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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 04:57 PM
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I tried that brand but the overal diam. was too much and i couldn't get 255/30/20 I tried to beat sumitomo's overal diam w/ a tire that i can flip when need it. Handkook was smaller in diam. and i could flip them to make them last longer. I can't flip sumitomo's. I would have love to have the NT555. But the overal diam was 27.07 and the width was also too big as well.
I was happy with my V12s before they wore out then there was just no grip, my rears i got only 10k out of but im pretty hard on my tires, my fronts i got on still im probably going to get the life expectancy out of them. The outsides are just about bald but thats because of my driving habits the inside and middle of the tire still got a bit of meat on them. So for front tires i wouldnt mind them but for rears i went through em to fast for my liking. Now i have Conti Extreme Contact DWS and im very happy with them not the stickiest but its an all season tire. Im getting a ton of life out of them and id say ive been harder on these then my V12s. (ask V and Aaron what i was doing when we had our photoshoot lol).
 
Old Oct 4, 2012 | 05:16 PM
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buying. I am looking into 255/30/20 Handkook V12.
I loved the V12's when I had them on my Ray's 19. Good grip with good wet traction.
 
Old Oct 4, 2012 | 05:26 PM
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Anyone good with a spring compressor that wants to help me do my front struts? I keep putting it off :-\
i can get one bro, what you doing saturday? i saw you not going carnival
 
Old Oct 4, 2012 | 06:34 PM
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how do u know when your struts are gone? i hope the dealership is able to find out what the problem is with my suspension....its pretty scary driving it in this rain... =(
 
Old Oct 4, 2012 | 06:45 PM
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when the ride is over bouncy, which was why i had asked you what suspension you had.
 
Old Oct 4, 2012 | 07:20 PM
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I loved the V12's when I had them on my Ray's 19. Good grip with good wet traction.
Good for everyday driving?
 
Old Oct 4, 2012 | 07:25 PM
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how do u know when your struts are gone? i hope the dealership is able to find out what the problem is with my suspension....its pretty scary driving it in this rain... =(

What is the symptoms? Reason i ask is just two days ago after getting a clamp put on my exhaust I was driving away from the shop. All the sudden I hear this metal clunking sound going over any little bump and on top of it i started to bottom out and rub ( which never has happened no matter how big the.bump was for the past 2 years). So immediately i think its my spl A arms hitting somehow, I have lutz look at it and everything is fine. We test the stiffness of the shocks and they.are bouncy, so its either my shocks.are blown or i need new ball joints. Im leaning towards new shocks
 
Old Oct 4, 2012 | 09:05 PM
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Tonight has been a total fail so far, and I'm sure some of you are secretly enjoying that fact.
 
Old Oct 4, 2012 | 11:06 PM
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God ain't that the truth!



Originally Posted by Sparda1123
I was happy with my V12s before they wore out then there was just no grip, my rears i got only 10k out of but im pretty hard on my tires, my fronts i got on still im probably going to get the life expectancy out of them....
That was my experience as well.
 
Old Oct 4, 2012 | 11:08 PM
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Tonight has been a total fail so far, and I'm sure some of you are secretly enjoying that fact.


Everything ok?
 
Old Oct 4, 2012 | 11:44 PM
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Tonight has been a total fail so far, and I'm sure some of you are secretly enjoying that fact.
Take a breath, take a break and try again with a fresh mind. Working on cars can be frustrating!

Hope it works out

An update on my car:

So state farm came out yesterday actually, said my car was not totalled.. but then the next day said that they are now considering that it might be totaled and my body shop has to fill a form out....a week went by and now they are getting to the same conclusion? Called our agent and got a call from a supervisor to get State Farm to move their a$$es, we have been with them for 30 years and they are giving us headaches freaking guy who hit me insurance totaled it already. If the guy had 15k of insurance id have a new car last weekend lol.
 

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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 01:34 AM
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I'll make you guys feel better! I paid $4.99 a gallon for gas tonight, it was great, best 90 bucks I've spent in a while. The sad part is I was going to get gas on Tuesday morning and it was $4.59 but i decided to wait.
 
Old Oct 5, 2012 | 02:43 AM
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damn... where the heck are you filling up? It's only 4.63 where i fill up
 
Old Oct 5, 2012 | 09:50 AM
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damn... where the heck are you filling up? It's only 4.63 where i fill up

WTH is Cali doing for their gas to be that high?!?
 
Old Oct 5, 2012 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by ishiftinheels
Tonight has been a total fail so far, and I'm sure some of you are secretly enjoying that fact.
Didn't you guys have the UCF game last night?
 


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