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[bcredeur97]

How much does a shop normally charge to mount 4 tires to wheels and for a 4 wheel alignment?

for me it's about $100 to have 4 tires installed an balanced.

 

alignment is usually around $80

 

 

*Very Important* when you get an alignment, ask for a report. This ensure three things:

1. That they actually do the alignment

2. They do it properly

3. you will know if something is potentially wrong with your suspension afterwards

[RevoltTrain]

for me it's about $100 to have 4 tires installed an balanced.

 

alignment is usually around $80

 

 

*Very Important* when you get an alignment, ask for a report. This ensure three things:

1. That they actually do the alignment

2. They do it properly

3. you will know if something is potentially wrong with your suspension afterwards

When I get the car I'm going to be doing a fully new suspension, so that's not a worry of mine

[bcredeur97]

When I get the car I'm going to be doing a fully new suspension, so that's not a worry of mine

that's what I do when I buy a used car >100K miles too.

 

New struts, check all the bushings and ball joints, replace everything that's broken and get an alignment.

 

like a brand new car, everytime.

[RevoltTrain]

that's what I do when I buy a used car >100K miles too.

 

New struts, check all the bushings and ball joints, replace everything that's broken and get an alignment.

 

like a brand new car, everytime.

Going for coilovers over here

[bcredeur97]

Going for coilovers over here

even better

[RevoltTrain]

Pretty interesting video:

 

[Cwazywazy]

 

Muh 50cc China scoot. Bought it cheap and have been fixing it up. Replaced the carb (<$20. Gotta love cheap China parts.) which fixed the major problems which were flooding/hard to start/not idling. I put in a "racing" CDI just to remove the rev limiter and I plan on removing the variator washer which limits top end speed. (I assume it has one.) Also I still need to buy the parts to fix the speedometer and fuel gauge. The speedo failed a long time ago and the odo shows 450 so all I know is that it's got more than 450 on it. I plan to sell it in the spring or maybe later depending on how much money I have by then, then I'll get a car. (I would get a motorcycle but my parents are mean.) I also changed all the fluids which was pretty easy since it has two fluids and takes not even a quart of oil. The previous owner did overfill the oil (Like over a quart was in the crankcase) so that's bad, but it seems to run happily. Fires right up when stone cold. (Before the carb change it took about a minute of cranking or minutes of whaling on the kick start to get it going.)

[bcredeur97]

Pretty interesting video:

 

-snip-

yeah.... not buying a range rover unless it has a ∞ warranty lol

[RevoltTrain]

Good news:

 

I talked my friend out of getting a Civic hatch and talked him into a NA Miata

[RevoltTrain]

yeah.... not buying a range rover unless it has a ∞ warranty lol

Never buying a Range Rover, ever.

 

I don't like cars that are status symbols to non car people

 

If I ever shelled out serious cash for a SUV it would be the Model X

[AlwaysFSX]

Never buying a Range Rover, ever.

 

I don't like cars that are status symbols to non car people

 

If I ever shelled out serious cash for a SUV it would be the Model X

You literally cannot buy any car in existence then.

[RevoltTrain]

You literally cannot buy any car in existence then.

Referring to status symbol cars that normal people see and they think that I have all sorts of money.

[RevoltTrain]

I need it:

 

[chaozbandit]

I need it:

 

 

Would rather have this

 

[AlwaysFSX]

Well that's a safe design for the 2018 Expedition.. Just take a current Expedition and shove the new F-150 front end on it.

 

[MEC-777]

@bcredeur97 @techswede

 

"Take a slow car" he says

"It'll be fun" he says

 

I feel like you just don't like me being in front of you

 

 

Last night was fun tho. Editing these videos together... ehh.

 

 

LOL

 

Yeah... you know the old saying, "do as I say, not as I do"? Sometimes racing "clean" and "fast" gets a little boring...

 

That drift session was too much fun. Beat the living snot out of that Evo, lol.

[AlwaysFSX]

Thats like the paint from the post about the camaro. I didn't realise that it was a tipical thing for the concept cars.

 

EDIT: Does it look a little wider that the current one to anyone else? Looking at the tail lights and rear windshield?

Looks like the same width, just that the front fenders are more rounded towards the hood. Yeah concept vehicle in testing usually have pads and funky camo to throw off lines so it's much harder to see but it looks like Ford just doesn't give a shit this time around, it's kinda obvious what they did.

[techswede]

Soo.. This happened.. Thats me in the lotus

 

 

My first race with bcredeur97 and MEC-777

[bcredeur97]

well @techswede you beat me to it.

 

But ill post it anyway:

 

How to beat a Lotus formula car and a RUF GT3 Car with a 1 series.

 

 

[bcredeur97]

@MEC-777 and @chaozbandit

 

I found this on the interwebs when looking into FFB improvements. Haven't tried it yet but worth checking out:

http://forum.projectcarsgame.com/showthread.php?22938-Jack-Spade-FFB-Tweaker-Files

 

 

Also for G27, increase the deadzone range in FFB calibration to about .15. It'll help you feel some of the smaller bumps.

 

The DFGT setting im using is 0.07 for this. Helped a lot. 

G25 is also a little different, supposedly you only need to set it to 0.03 for it.

[chaozbandit]

@MEC-777 and @chaozbandit

I found this on the interwebs when looking into FFB improvements. Haven't tried it yet but worth checking out:

http://forum.projectcarsgame.com/showthread.php?22938-Jack-Spade-FFB-Tweaker-Files

Also for G27, increase the deadzone range in FFB calibration to about .15. It'll help you feel some of the smaller bumps.

The DFGT setting im using is 0.07 for this. Helped a lot.

G25 is also a little different, supposedly you only need to set it to 0.03 for it.

LOL I've been using Jack's tweaker for the past month, definitely less noticeable clipping than default but still not as good of a steering feel than what I had in Assetto Corsa. Using the 6th profile, classic and bump.

Funny story I linked @MEC-777 a week ago about this but appreciate the reminder

Top tip is get adjusted to the tweak asap before you start messing with car setup lol.

[AlexStriz]

After watching the new MCM i really want a Beetle...

 

 

 

If you had a Beetle, how would you make it?

[MEC-777]

@MEC-777 and @chaozbandit

 

I found this on the interwebs when looking into FFB improvements. Haven't tried it yet but worth checking out:

http://forum.projectcarsgame.com/showthread.php?22938-Jack-Spade-FFB-Tweaker-Files

 

 

Also for G27, increase the deadzone range in FFB calibration to about .15. It'll help you feel some of the smaller bumps.

 

The DFGT setting im using is 0.07 for this. Helped a lot. 

G25 is also a little different, supposedly you only need to set it to 0.03 for it.

LOL I've been using Jack's tweaker for the past month, definitely less noticeable clipping than default but still not as good of a steering feel than what I had in Assetto Corsa. Using the 6th profile, classic and bump.

Funny story I linked @MEC-777 a week ago about this but appreciate the reminder

Top tip is get adjusted to the tweak asap before you start messing with car setup lol.

 

Yep. Using classic and bump profile as well.

 

PCmasterrace ftw!

[chaozbandit]

After watching the new MCM i really want a Beetle...

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you had a Beetle, how would you make it?

 

But for $15,000 you could buy a tube chassis from Factory Five and have them fit it with either the EJ25 out of a GD Impreza or the EcoBoost from the mustang!

 

 

[MEC-777]

After watching the new MCM i really want a Beetle...

 

 

-snip-

 

 

 

 

If you had a Beetle, how would you make it?

 

Beetles will always be one of my all time favorites.

 

I'd probably make a sleeper, autocross/road course track beast. And turbocharged of course.