Recent content by Rust_Belt_Pete

Toyota ECVT is not even a "transmission" Its a single set of planetary gears. Mechanically speaking this is simpler and more reliable than a manual or automatic transmission.

I drive like a grandma but my cold bite on my Akebono ASP makes me happy. But for me cold bites means winter weather early in the morning. Or did you mean cold bite as in first lap or so in the track?

A vote for a matte finish. I love my wright wrenches. You are in texas so it may not matter here for you but they have these teeth on their wrenches that do a good job of holding rusty hardware.

they are also testing boxy mini vans all electric

Easy way not to retain the talent.

The rust belt people here looking and shaking their heads. Rust causes problems and damage long before you get X amount of miles. For some of us DIY guys we do take them apart grease and clean the rust off once a year and that goes a long way. Here in the rust belt the rust builds behind the...

EBC yellow is high dust

I love wright wrenches and use them but its ko-ken ratchets for me all day long for passenger car work.

With so many hybrids on the road the brakes are shrinking to getting bigger so that is not a concern? Handling? Maybe theoretically if you are doing a track day, if its your daily driver? Not making any meaningful difference.

Looks like it? "Akebono EURO® and Akebono Performance® Ultra-Premium Brake Pads have always met low-copper regulations, from the moment they went to market. Going forward, Akebono ProACT® Ultra-Premium Brake Pads will also meet low-copper requirements, with the majority of the line meeting the...

Are you looking for this particular part number? or this line in general? under which vehicle did you look?

Ko-ken anything. Koken regular 3/8 ratchet with a fixed handle and a stubby flex head body 1/4 with 3/8 anvil. Between those two I can do 99% of stuff on the car.*

Yeah.. Looks like they no longer make them. Really disappointing, lots of other fords use them. Sad but not surprising. People were not buying them probably. I know ill be the first one to complain about manufacturers not making the good stuff or selling inferior products. You know whose fault...

They TTX age great quality but they make the wrong parts for your car or give you wrong hardware

Were yours on a daily driver? Maybe its becasuse I drive like a grandma ? Can't comment on the stopping becasue mine quickly and easily overwhelm my tires and I use fresh DOT4 LV Ford flex 5300 pounds with Michelin crossclimaten2 tires so it's easy to overwhelm the tires.