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DIY Cheapskate/Mod
Snows are on the car, and my two old friends are back:
With snow tires, a strong throttle makes the back end all loose and rubbery, and the TC slaps me back. It's just a fact of life living in the Northeast. Every year I have a re-learning and re-adjustment to my driving behavior. Oh well.
Rubbery. Yeah, that's the word.
- TPMS sensor light, that I ignore for the next 5 months, because I'm too cheap to get the sensors synced up twice a year.
- Traction Control light, that reminds me not to drive like I would otherwise.
With snow tires, a strong throttle makes the back end all loose and rubbery, and the TC slaps me back. It's just a fact of life living in the Northeast. Every year I have a re-learning and re-adjustment to my driving behavior. Oh well.
Rubbery. Yeah, that's the word.
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The thing I'm struggling with now is whether or not to buy two new rear PSS next year. The tread is very, very low. Like, won't pass inspection and isn't safe in the rain kind of low... but still has some tread that makes me think I can keep using them. I have a tool to measure it, but don't want to face the $700 reality.
Last edited by Rochester; 11-22-2016 at 08:24 AM.
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My 3ft drift behind the van turned into the whole driveway while I was at work... 36hrs of snow and of course my snowblower was dropped off Friday for service. 2hrs of shoveling makes me really appreciate the simplicity of my push start blower. Needless to say I'm a little bit stiff this morning
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Excellent read: The Best Modifications to Make to Your Street Car - The Drive
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Excellent read: The Best Modifications to Make to Your Street Car - The Drive
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I've been reading The Drive more and more lately. Great website.
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I'm thankful for being able to do stuff like this...
Got a great deal on some Stance XR1 true-type coilovers for my AWD sedan. Swift springs with 13/8k along with SPL toe/camber kit.
I'm thankful for being able to do stuff like this...
Got a great deal on some Stance XR1 true-type coilovers for my AWD sedan. Swift springs with 13/8k along with SPL toe/camber kit.
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Nice upgrade Zahy, look forward to your install pics & review & Happy Thanksgiving to you and again for your service for all of us!
gonna be putting my zxspeed coilovers for sale soon. they are true coilovers with 24k fronts and 12k rears. come with battleversion toe and camber arms to get 10+ degrees of negative camber if anyones interested
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How did the Battle Version arms hold up? I almost purchased them over SPL.
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I had my rear PSS off in order to do pads and a brake bleed, and took some measurements of my rear tires. I have ~10,000 miles on these tires. I'd like to make it through 'winter' before replacing.
I have a little uneaven wear in the inner portion, but not enough to be concerned with.
I have a little uneaven wear in the inner portion, but not enough to be concerned with.
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What's the NISMO sticker? And why are you wearing those gloves?
8/32" after 10,000 miles? Are you sure it's been 10K? Because those tires have 10/32" tread to start. 10K miles should be around 4-5/32" loss for a sticky 3-season tire. So if you're at 8/32", count your blessings, man.
I've got the same little tread depth tool. Seeing your pic made me go down to the basement and measure. Fronts are at 5-6/32", and rears are at 4-5/32". I'm thinking I can get one more year out of all of them, which for me will be another 5K miles after the snows come off.
Now I know 4/32" is pretty damn low, but it's a very even wear, which is surprising considering the negative camber on those rears is over -2*. And a full set of PSS for my summer wheels would be about $1200 or thereabouts.
I had my rear PSS off in order to do pads and a brake bleed, and took some measurements of my rear tires. I have ~10,000 miles on these tires. I'd like to make it through 'winter' before replacing.
I have a little uneaven wear in the inner portion, but not enough to be concerned with.
I have a little uneaven wear in the inner portion, but not enough to be concerned with.
I've got the same little tread depth tool. Seeing your pic made me go down to the basement and measure. Fronts are at 5-6/32", and rears are at 4-5/32". I'm thinking I can get one more year out of all of them, which for me will be another 5K miles after the snows come off.
Now I know 4/32" is pretty damn low, but it's a very even wear, which is surprising considering the negative camber on those rears is over -2*. And a full set of PSS for my summer wheels would be about $1200 or thereabouts.
Last edited by Rochester; 11-26-2016 at 12:44 AM.
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Those are his new NISMO brake pads.
Speaking of brakes, I just ordered my Akebono BBK for Z1 Motorsports. These Black Friday sales got me good.
-Akebono brakes, Z1 slotted rotors, Z1 SS brake lines, Hawk HPS 5.0 pads, Motul RBF-600 fluid
-Stance XR1 coilovers w/ Swift springs 13/8k
-SPL rear toe/camber arms with eccentric lockout bolts
Speaking of brakes, I just ordered my Akebono BBK for Z1 Motorsports. These Black Friday sales got me good.
-Akebono brakes, Z1 slotted rotors, Z1 SS brake lines, Hawk HPS 5.0 pads, Motul RBF-600 fluid
-Stance XR1 coilovers w/ Swift springs 13/8k
-SPL rear toe/camber arms with eccentric lockout bolts
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Those are his new NISMO brake pads.
Speaking of brakes, I just ordered my Akebono BBK for Z1 Motorsports. These Black Friday sales got me good.
-Akebono brakes, Z1 slotted rotors, Z1 SS brake lines, Hawk HPS 5.0 pads, Motul RBF-600 fluid
-Stance XR1 coilovers w/ Swift springs 13/8k
-SPL rear toe/camber arms with eccentric lockout bolts
Speaking of brakes, I just ordered my Akebono BBK for Z1 Motorsports. These Black Friday sales got me good.
-Akebono brakes, Z1 slotted rotors, Z1 SS brake lines, Hawk HPS 5.0 pads, Motul RBF-600 fluid
-Stance XR1 coilovers w/ Swift springs 13/8k
-SPL rear toe/camber arms with eccentric lockout bolts