Recent content by ChrisW

At my work we have the Hunter Roadforce Elite and it does wonders on being able to detect assemblies that are out of round. That is, if the operator knows how to properly use the machine's abilities (our machine does not have the straigh-track feature). I have found that through personal...

I just went from quietcast to Raybestos EHT pads on my Mazda6 and am happy with the change. Better initial bite and better modulation when braking from speed. Dust has been minimal, however, they're still breaking in. The quietcast were certainly smooth brakes, but I feel the EHT are even...

Out of those two I'd choose the DWS06. Perhaps the PZero All Season Plus if the price was better and it were available. When the All Season plus was first introduced, I noticed or felt that Pirelli wasn't heavily featuring the tire, and it seemed whenever I called Pirelli to check stock/order...

A rapid loss of air at freeway speeds can cause that. It'd be interesting to have a full photo of the entire tread to see if a puncture occurred in the tread or perhaps in the sidewall/shoulder, however, with that much damage to the tire's sidewall it'd be pretty difficult to determine that...

I measured the Strada's tread depth at a solid 11/32 (this was with two different sizes, 205/55R16 and 215/60R16 and speed ratings V and H). Same size in the P7+ was measuring at 10/32. I know that the YK580, which is a Yokohama exclusive to DT/AT, also starts off at 11/32. Right now I have...

I'd be surprised of any factory literature that says nitrogen is a requirement for the tires. The notion that some dealers will not budge on nitrogen on the sticker price reminds me of me being picky about the dealership's decals on the rear of the cars; if it's on there and they won't take it...

Originally Posted By: Errtt ... ...FYI - I noticed they (DT) have a new DT low cost tire called "Arizonian Silver Edition III". If I was on a tight budget I would have considered them, if budget was tight. From what I can tell, the AZS-III appears to be based off the new Cooper CS3 tire. Most...

From what I understand, the MXM4 is more of a performance/summer-like all season tire geared toward handling and grip. The MXV4 is more a Grand Touring tire; geared toward ride/comfort/noise. I believe that the Premier line is supposed to eventually phase the MXV4 and MXM4 out. I've seen the...

DT/AT/DTD is getting a new Pathfinder AT tire made by Hankook. From what I've seen so far, it looks close in tread pattern to the Laufenn AT (and the Hankook ATM, though less much so). I like them better then the outgoing Kumho made Pathfinder. The Laufenn tires are in an entry level category...

This is the one I have 909 The Crimper and I've found it to work very well on the 3M style butt splices/ends, insulated or non. Fairly inexpensive at Home Depot (it's found with the other channel lock tools, not in the electrical aisle). Which Klein tool did you see? They seem to make several.

And it looks like they've updated their product page, which is odd because just when I first posted this, it was still showing their old stuff: http://prestone.com/products/antifreeze_coolant/product_list

D'oh, looks like there's a QR code on the front. I scanned the QR using my phone: http://prestone.com/gen_2_landing_page?select_region=1&qr=1

Saw this the other day at Walmart. I don't know if it's been posted here yet? Front: Back:

My choice would be in this order in the 225/45R19 size: Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 Yokohama Advan Sport A/S and then it'd be a toss up between the Kumho Ecsta Plat and the General G-Max AS-03. It's too bad Mazda chose to go 7.5" wide on the 19" wheel instead of a more common 8" width. If the...

I should add that I'm not sure if there is that much of a clearance issue between the NA and NB Miatas, so you may have to do some work to fit the 15x8 at 20mm or the 15x9 at 36mm.