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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 08:45 PM
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Everyone mark my words right now. El Paso/Las Cruces is going to have record snowfall and ice this year. All because I bought summer tires in November. Because I have good luck like that.
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 08:52 PM
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Lol I did hear about having snow this month
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Jesse
Went by discount tire and found out they can order the Dunlop Direzza DZ102 tires I was going to buy from tirerack. Only they don't charge shipping so I'd save money anyway
Prolly good for you but dont get these eddie. They wont grip on an lnf. Save and get the ZII.
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 09:07 PM
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Ahhh thanks for the tip
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Snail_SS
Ahhh thanks for the tip
No problem man. Just dont want you to spend your money on a new set and have traction issues.
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 09:20 PM
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I wonder if it will be worse than all season tires traction lol but either way i would need new tires in a year or two
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by double clutch
Prolly good for you but dont get these eddie. They wont grip on an lnf. Save and get the ZII.
TBH any summer tire would work for me. All seasons just break loose so easily. Even at 1/4 throttle. Now the question is should I get some wheels too since my hubcaps/steelies are at their lives end?
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 09:43 PM
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Go for it man
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Jesse
TBH any summer tire would work for me. All seasons just break loose so easily. Even at 1/4 throttle. Now the question is should I get some wheels too since my hubcaps/steelies are at their lives end?
Yea exactly. Suitable choices for the lnf are a bit slimmer. I say go for it. Plenty of nice 4 lug wheels out there to choose from for a decent price.
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 10:09 PM
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Not the ones I want I may settle for some Kosei K4R 15" with those tires. I'm after lightweight way more than I'm after looks. I can get them shipped to my door with dz102 tires from tirerack for $1000. Discount tire would cost the same for some heavy ass 18lb 15" wheels. K4R are 11lbs each
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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Jesse
Everyone mark my words right now. El Paso/Las Cruces is going to have record snowfall and ice this year. All because I bought summer tires in November. Because I have good luck like that.
it better not, my old car is down there now and saw enough of that stuff in her previous life with me.

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The day I sold her it had snowed the day before, EmperorJJ's plane landed in a mini blizzard, and it was going to snow again the next day. Here was the scenery when we left DMV and he departed with her.

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I couldn't even give her one last proper cleaning
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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 04:33 PM
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Ohh damn Emperorjj has your car?
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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Olybaltss
Is that extra one still floating around whatshisnames place or was it already claimed?
It's still there, Brandon said he wanted it but hasn't messaged me or Tom about it.
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Oh nice. Was this standard on some models? I've never seen this before.
Think it was standard on a couple Cobalt and G5 trims. But I haven't seen one "in the wild" that came with one.
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Thank you sir.

I do like the drawing, brembo brakes and a base model front bumper, and it kinda looks like an automatic transmission
Super secret, LNF auto drag car.
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I think I'm going to buy one. I assume it's plastic?
Yes it's plastic, roughly the same thickness as the top side engine covers on the base models.
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what is that?
You drill a hole into the inner shaft to insert a cotter pin into. Then drill a hole up towards the top of the gas strut so that the pressure is relieved. Tom and I did this on his 2.2 with a CF hood in order to use it still. This picture is the best I could find of it. You'll want some sort of lanyard and another spot to clip it, we drilled an extra hole down at the opposite end to place the cotter pin when not in use. Name:  DSCF0508.jpg
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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 10:26 PM
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Now I'm contemplating these 17s, which are only 14.5lbs, paired with some General Altimax RT43. Would still shave 3-5lbs off each corner.

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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 10:27 PM
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Those are nice Jesse go for it

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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 10:41 PM
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It's easy to spend other people's money huh? I borrowed the image from tirerack and lowered it a bit to represent what I may be looking at.

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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 10:46 PM
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Lol kinda is haha but the car would look good
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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 11:14 PM
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So why is it so hard to pull the trigger on this?
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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 11:18 PM
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Lol cause you want that camera more
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Old Nov 11, 2015 | 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Snail_SS
Lol cause you want that camera more
See, the thing is that camera is due to have a successor named later this year. Once they release that, the one I want will go down in price. So it may be for the best that I wait and get wheels/tires first. Whether I get summer tires or all-seasons, the weight will be close to or equal the stock setup with the tires I am running now. 36lbs total each. That and a reasonable price are my only requirements. I can't justify $2500 for this ****. $1500 is even a stretch when I know what I could pay. I'm looking at $1080-1180shipped now.

I think my biggest problem is wondering if I should wait for Black Friday to see if they have any specials. Last year there wasn't anything good. But do I risk it?
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Old Nov 11, 2015 | 12:06 AM
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Lol its up to you if they aren't on sale now you can wait it out a few days see if anything pops out for black friday
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Old Nov 11, 2015 | 11:54 AM
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Drove it a few blocks over and took some pictures of it with a potato.

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Old Nov 11, 2015 | 01:21 PM
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Someone asked me if I would sell my Balt to them. We all know what I said NOT FOR SALE!!
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Old Nov 11, 2015 | 01:41 PM
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everything has a price
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Old Nov 11, 2015 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Snail_SS
Someone asked me if I would sell my Balt to them. We all know what I said NOT FOR SALE!!
Shoulda said 30k
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