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Those look remarkably similar to the wheels that were on my first car. Looks nice.
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Nov 18, 2018 20:03
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Voltage posted:Yeah they are just uniroyal tigerpaw ice and snow 3's, but its a brand new tire design and they should be miles better than the goodyear all seasons, which were completely useless in this storm we just had. I would say the cheapest snow tire is better than the best all season in the snow. That's been my experience, anyway (since I'm cheap  ).
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Nov 19, 2018 15:11
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Suburban Dad posted:I would say the cheapest snow tire is better than the best all season in the snow. That's been my experience, anyway (since I'm cheap If you're so cheap why were you also buying the best all-season tires, Suburban Daddy Warbucks? (I just put Blizzak WS80's on my RWD Stinger, thus ensuring the D.C. area will get hardly any snow this year.)
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Nov 20, 2018 19:18
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I've had blizzak ws60's, nokian hakkapellettas, and goodyear ultragrip (which honestly looked just like mud ties) and I can't say there was much of a difference, they all worked amazingly. I absolutely love driving in the snow, can't wait to test out the civic and see how it handles the snow, hopefully i can figure out how to fully disable the traction control. The only huge bummer is no real e brake, which I dont think is going to work for handbrake turns but ill try...
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Nov 20, 2018 19:44
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Counterpoint: I’ve had Blizzaks, Sottozeroes, Wintersport 3D’s and I now swear by Nokian Hakka R2’s. Night and day difference when it comes to the kind of winters we get in Minnesota. The R2’s are unstoppable.
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DropShadow posted:Counterpoint: I’ve had Blizzaks, Sottozeroes, Wintersport 3D’s and I now swear by Nokian Hakka R2’s. Night and day difference when it comes to the kind of winters we get in Minnesota. The R2’s are unstoppable. I've used General Alitmax Arctics and they have been amazing for MN winters. Much better than the Blizzaks I used to run. I've got Yokohama BluEarths on the Scat Pack and they are WAY less chunky than I am used to. We've only gotten a dusting so far, but they were planted. Also, I shouldn't throw tread if it gets warm. I worry about that with such a heavy car.
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Nov 21, 2018 04:01
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I loved my Nokian's on my old 330Ci - absolutely unstoppable, I went from summer only Ling Long's to those and it was like a different car completely in the snow.
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Nov 21, 2018 04:03
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TheFonz posted:I've used General Alitmax Arctics and they have been amazing for MN winters. Much better than the Blizzaks I used to run. poo poo! Forgot the Generals! I’ve had a couple sets of Arctics too and loved them, but they don’t make them larger than 17”, otherwise I’d still be running them. My current set of R2’s are 255/35/20. Putting a set of Michelin X-Ice on my wife’s car this week, I’ve heard good things about them. Here’s a pic from last winter, but it looks the same now:  Also, content: I sold the tan XJ I had for a couple months and bought this monstrosity instead:  DropShadow fucked around with this message at 04:13 on Nov 21, 2018 |
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Nov 21, 2018 04:06
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Apt video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atayHQYqA3g From the comments by the presenter: quote:Edit: As requested in comments I will be doing all season vs winter tyres AND 4wd vs 2wd on the same tyres so make sure you subscribe Anyone from Europe able to confirm all seasons are different? I will say American all season are poo poo, and do seem very summer orientated.
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Nov 21, 2018 14:54
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TheFonz posted:Anyone from Europe able to confirm all seasons are different? I will say American all season are poo poo, and do seem very summer orientated. My GF runs all seasons on her hatchback and they perform admirably in the winter. The car is hardly a performance machine though.
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Nov 21, 2018 16:09
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DropShadow posted:
I like that. Tastefully modded for off-road. If my ‘95 2-door has been 4x4 and 4.0, I’d have kept it.
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Nov 21, 2018 21:53
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This first thing I bought for the Challenger (in July) were winter wheels and tires off Craigslist. I didn't like the Continentals that came on them so I swapped them for Hakkapeliitta 9s in 235/50R18. Sold the Continentals on Craigslist for a little more than I hoped to get in under 24hrs. We have only had a little snow so far but they've been great.    
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TheFonz posted:Apt video: No What an odd statement to make, both you & the youtube channel.
