After 4 trial and error, i need some tire suggestions!
#16
Gabe,
Still using the stock 18" rims. I thought long and hard about aftermarket rims. But, it seemed that all the aftermarket rims I liked (and were within a "realistic" budget), looked so similar to the stock rims. I guess I just really like the stock rims, and once I found out what size tires I could put on, I was ok with them.
The CA roads do suck. I live in the Bay Area, and my commute on 101 and over the Sunol grade grinds my teeth to the gums.
dbl0busa
Still using the stock 18" rims. I thought long and hard about aftermarket rims. But, it seemed that all the aftermarket rims I liked (and were within a "realistic" budget), looked so similar to the stock rims. I guess I just really like the stock rims, and once I found out what size tires I could put on, I was ok with them.
The CA roads do suck. I live in the Bay Area, and my commute on 101 and over the Sunol grade grinds my teeth to the gums.
dbl0busa
#17
alignment
Originally Posted by racer99
I have an early 03 6MT - at 18K I replaced the rear Pilots, and when the car was in for service complained about tire noise. I was told "perf. tires". I took at look at the fronts at about 20, and realized the inside had some significant feathering. At 22K, in for service I had them look at the car. Needs alignment. So I say do it. I get a call that the left side camber is excessive (approx. .5 deg. more neg. that factory max) and has the car hit anything? It had not, and I suggested they look at the wheels, etc. so they could see that there was no damage (nuless my wife did it). In the end, they had to take the car to the body shop and do some bending to get the camber right. They charged me less than the cost of an alignment in the end. I am not dissatisfied, but now at 24K it is time for new front skins. Has anyone else had a car off alignment from the factory? (the car drove straight- unless extreme, camber does not result in the car pulling, toe does that.)
I also cannot tell you it was like that from the factory. Usually what happens to vehicles being shipped from Japan is they are put on ships and reefed down tight on the shipping hooks to prevent cargo shift and that can cause changes in the suspension/steering, requiring a new alignment. I know there is a TSB on the pulling to the right issue.
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