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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 04:08 PM
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Imstricken are you still selling the vert spoilers in your sig?
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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by weird60625
i really wanted something cordless. thats why i bought this one. if i wanted more torque, i would have spend maybe $100 and gotten their 400+lb gun, but i felt that was over kill, since i dont do suspension work. my 167lb tq has taken off crazy stuck brake bolts, axle bolts, etc/etc.

to be honest, when it comes to expensive power tools, i wouldn't ever stray from the name brand stuff. milwaukee offers a 5yr warranty, and since they have been making tools and quality tools for that matter for so long i know i wont have to rely upon that warranty.

buying things on ebay, is scary enough - but spending $150 on a no name brand, is even scarier. the listing states its a 380 n.m. torque, which is roughly 240lb tq, and thats hard to believe out of a 12v impact. plus it sells you sockets that are not meant for impact guns. those standard sockets will explode under the impacting pressure.

save yourself the headache: by name brand when it comes to power tools. you will thank me later, when in 5years your still using the same impact gun and its serving you well. the only time i buy no name brand or harbor freight power tools is when its like $20-$30 and wont serve under any pressure or stress: buffing wheel(things used once a year lol)
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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Doc750
Imstricken are you still selling the vert spoilers in your sig?
absolutely.
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by KevinBrown
Love those. $1400 for everything including the rims? How? Are those 18s or 19s? Where'd you buy them?
In the 1400s for tires and wheels. Total bill was 1740 including shipping. I want to say the sensors added 240-250. They are 18s. Tried to go as small as I could for better control in the slop. Got them at tire rack.
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by alanz
Look very nice. What kind of tire are they? I am thinking getting a set for winter too, they're essential if you live in upstate NY.
They are Blizzak LM-60s. 18"
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 08:19 AM
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Putting my winter wheels on today. Disappointing since it means 4 months of cold and no top down.
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Old Nov 27, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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nice setup
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 12:59 PM
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Midseason update: I've driven through a number of days with several inches of snow. Some where the temps were single digits and nothing works to get the roads totally clear. The tires are phenomenal. I go right along in conditions that have many other people sliding. Really the only thing that would be an issue would be a major accumulation due to ground clearance. Otherwise I love driving this car in pretty much all conditions.
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Old Jan 25, 2013 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by stoney
Midseason update: I've driven through a number of days with several inches of snow. Some where the temps were single digits and nothing works to get the roads totally clear. The tires are phenomenal. I go right along in conditions that have many other people sliding. Really the only thing that would be an issue would be a major accumulation due to ground clearance. Otherwise I love driving this car in pretty much all conditions.
Does your vert have the sport package? Can you fit winter wheels and snows over the four piston sport brakes.?
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Old Jan 26, 2013 | 03:03 AM
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Coupe owner here, 18 inch wheels with lm-60s all around, no issues at all with sport brakes. Also... I'll second the OPs comments, amazing combo for snow. Kicks the crap out of most things on the road as long as you're dealing with < 4-5 inches of snow or so.
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Old Jan 26, 2013 | 05:02 AM
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Winter rubber tech is amazing now adays. I went a diffrent direction with my winter setup. My g37 is in the garage when it snows and I drive the wife mitsubishi outlander.
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Old Jan 30, 2013 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by mgmoreau
Does your vert have the sport package? Can you fit winter wheels and snows over the four piston sport brakes.?
I don't have the sport package so someone else would need to answer that. I'm not sure you'd be able to step down to 18s.
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