MY F'D UP TIRES BEFORE REPLACEMENT YESTERDAY..

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:27 am

The bolt stuck in my right rear...

The tires were SO bald after 2 weeks with a -2.5 camber that I couldn't even get the car up my custom-redwood ramps without a fat burnout...

Now I have some pretty-new Yokahama Parada Spec-II's....yay

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:55 am

I did the same thing on my way to get my Dunlops Mounted. Went through the gate at my apartment and ran over a Ratchet and it went all the way into the tire. I didnt have my Spare in the car so I drove 2 miles to the Shop. Good thing it made a good seal and ta good thing the ratchet didnt damage the rim.

I think it was an omen because later that day the tire shop ran a F-150 into the back of my car.

OB · Post by OB » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:16 pm

paradas are sick what did u pay for those! my buddy runs em on his prelude and i think he said they cost 200 ea. did u get your alignment and everything fixed i take it?

Kevin_GP · Post by **Kevin_GP** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:20 pm

I hope you fixed that camber problem before you put on those pretty new tires. That bolt looked pretty nasty. Its about time for me too get new tires too.

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:22 pm

Yes..I got the alignment all done. It was at -2.5+ at all for wheels!

Now its at 1.0 as per the ACR alignment specs...the car feels KILLER now! yay..

OB · Post by OB » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:35 pm

dude how does it handle with that whole setup now! come take me for a ride mang!!!!

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:39 pm

I drove in through the hills this a.m. and the car is a beast. I didn't have a chance to get too crazy but I hung some familiar corners and it is a completely different animal and will take some getting used to.
I'll keep you posted dude.

OB · Post by OB » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:41 pm

I bet it is! once u get used to that youre gonna be fast in the corners. do u every drive downhill/canyons? with the tune your car has it seems like a good candidate for some downhill grip driving. when we meet up i want a ride in the beast ok?!

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:04 pm

Yep. I cruise canyons/hills everyday home from work. Uphill/downhill/off-camber corners, flowy s-curves, and even a chicane-like corner that you can float through on one or two wheels..
The meet is gonna' be really cool for chechin' out other peole's cars man!

neonpla · Post by **neonpla** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:15 pm

gram,

what are you struts set to?

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:16 pm

I am six turns/clicks off of FULL-Hardness all the way around.

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:17 pm

grambo wrote:Yep. I cruise canyons/hills everyday home from work. Uphill/downhill/off-camber corners, flowy s-curves, and even a chicane-like corner that you can float through on one or two wheels..
The meet is gonna' be really cool for chechin' out other peole's cars man!

This is one of those Posts that makes me wish I would have my car in California

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:24 pm

^no doubt man....you'll be in no condition to be driving anyway...............

OB · Post by OB » Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:33 pm

LMAO!!!

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:02 pm

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:43 pm

hehe, glad you got the alignment done... i screamed NOOOO when i saw the title...

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:10 am

^haha, thanks for the concern.

Yeah, the new rubber is in teh bottom pic. I washed the car last night.....all those black spots and debris are "rubber dust" from teh old tires..the car was covered...even in the door/hood/trunk sills and stuff

apk2k6 · Post by **apk2k6** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:30 pm

I'm thinking I need an alignment too haha, around 80+ mph my steering wheel shakes like crazy. This means alignment right?

I heard yokahama makes some pretty good tires.

Kevin_GP · Post by **Kevin_GP** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:47 pm

The shake could mean your wheels are off balanced, or theres that washer on one of your wheel lugs ussually.

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:56 pm

apk2k6 wrote:I'm thinking I need an alignment too haha, around 80+ mph my steering wheel shakes like crazy. This means alignment right?

Alignments mostly fix your car from pulling to one direction, like if you let go of the wheel it'd start going left or right on a straight highway.

What it sounds like you need is a really accurate balancing. OR if you have aftermarket rims, take this little beauty off:

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:34 pm

Could be bad tires too.

apk2k6 · Post by **apk2k6** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:32 pm

Probably just needs a balance then, because I don't think it turns when I let go.

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:37 pm

LOL no one takes off brake clips. Thats the one thing no one does and it helps alot

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:03 pm

wow...look at the camber in that 2nd pic

dominiaa · Post by **dominiaa** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:07 pm

orangeblastsxt wrote:paradas are sick what did u pay for those! my buddy runs em on his prelude and i think he said they cost 200 ea. did u get your alignment and everything fixed i take it?

Iv'e got the same yoko's they cost 82 a piece on tire rack. Got'em mounted and balanced for 60. They handle great. look pretty bad ass to. Hey Grambo did the tread pattern throw you off. I was like whoa, why are they going the same way, researched it and found out it didn't matter. Makes it easier to rotate them.

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:12 am

^thats good to know.

refect · Post by **refect** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:55 pm

sounds badass. hey gram how do you like the paradas 2s? i was thinkin bout switchin from my neo gens to them, but wasnt sure...

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:58 pm

^ the ParadaII's are cool so far. I can't get em' to break loose. (I am still learning how to shift again with the new shifter though so we'll see..)