Sedan Chat Thread
#7006
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True, but not by choice. It's the configuration that came from Vossen, and I'm none too happy with it, either. But I need the shorter stem for caliper clearance, since the valve is halfway deep inside the rim.
It's a cool looking design, having a deep lip. But kind of impractical. And a huge PITA to both clean and attach an air hose. I can't stress enough what a PITA that deep inner lip is.
/firstworld
It's a cool looking design, having a deep lip. But kind of impractical. And a huge PITA to both clean and attach an air hose. I can't stress enough what a PITA that deep inner lip is.
/firstworld
#7007
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#7008
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Thanks Rochester, I ended up ordering the non-tpms Hawkshead stubby seeing as our TPMS system is completely dumb. The WedsSport valve stem is a whopping $15 EACH. Luckily I don't have a problem with the deep inner lip. I just wanted a metal shorty valve stem that was affordable. $26 for all 4, I can live with that
#7010
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But I think lasting 10 months is pretty good, I usually have to change my rear tires every 6-8 months or so.
Edit:
Here are some weekend shenanigans
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#7011
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If anybody ever considered installing a KP technologies fog light module, I myself advise not to, the word is some have successfully installed it but I'm not one of those people, It works but I'm stuck with a bigger problem now because of that, windows are stuck open and won't budge up nor down and also noticed the issue that I've heard of before that when the fogs are off and I use left turn signal, the foglights go on...
I'm stuck with no car till this gets figured out while my car sits at my buddy's garage
I'm stuck with no car till this gets figured out while my car sits at my buddy's garage
#7012
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If anybody ever considered installing a KP technologies fog light module, I myself advise not to, the word is some have successfully installed it but I'm not one of those people, It works but I'm stuck with a bigger problem now because of that, windows are stuck open and won't budge up nor down and also noticed the issue that I've heard of before that when the fogs are off and I use left turn signal, the foglights go on...
I'm stuck with no car till this gets figured out while my car sits at my buddy's garage
I'm stuck with no car till this gets figured out while my car sits at my buddy's garage
#7014
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If anybody ever considered installing a KP technologies fog light module, I myself advise not to, the word is some have successfully installed it but I'm not one of those people, It works but I'm stuck with a bigger problem now because of that, windows are stuck open and won't budge up nor down and also noticed the issue that I've heard of before that when the fogs are off and I use left turn signal, the foglights go on...
I'm stuck with no car till this gets figured out while my car sits at my buddy's garage
I'm stuck with no car till this gets figured out while my car sits at my buddy's garage
Similarly, but way less severe, if you use those courtesy light projectors in the door lights, and one of the front doors are open, the only way you can open the trunk is with the release button on the dash. The fob and the release button on the trunk fail to function. Close the door, and everything works again.
Weird electronics, man. Very touchy.
#7015
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If anybody ever considered installing a KP technologies fog light module, I myself advise not to, the word is some have successfully installed it but I'm not one of those people, It works but I'm stuck with a bigger problem now because of that, windows are stuck open and won't budge up nor down and also noticed the issue that I've heard of before that when the fogs are off and I use left turn signal, the foglights go on...
I'm stuck with no car till this gets figured out while my car sits at my buddy's garage
I'm stuck with no car till this gets figured out while my car sits at my buddy's garage
#7016
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I haven't made it 6 months with TT yet, but I did have to replace my hankook tires last month that I bought last year around this time - they probably lasted that long because the car was sitting on a lift for 5+ months. I definitely won't be getting another set of those tires, but they were the cheapest at the time and I foresaw that I would have to replace them after the build. I have been told that PSS wear out quite fast from others so I decided not to get them and went with Continental DW tires for the street and am saving for a set of 18s for the track.
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#7017
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If anybody ever considered installing a KP technologies fog light module, I myself advise not to, the word is some have successfully installed it but I'm not one of those people, It works but I'm stuck with a bigger problem now because of that, windows are stuck open and won't budge up nor down and also noticed the issue that I've heard of before that when the fogs are off and I use left turn signal, the foglights go on...
I'm stuck with no car till this gets figured out while my car sits at my buddy's garage
I'm stuck with no car till this gets figured out while my car sits at my buddy's garage
#7018
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How was the toe in the 'before' alignment section? I was anecdotally speaking on my previous 5 years of ownership with stock power levels where my commute was about 50 miles a day/5 days a week so about 6-8k miles. I guess in this situation mileage is more important than time? I understand your frustration though since the tires you ran did cost a pretty penny.
I haven't made it 6 months with TT yet, but I did have to replace my hankook tires last month that I bought last year around this time - they probably lasted that long because the car was sitting on a lift for 5+ months. I definitely won't be getting another set of those tires, but they were the cheapest at the time and I foresaw that I would have to replace them after the build. I have been told that PSS wear out quite fast from others so I decided not to get them and went with Continental DW tires for the street and am saving for a set of 18s for the track.
I haven't made it 6 months with TT yet, but I did have to replace my hankook tires last month that I bought last year around this time - they probably lasted that long because the car was sitting on a lift for 5+ months. I definitely won't be getting another set of those tires, but they were the cheapest at the time and I foresaw that I would have to replace them after the build. I have been told that PSS wear out quite fast from others so I decided not to get them and went with Continental DW tires for the street and am saving for a set of 18s for the track.
This time I went with some Dunlop sp sport maxx gt’s, so far so good, they grip the road very well imo. Guess time will only tell, but I do plan on getting an alignment about every 3 months now just see if the problem continues
#7020
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well when I bout my rims/tires last Oct I had the dealership install everything along with an alignment. At that time I was running -2.2 camber and toe was within spec. Dont recall exact figure but all 4 tires were "green". I purchased the lifetime alignment from Firestone and had the car aligned again back in March I believe....and again was at -2.2 camber and again toe on all 4 corner was within spec. The roads arent really that harsh around here with the exception of a few hwys and my daily work commute is about a 10 mile round trip. The tires were only tracked once back in Nov and that was the 1/4 mile. So im not sure what went wrong where these past few months as my previous specs on the sheet was showing specs were outta whack, but to have both tires wear down the exact way within a 5k mile timeframe is just crazy. Trust me if I was abusing them alot then I could understand, but that wasnt the case here.
This time I went with some Dunlop sp sport maxx gt’s, so far so good, they grip the road very well imo. Guess time will only tell, but I do plan on getting an alignment about every 3 months now just see if the problem continues
This time I went with some Dunlop sp sport maxx gt’s, so far so good, they grip the road very well imo. Guess time will only tell, but I do plan on getting an alignment about every 3 months now just see if the problem continues
Hopefully you get better results with your dunlops! I find tires to be quite tricky as everyone has different experiences with any one brand/model and if we have a bad experience we can become jaded. Not to mention the fact that we all have our own different driving styles, suspension/alignment settings, and even within every batch of tires performance/durability could be different which complicates things even further.