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What was the cost he gave you on spark plugs and compression Steve?

They are stiffer for turn-in, but the ride hasn't seemed to change much. Might be because I went narrower... Link from my post... Check around though. Their price has gone up by $5 a tire. There are cheaper places per tire, but the shipping to CO from those places was bad...

Try the Vredestein's I am running. The folks on the Corvette and Camao boards are getting almos 30K out of them And they are as good as the Goodyear's as far as I can tell so far...

First, the update #1) Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 (245/40-17), Ultra (?) Performance Summer Tire, $240 each mounted w/ lifetime free replacement and balancing at Discount Tire, 12K Summer miles to date, and about 50 winter miles... #2) Colorado #3) Communting and canyon runs #4) 60/40 Hwy/City #5) RE92s, W300s, RS2s, #6) This is an update to my post from before on these tires: At 12K miles, these were starting to get loud. This could be a two different things, or I have gone soft I have -1.6 degrees of camber in the front w/ 0 toe. They are a good bit wider than my winters. Because I am going to be doing a lot of HIGHWAY miles this summer, I wanted quieter tires. I also have rubbed JUST SLIGHTLY in the rear w/ the 17x8" +46 ET Prodrives when I was fully loaded. I also pay a penalty in gas mileage due to the extra width. So, I got rid of the Goodyears. I will discuss below what I got instead. These were still amazing in the rain, had great dry grip, and looked good in 245s Again, they do pick up rocks more than most tires. They are a better all around tire than any of my previous tires in the summer, and probably almost as good in PURE performance as an RS2 in the same size. They look like they will last another 12K miles. Are they worth the price... The new tire #1) Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (225/45ZR17XL 94Y), Ultra High Performance Summer Tire, $165 each shipped and warrantied through Performance Plus Tire and mounted/balancing at Discount Tire, 500 Summer miles to date. #2) Colorado #3) Communting and canyon runs #4) 60/40 Hwy/City #5) RE92s, W300s, RS2s, F1 GS-D3 #6) All right, so I went searching for a summer tire that needed to 1) Not rub even with a HEAVY load when mounted on the 17x8" +46ET Prodrives. 2) Be quiet on the highway 3) Be good in the rain 4) Possibly help my mileage. Since I have R-compounds for the track, I don't have to have an all-out street tire. Plus, I will be driving about 1700 miles this summer w/ 800+ lbs in the back, so I was willing to sacrifice. So, I went searching around and found these on some other forums. First off, they are a good bit cheaper, per tire, than the Goodyears. Secondly, they are quieter than the Goodyears EVER were. Thirdly, they are narrower (due to the 225 vs. 245 width ) so they will get better gas mileage, make less noise for the exact same tread pattern, and be less likely to rub. Now the good part. So far pushing them to 8/10ths (about the highest I would EVER go on the road) I do not notice any difference between these and the Goodyears. Even though they are narrower, and cheaper, they are just as good IMHO. That includes in the wet So, I REALLY like them I think these are definitely worth it, and from the reading I have done they will last as long, or longer, than the Goodyears

Just for everyone's knowledge, McMaster's has almost ANY metric sized drill-bit you could ever need for this...

Has anyone figured out if these work yet?

Stock pads?

Watch out at Firestone folks. I don't know which one it was, but they DESTROYED Brett's studs. I am pretty sure the lug nuts were torqued NORTH of 350 ft-lbs...

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Lunch is off guys, the garage was closed even though they told me they would be open. So, Steve is headed back to Denver and I went back to work

Steve and I will be at Thai Basil at noon. We would love to see anyone who wants to be there... [ame=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=thai+basil+Colorado+Springs&fb=1&cid=0,0,7289632653659361193&z=16&iwloc=A]Map of Thai Basil[/ame] Also, I am taking Marie to Monarch this weekend for her first time skiing. Anybody else going to be there so I have someone to ski w/ while she is getting a lesson? Ted

On Friday, 1-2... Lunch at noon?

Actually, the best Thai place in the Springs is Thai Basil, and it is right out the South Gate of the Academy

Could do a lunch break...

This is simply the bias of the rotor and caliper set-up. There are WAY too many variables to go beyond that for suspension changes too. I eventook out the differences in biasing due to different pads and assumed folks would match them front to rear. May be I will do a write-up on how to calculate biasing including suspension, with an example using my car, so folks can do it on their own...

If it is MT, it is 05...

You aren't doing this one coming up? You can rent them from me if that makes you feel better

Anyone want to take my spot on the 28th? I don't know if I will be ready for it. Also, anyone interested in the R-compounds for the day? Steve?

^^^PM me that info

Have fun guys!

Yes, PLEASE take pics as this might be a cheap add-on...

yes...

Can you show the map?