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#4318 of 4348 Re: It took a GTO [hippe] / maybe post alignment #s by elias s] by mparis1 Oct 14, 2008 (5:21 am)
Replying to: elias (Oct 12, 2008 3:52 am) GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK.......elias What do you think about the coming CAMERO? Big new LS3 engine.....gas prices falling.....economic depression....so we can drive our big V-8s...to the food lines......if GM survives. Yes, I agree my 2005 grey still gets stares and everybody wants to race me when they come upsides.....still good fun What is GTO Robert upto? what is his latest "pearls"?
#4319 of 4348 2010 camaro by elias Oct 14, 2008 (3:45 pm)
mparis1, I am wild about the new camaro - I've had about 14 browser/PDF windows open on all the new ordering-guide stuff today and have hired bald trapezoid-head security guys to keep me chained to the radiator so i don't go to my nearest chevy dealership to order the 2010 camaro. seriously, i like. aside from the maxxed motor, I'm probably one of two people who would like to see the new GM light-duty diesel in the camaro too. Robert's ls2/ls1 site is doing fine from what i've seen ! TTFN !
#4320 of 4348 Re: It took a GTO [hippe] / maybe post alignment #s [elias] by hippe Oct 18, 2008 (8:05 am)
Replying to: elias (Oct 12, 2008 3:52 am) OK, what happened is I bought the 06. Couldn't pass it up. 2000 miles and in mint condition. Even has some great mods. It has the original 17inch BF Goodrich's on stock rims. Before turning in the 04 my wife decided we should keep it and was willing to help pay for it. So now we have his and hers. Now, back to your question, with the 04 I replaced the back tires at 16K. I put on about 8000 miles a year so this was at two years. The fronts were worn on the inside edge but the rest of the tires had lots of tread left. I had them rotated left to right and got an alignment. At 24K (a year later) the inner edge was worn and I replaced the two fronts. The new tires are the original size and rating and the brand is Rykon and had a great price. It was around $500 for the tires and alignment. As long as they aren't from China I don't care. I go for the rating, not the brand. They are probably Korean. I have 32,000 miles on the car now which means the rears tires have 16,000 on them and the fronts have 8000 and they hardly show any wear. So far there is no abnormal wear in the front and I guess I slowed down a little as the rears still look new. And they handle just as well as the Goodrich's. Needless to say I am very pleased. I hope I didn't get too long winded here. I'll get back with the actual specs next time. Hippe non-chick, that's cool. I kinda like it. But let me introduce myself. Long ago and far away, before Edmunds hosed up my account, I was sputterguy. It's good to see you guys are still around as this place is like a ghost town. I waited a long time for the Challenger to come out but when it came out in barge trim I was so disappointed. I am so happy to have gotten my hands on a low milage 06. Now it's the best of both worlds (no not Miley Cyrus). Replies to this message: elias (Oct 19, 2008 10:15 am) hippe (Oct 20, 2008 5:21 pm)
#4321 of 4348 Re: It took a GTO [hippe] / maybe post alignment #s [elias] [hippe] by elias Oct 19, 2008 (10:15 am)
Replying to: hippe (Oct 18, 2008 8:05 am) cool, glad you like the hippe nonchick concept, maybe better than that previous account name which got hosed. when it rains it pours GTOs on you! niiiice... good to know the tires are working out nicely like mine and also that you find disney-radio (sirius?) unavoidable like me. i'm looking into sirius satellite tv next. no pressure on typing in all those alignment specs, but hey, if you get around to it. ps - selena gomez #1! Replies to this message: hippe (Oct 20, 2008 5:21 pm)
#4322 of 4348 Re: It took a GTO [hippe] / maybe post alignment #s [elias] [hippe] [elias] by hippe Oct 20, 2008 (5:21 pm)
Replying to: elias (Oct 19, 2008 10:15 am) Selena is Hot! Check out Lola, aka Eiza Gonsalez (I think that's how it's spelled) in Si Me Besas. Oh yeah!
#4323 of 4348 alignment specs by hippe Oct 23, 2008 (5:21 pm)
front left right actual/before actual/before camber -.3 / -.2 -.3 / {-.8} caster 8.1 / 8.1 8.7 / 8.7 toe .09 / {-.07} .08 / .04 SAI 13.1/ 13.0 12.8/ 13.2 cross camber .0 / .05 cross caster -.6 / -.6 cross SAI .3 / -.2 total toe .17 / {-.03} rear left right camber -1.5 / -1.5 -1.0 / -1.1 toe .18 / .19 .23 / {-.03} cross camber -.4 / -.4 total toe .41 / .16 thrust angle -.02 / .11 I hope this makes sense to you. The numbers in brackets are the ones that were out of spec. I tried to make them bold or in red but couldn't do it here. It looks like they tried to hit the middle of the range for most of the values. It works good on my car...... Replies to this message: elias (Oct 24, 2008 9:42 am) hippe (Nov 06, 2008 8:36 am) elias (Nov 09, 2008 6:04 am) hippe (Nov 20, 2008 6:17 pm)
#4324 of 4348 Re: alignment specs [hippe] by elias Oct 24, 2008 (9:42 am)
Replying to: hippe (Oct 23, 2008 5:21 pm) thanks hippe... at some point i'm going to find my post with the align #s and compare side-by-side with yours. cheers!
#4325 of 4348 Re: alignment specs [hippe] by hippe Nov 06, 2008 (8:36 am)
Replying to: hippe (Oct 23, 2008 5:21 pm) I just noticed this. I had everything in neat columns, left and right, before and after. When I submitted it I guess it just slammed everything to the left. All the info is there, it's just needs some spacing. thanks Edmunds! Replies to this message: elias (Nov 09, 2008 6:04 am) hippe (Nov 20, 2008 6:17 pm)
#4326 of 4348 Re: alignment specs [hippe] by elias Nov 09, 2008 (6:04 am)
Replying to: hippe (Nov 06, 2008 8:36 am) Hippe, I blame microsoft for anything like that. in other news, my GTO seems even more awesomely aligned now that it's running on $2.50 gasoline instead of $4 gas. If I sell a car to pay my property-tax, maybe I'll sell TDI instead of GTO. Replies to this message: hippe (Nov 20, 2008 6:17 pm)
#4327 of 4348 Re: alignment specs [elias] by hippe Nov 20, 2008 (6:17 pm)
Replying to: elias (Nov 09, 2008 6:04 am) For heaven's sake, don't sell the GTO. Yeah, I think I paid $2.29 or something like that yesterday. Makes you wonder why we paid over $4.00 not to long ago. About two weeks ago my 06 started popping out of first gear. Really freaked me out. I think I mentioned that the dealer I got it from went out of business. I know they would have fixed it no problem. I was afraid the local dealer would void the warranty because of the after market shifter. Some dealers are like that. I'd start out in second gear so at least I could drive it around. Kind of a bummer though. That took the fun out of it. Anyway, I was able to locate the service manager who had taken care of my 04 all these years and who did a good job of it I must say. He is now the service manager at a Chevy dealer which is about 70 miles away. I took it in this week and it turned out that it was the shifter and not the tranny. He fixed it for no charge. So, this story has a happy ending but it could have been a disaster.

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