Thread: Wheel straightening - any consensus?

BAHKACK I think they are old school and they do look good. I got tired of my Chapps and was hunting for something new when Tire Rack announced the TR 1 CM. Looks something like the 6ul, only for 100.00 per wheel, they fit the bill for me. FWIW I like the 0 offset old school look.

You might be able to add sound proofing to the car.

Commonly snow tires are run 3 or 4 pounds higher than summer tires. This will vary from tire to tire and car to car though. Start at 3 pounds over and see how it feels. Adjust a pound or two at a time until it feels best.

The 225/45-17 is a tall tire...the 235/40-17 is closer to stock diameter.

If you want to be sure you don't get into trouble with snow, you better go with some type of A/S tire. Or, you will have to watch the forecast and not drive if there is any chance of snow. I am planning to go with summer tires next time, but I have winter tires and I just put them on with the first forecasted snow. This year, I then took them back off for a couple of weeks of Indian summer, but now they are probably on until Feburary or...

They look pretty hot. (^_^ )

Quote: Originally Posted by jacob300zx I'm from the crowd that says fast is fast, performance is performance, and rice is rice. You just riced out your NA partner... I have an NB. And it's not my track car so it's different. This is my Daily Driver city car. I really like the way the MazdaSpeed Miata's looked. I'm putting that bumer cover on my car when I upgrade the headlights and I'm going to run very similar...

Hub rings are not required. They just (possibly) assist in getting the wheel on the studs. It's the lug nuts being tightened into their seats on the wheel that does the centering. How could a flimsy plastic ring hold the wheel centered?

/drift

Assuming "ideal" storage conditions, what is the shelf life of a tire?