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Nov 21, 2018 23:47
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SFH1989 posted:This first thing I bought for the Challenger (in July) were winter wheels and tires off Craigslist. I didn't like the Continentals that came on them so I swapped them for Hakkapeliitta 9s in 235/50R18. Sold the Continentals on Craigslist for a little more than I hoped to get in under 24hrs. loving owns. My first car was RWD, winters were wild
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Nov 22, 2018 01:52
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SFH1989 posted:This first thing I bought for the Challenger (in July) were winter wheels and tires off Craigslist. I didn't like the Continentals that came on them so I swapped them for Hakkapeliitta 9s in 235/50R18. Sold the Continentals on Craigslist for a little more than I hoped to get in under 24hrs. Seeing dirty white Challengers makes me tingle in all the right ways. You bought the right color.
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Nov 22, 2018 02:36
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Charles posted:No My statement is that All Seasons are poo poo. I don't think that's an odd statement. All Seasons are poo poo. They are bad summer tires and worse winter tires.
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Nov 22, 2018 03:05
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I need to get rid of my eagle GT's before the summer And slap some super sticky summers on my main rims. Anyone want 235/40/18's reallll cheap? Only 5k miles on them...
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Nov 22, 2018 03:32
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The best is those 3 days a year when it's below 55 degrees, and your all-season PSS tires let you get sideways with like 10% throttle.
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Ether Frenzy posted:The best is those 3 days a year when it's below 55 degrees, and your all-season PSS tires let you get sideways with like 10% throttle. That must be hilarious with the M. They're sketchy enough at low temps on a 328!
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Nov 22, 2018 05:12
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crap. the all seasons on my CUV in southern arizona might cause it literally flip over and/or explode
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SFH1989 posted:This first thing I bought for the Challenger (in July) were winter wheels and tires off Craigslist. I didn't like the Continentals that came on them so I swapped them for Hakkapeliitta 9s in 235/50R18. Sold the Continentals on Craigslist for a little more than I hoped to get in under 24hrs. White Challengers are the best.
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Nov 22, 2018 19:05
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Darchangel posted:I like that. Tastefully modded for off-road. If my ‘95 2-door has been 4x4 and 4.0, I’d have kept it. Thanks, I bought it like this. Decided I didn't want to put any more money into the tan one when I could sell it and buy one already "done." I've replaced a couple things since it arrived and now need a new alternator, but it's fun so far.  
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Getting back into the rotary game.   Full album below. I just got it today and did the OMP delete, removed the mouse and associated dirt, and took the carb off for a rebuild. I have all new rotors/pads/calipers and a carb rebuild kit coming from RockAuto already. https://imgur.com/gallery/0dJ5hvj
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Nov 24, 2018 20:58
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So jealous. Looks like at least the pacesetter muffler which if it is is awesome. If it's the full exhaust even better. 84 and 85 are my favorite. Any rust at all?
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shy boy from chess club posted:So jealous. Looks like at least the pacesetter muffler which if it is is awesome. If it's the full exhaust even better. 84 and 85 are my favorite. Any rust at all? Definitely full exhaust. Make the good rotary noise. There’s just surface rust where paint flakes but nothing to concern myself about. Cosmetics will stay mostly the same except a set of black fender flares that came with it, and some Enkei Panasport copies. I don’t plan on repainting it or anything. Best part? $800
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800! Man what a steal. Decent ones go for 3 times that or more. I always wanted Panasports when I had mine but didn't get them until I got my Scirocco. Can't wait to see how it looks.
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Around 10 years ago I had the chance to buy a beautifully clean 1983 manual FB for $1200 and passed on it because none of the electrics or gauge cluster worked, but the rest was great. I am still kicking myself, the test drive was a blast
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d0s posted:Around 10 years ago I had the chance to buy a beautifully clean 1983 manual FB for $1200 and passed on it because none of the electrics or gauge cluster worked, but the rest was great. I am still kicking myself, the test drive was a blast As far as electrics the only thing I’ve found so far that doesn’t work is the 4-way flashers. I’m not sure if it’s just the switch as I haven’t dug that far into the dash, but the turn signals work fine so it can’t be too serious. At this point I have it in the garage with the carb off just waiting for a new accelerator pump, and I have all new brakes ordered as a matter of safety. Once those two items are all done I will look more into the wheels/tires. My older son and i spent hours cleaning the crap out of the interior of the car yesterday. Pulled the seats for a quick once-over with the carpet cleaner, hit all the surfaces on the interior with cleaners, vacuumed all the acorns and mouse poo poo out of it, etc. I’ve never seen him so excited about a car we have had before. He wants it as his first car even.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Getting back into the rotary game. Neat! A little closer to street ready than my '79:  I had a Tornado Silver (same color as yours, but with the dark red interior) '84 GSL-SE with a worn-out engine, but sold it to make space and provide fundage for rebuilding the '79, since it's my first '7/rotary. It's getting a 13B, fuel injection, and power steering (because I have a ratty GSL-SE with all those things, but prefer the SA22C.) Imperador do Brasil posted:As far as electrics the only thing I’ve found so far that doesn’t work is the 4-way flashers. I’m not sure if it’s just the switch as I haven’t dug that far into the dash, but the turn signals work fine so it can’t be too serious. At this point I have it in the garage with the carb off just waiting for a new accelerator pump, and I have all new brakes ordered as a matter of safety. Once those two items are all done I will look more into the wheels/tires. That's awesome. BTW, be careful. These things attract other RX-7s. I once had 7 of them, only one of which ran and drove. Down to 5 now, 4 first-gens and an '86 FC.
