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When you say all new components, does that include any applicable rubber suspension bushings? What you describe sounds like some sort of transmission/diff/engine mount that is torquing when you gas on or gas off...easier for me to visualize in a FWD vehicle but difficult to see where this would...

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Originally Posted By: The Critic Otherwise I would look hard at the new Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3. When will it be available? Michelin keeps pushing back the release date. I asked my manager the other day since Michelin says July, usually we get the product...

Out of those two tires, I'd personally lean more towards the YK580 partially for it's asymmetrical design and also that it uses relatively newer tire technologies compared to some other offerings that Yokohama makes, exclusive tires or not. However, at that price range, I'd consider the Pirelli...

I started going to an independent alignment shop [Bill's Alignment and Brake in Manteca] about two years ago [how I met him is that took it to a shop in town before him that said my pull was due to tires, the shop crossed the fronts, still had the problem and an even more un-level steering wheel...

Originally Posted By: NHGUY The pattern should be non directional,not circular like a phonograph record.Bet they dont seat in well with the pads at all. I would generally agree with this, however, my recent purchase of Raybestos Advanced Technology rotors did not come with a cross-hatch...

My thinking behind the Toyota filter is that if Toyota/Lexus use their own cartridge filter for it's factory service of 10k OCI, then it's good enough for your 10k DIY. Besides a multitude of other variables, I don't think Toyota would have necessarily started specifying 10k OCI if their own...

For the oil filter I would stick with the factory Toyota cartridge filter. You can usually get them at your local Toyota dealer for $3.99 with coupon or a 10-pack on ebay for about $47 shipped, some sellers include new teflon/metal washers as well [which is great because dealers will charge you...

What size tires are you running on that 17x8? I like the way it's pretty much flush in the rear fender well as far as I can tell from the pictures, but the front one sticks out a little too much for my tastes. I'm not sure how much camber the front of Maxima's have but for me it'd either be...

I have them on my sister's Mazda3 and on my Mazda6, both stock sizes. They ride well, seem to wear well, hold air well, the steering response is better than the ASX they replaced on my Mazda6 and are fairly quiet when new. They also give me great wet traction. I actually got tires about three...

If his stock tires had a different load rating than his current 91, wouldn't pressures need to be different and not necessarily because of a change in tire size [for the most part moving to a different size tire will change the load rating of course]? For example, say the stock placard was 89H...

Originally Posted By: OVERKILL Originally Posted By: whizbyu It is a 996. The alignment is factory spec. Every 996/911 has this issue. Almost all the wear is on the inside 1/3 of the tire. And you say you don't track the car at all right? Because a good alignment shop should be able to dial...

My goodness. That. Is. Amazing.

Originally Posted By: vq35de_touring Thanks guys, ima try the iridiums. There actually cheaper. Do keep in mind that with the Iridium IX from NGK, I believe these do not come with a precious metal pad on the ground electrode. They will not last as long as the 'premium' iridium plugs with a...

If your plugs require removal of more than just a plastic engine beauty cover to access the plugs, such as the intake manifold, I'd highly recommend going with the factory long life Laser Platinum or better yet the Laser Iridiums if they're available in your application; I've found that...

Good post gaijinnv. The door placard is not necessarily applicable if the new tires are not of the OE load rating. For example, my Mazda6 originally came with 94W rated tires in 235/45R18 and door placard says 32psi for this tire size in that load rating to safely carry the load of the vehicle...

Originally Posted By: jdmstr22 Originally Posted By: volk06 Thats an expensive filter if your just using dino OCIs unless you are using it for more than 1 OCI. What will your OCI be? What kind of car/engine? If its a shorter OCI, synthetic will probably not benefit you. Use which ever one is...

Originally Posted By: 345hemi Thanks Chris for that info! No problem! I suppose the only time I wouldn't want to mix is if I wanted to establish a baseline for oil analysis on one particular oil; if problems showed up in a report with a mix, it'd be hard for me to discern whether the mixed oil...

Originally Posted By: rfeir Please note that all filament bulbs get significantly less bright over time. It is a real good idea to change out all your signal and headlight bulbs that have been in use over 5 years or so if you want to retain design output levels. Halogen technology slows down...

Here's the link to raxles Raxles, sorry, I should have put that in my first reply. To the OP, hats off to you, rebuilding a CV joint or replacing the boot is something that for some reason just seems much too daunting of a task when it comes to working on the car.

Originally Posted By: stephen9666 Originally Posted By: tommygunn Do the rotor hats have any good anti-rust coating? The Centric Premium is the best rotor since the hat has a black coating on it to prevent rust. Which means you'll actually be able to take the wheels off later. If you follow...