i used to work at gruppe-s before they moved to so cal with dynamic autosports.....ssr rims are good but its all about the advans

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nismofly
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its referring to the brake clearance

youll want high disk if youve got anything bigger than stock brakes

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unles you have Q45, you can run a mid disk normally

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nismofly
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thats true, q45 brakes on anything you can run mid disk

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which is why im thinking of ditching my r32gtrs for q45s


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