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When you have a choice, get Energy Suspension's black bushings instead of red. They have carbon black coloring them and it slightly lubes them. I also experienced squeak from some non-black poly bushings, and it comes and goes, usually comes in cold weather but didn't come back last winter so...

You surely aren't holding something up with the jack that should be On Jack Stands Instead, freeing up the jack to... umm.. jack. I get it if you mean you are using the vehicle's factory crank screw scissor (?) jack and don't have a hydraulic floor jack. Anyway, knowing the Sunfire and...

Your sig is ironic. I once had a history teacher, 40 years ago, that was mentally ill and thought she was still a cheerleader for the highschool she taught at (despite being about 58 y/o), and she really had it in for me because I was a rebel that didn't fit into her mindset of what "good kids"...

Yeah, wrong terminology being used. Might be better to back up and focus on what you're trying to accomplish. A battery or gasoline has potential energy. Some people seem to misuse/invent terms to call static what is a steady state draw without additional load. Dynamic just means the...

You're right but it's doing both. When FPS is lower, it reduces work for the CPU too. My solution is don't game on a laptop. I'm only using one instead of a desktop when traveling and then I usually have more/other things to do instead of gaming. I could see doing it if I were a college kid...

What model year and wheel size though? There was an era where cars had Little Wheels (for their size compared to today), which resulted in less clearance for larger rotors, making brakes weaker unless you used pads with a lot of bite. In particular I had some GM full sized sedans in the late...

The issue with Syl-Glyde and many of the others with a castor oil or petroleum base oil is their longevity is much shorter than a true silicone paste lube. However if switching to silicone, the old lube needs cleaned out which is fairly easy with brake clean or even gasoline, but once you put...

Exactly the same or just the same ingredients but % or range of % differs? If % differs, they may be using more of the more expensive ingredient in the more expensive product?

Because manufacturers want to produce competitive specs, but that doesn't tell you how much wear and tear it's putting on the product or what repair cost or effort is needed later, or if parts will even be available when the time comes. I'm sure they want the product to outlast the warranty...

I have no way to test every product out there on the same vehicle over same period of time and environment, so I can't say for certain whether the anti-seize you use is better or worse, only that the Raybestos DBL-2T has been working fine and is the same lube I used for other brake grease...

I wouldn't try to fit 3/4" semi-hardwood in a hedge trimmer even if it fits. The times I have to trim 3/4" dense wood are seldom enough that I can usually use hand loppers or a recip saw once to cut to their final height/length and then in subsequent seasons I am only cutting younger, much...

^ I put silicone paste grease (formerly used anti-seize instead) on the hub, keeps hub rust reduced as well as allowing easy removal of uncoated rotors. I'm also in the rust belt.

See my post just a minute before yours. You can get a $10 store credit at Autozone.

Auto parts stores often charge more for the same thing / different brand label. They have their overhead, to maintain a physical store that only sells auto parts. I stopped buying parts at local auto parts stores long ago except for two situations. 1) Autozone sometimes has a competitive...

I should add for those who aren't aware, that if you have some random *qualifying* (normal automotive) battery, that you aren't due a core charge refund on from the seller, you can recycle it at Autozone and get a $10 store credit. I've done that a few times...

Yes it does seem excessive, but what are they charging for the battery? I haven't priced group 24 recently but would suspect Walmart or Costco have same/equivalent cheaper. I can appreciate if Advance Auto is closer, but most of us in the US have a Walmart not too far away. Here, I can even...

The lead can be reclaimed to use in new batteries. It seems like another case where inflation rose faster than actual costs, but the cost to mine more lead, probably went up too. I don't really mind, I mean I do, but not THAT much, since I'm returning the core to get the money back. I never...

^ I do not understand. Who buys a new part then leaves it outside in the open to rust? Why would it even be carried out there and placed where it is?

?? For science? Think they used them for F250 in late '90s, F150 early '00s, and still on their heavy duty payload package till about 10 years ago, and also some vans of the era.

Leave them on the dining room table then you can polish them daily before dinner. ;) Kidding aside, they may have already sat in a warehouse for years. They'll be fine as long as not stored outdoors, while not in a sealed bag. A very tiny bit of surface rust from indoor storage is nothing...