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Darchangel posted:Neat! I’ve had five RX7’s before so I know all about the law of rotary attraction. I’m pretty certain I’ll be picking up an FC to use as a drivetrain donor in the future. My friend has an S4 TII with a streetported motor running Haltech, but NA. Makes 200whp. So still a full turbo driveline and brakes etc. just no turbo. Body is pretty rusty and banged up so it’s probably not salvageable in the long run but we will see.
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Just stuck a set of Michelin CrossClimates on my wife’s Peugeot and I’m intrigued to see how they do. We ran proper winter for 30k - the 3 seasons it came with didn’t look great so I never got round to putting them back on. Seeing as winters here aren’t that bad I decided the CCs would be better for all year use as she probably won’t go out if it’s really bad.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Seeing dirty white Challengers makes me tingle in all the right ways. You bought the right color. shy boy from chess club posted:White Challengers are the best. Thanks, white wasn't my first choice, B5 blue was, but I figured if there's any car to get in white it's a Challenger. Unfortunately NH doesn't allow OA-5599 as a vanity plate. Going home for Thanksgiving meant working on cars.    (See, I do still have this car) It took some effort but the LTD started up and ran more or less fine. I'll have to try to get it out of the garage over Christmas and run some of the very old gas out of it. It's also leaking ATF despite having a rebuilt C6.
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Slight derail but man over the years I've come to realize I come to this thread half the time for the backdrop. I'm from the West coast and I've been to the East coast (Maine) only once and snapshots like that are nostalgic, also fun to see places of US I never been. It also doesn't snow here so it's nice to see the seasons change, see different flora and architecture. gently caress Im getting old
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Man the last time I was in this thread was forever ago, I turn the next page and 'TINY NO HP CAR = DANGEROUS ON FREEWAYS!' happened. I thought freeway speed was like 55mph? What cars can't hit that? Anyway in honour of lovely low powered cars, this is my 'new' Civic. His name is Ralph and he's a lovely rattle-can black car with screw on arches, wide steelies with stretched tyres and cut springs. He came with BC coilovers, panhard and a bunch of bushings though so he's getting fixed up soonish. A friend of mine owned one of these before and it was a joy to drive, stupidly light and go-kart like in terms of handling so I had to have one. £1100 with £700 worth of 'free' coilovers plus other bits = bargain. 
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Nov 28, 2018 19:18
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FUCKIN' AAAAAA that's cool
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Man the last time I was in this thread was forever ago, I turn the next page and 'TINY NO HP CAR = DANGEROUS ON FREEWAYS!' happened. I thought freeway speed was like 55mph? What cars can't hit that? Very nice! Checkout RedPepperRacing and Chedda's auto; they have alot of solid 3G info and re-pro parts.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Man the last time I was in this thread was forever ago, I turn the next page and 'TINY NO HP CAR = DANGEROUS ON FREEWAYS!' happened. I thought freeway speed was like 55mph? What cars can't hit that? Yay Civics. I have a vague recollection that your plates contain the model year: therefore is that an '85? PS, 55 mph was repealed as a national speed limit in 1995; the vast majority of the US has speed limits on highways at 70mph or higher.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Man the last time I was in this thread was forever ago, I turn the next page and 'TINY NO HP CAR = DANGEROUS ON FREEWAYS!' happened. I thought freeway speed was like 55mph? What cars can't hit that? I really like your Civic. I shouldn't have sold my EG  But now I can get a nicer one.
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