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  1. Nathan

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    #2 Nathan, Sep 11, 2009
    Actually Discount Tire is correct on the torque value.

    1st gen cars with the 12mm bolts are torqued to 88ft/lbs

    2nd gen cars with the 14mm bolts are torqued to 103ft/lbs
     
  2. Dwight

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    #3 Dwight, Sep 12, 2009
    I AGREE

    Yup, I knew that. The comment was aimed at the dealer :)incazzato:), not at Discount Tires. Been going to them since '78. Good people and prices.
     
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    #4 old81, Sep 12, 2009
    How did the tires scrub? Better now after a nice run up Palomar Mt. road?

    How is the road noise after the scrubbing?
     
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    #5 Dwight, Sep 12, 2009
    All Scrubbed Up

    By the time I had 20mi. on them that new-tire greasy feel was gone. The Mt. run was great with virtually no tire noise compared to the RFs. They would whine pretty good on that road. Sadly, I can't say the same for Palomar Mt. itself. Nearly half of of it burned in the big fires of 2007. :frown5:
     
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    #6 Rixter, Sep 16, 2009
    Added protection from curb-rash

    About a month after I got Spike, I ended up scraping the curb :cryin: and incuring some curb rash. I've been way more careful since. Somebody mentioned that going from the 205/45/R17 to the 215/45/R17 would provide a bit more protection. Is that true? I imagine that the tire protection is so minimal that its hardly worth noting.

    What did you notice?
     
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    #7 Dwight, Sep 17, 2009
    Rim Protector


    The Goodyear GT has a rim protector molded into the side wall bead. It looks like it will work, but I don't plan to test it. I clipped my right rear twice the first week I had Beelzebub! :mad2:
     
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    #8 mini_racer, Sep 18, 2009
    The 215/45-17 RE01s I have give significantly more protection than the 205/45-17 OEM rubber. Every little bit helps. Also check, not only the 'size' of the tire, but the specified dimensions of the tire, tires of the same 'size' can measure very differently.
     
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    #9 Rixter, Sep 18, 2009
    Hmm that's interesting. I thought every 205 or 215 (or whatever) had the same width measurement. Well there's a set of Bridgestone's that I had my eye on. Not the greatest performer but a good all-round tire
     
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    #10 Rixter, Sep 18, 2009
    I think you should test out the rim protector and see if it works or not :rolleyes:
     
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    #11 mini_racer, Sep 18, 2009
    Yeah, drift into some curbs sideways at increasing speeds and take pics after each smack. That way we will all know just how good those rim protectors really are. :smilewinkgrin:
     
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    #12 Dwight, Sep 24, 2009

    Sounds interesting, you go first! :ihih:
     
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    #13 old81, Sep 25, 2009
    Always someone wanting a picture. :devil:
     
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    #14 Rixter, Sep 25, 2009
    Hey no fair, I don't have no fancy rim protectors :prrr:
     
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    #15 Rixter, Sep 25, 2009
    Ya, exactly. This thread is useless w/o pix! :popcorn:
     
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    #16 orangecrush, Oct 5, 2009
    Tires with rim protectors built in look a little ugly but they serve a good purpose. I personally don't worry about it... hardly any place to parallel park here.

    Mark