Tie Rod End Or More?
From : Annonymous
Q: on wed 4 jul 2007 103825 -0400 tbone tbonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote on tue 3 jul 2007 210747 -0400 tbone tbonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote on tue 3 jul 2007 080638 -0400 tbone tbonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote on mon 02 jul 2007 202653 gmt snoman admin@snoman.com wrote on mon 02 jul 2007 193054 gmt theguy@whatever.net wrote how many times do you have to here that this type of studded tire is a good compromise between the gripping power of studs on ice and the loss of traction on wet roads. you do understand what compromise means...right let me explain it to you. while this type of studded tire doesnt have the same gripping power on ice as a full studded tire it also doesnt suffer as badly as a fully studded tire on wet road which is the compromise. i also said before it depends on your driving style if the reduced traction of this type of studded tire is going to adversely effect you under normal driving conditions. tom these friggin studded tires are one thing dangerous. the ones i had were side and staggered they sucked they were dangerous. you talk about traction but ya have to get the damn thing stopped as well. i would attribute much of this to yuor driving style. someone who buys a top line vette a ford lightening and an srt8 doesnt exactly do it to drive like a little old lady. i would say that you push your vehicles from time to time and in that case studded tires can prove to be dangerous. did it ever dawn on you that having owned and driven the cars you listed that i might just know how to drive at the limit of the capabilities of each one dont you think that it might transfer over to plowing snow and thus the limit of the tires as well nah probably didnt. heres a clue for you thats why i advocate the blizzak. they work. anyway t
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From : tom lawrence
the most common cause of this is as you suspected a low refrigerant charge. thanks. now im debating on fixing it myself to know its done properly or letting dodge take a shot at it since its under warranty. -- nathan in montana http//concealedcarryforum.com http//1911talk.com http//hipowertalk.com http//glockcarry.com .
From : Annonymous
roy wrote anybody have any good info on them which is better and so on. would like opinion based on fact not supposition. tia toyota has the best reviews but honda is cheaper and good quality. but i really do not see the purpose of the hybrids. they command a hefty premium in price that will never be recouped from gas savings. .
From : azwiley1
roy wrote anybody have any good info on them which is better and so on. would like opinion based on fact not supposition. tia toyota has the best reviews but honda is cheaper and good quality. but i really do not see the purpose of the hybrids. they command a hefty premium in price that will never be recouped from gas savings. and resale will be absolutely horrid when they reach the end of the typical battery life. based upon the current state of the art i would avoid hybrids like the plague... toyota will soon find that paybacks are hell.... jmho mike .
From : beryl
on jul 6 310 pm beryl terra...@coolbits.net wrote tom lawrence wrote i looked online at various part suppliers and cant find any reference to a drag link as a part you can buy. is it called something else or am i only replacing the ball joints on the drag link sorry i dont mean to be a pain and appriciate all the help youre given me but as usual im a bit confused. yeah thats because they call them all tie-rod ends. to me a tie rod connects between the steering knuckles - a drag link connects from the pitman arm to either a steering knuckle or a tie rod. but whats in a name anyhow youve got a few options. spicer part# 4101058b service grade for about $52 spicer part# 4101058 professional grade for about $100 moog part# ds1309 for about $103 or ac delco part# 45a3058 for about $127. if it were me id go the $52 version myself. all prices/part numbers fromhttp//www.rockauto.com use discount code rockval6 for an additional 5% discount expires 7/15/2007- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - wow that was very conciderate of you to provide that for the op! .
From : Annonymous
i looked online at various part suppliers and cant find any reference to a drag link as a part you can buy. is it called something else or am i only replacing the ball joints on the drag link sorry i dont mean to be a pain and appriciate all the help youre given me but as usual im a bit confused. yeah thats because they call them all tie-rod ends. to me a tie rod connects between the steering knuckles - a drag link connects from the pitman arm to either a steering knuckle or a tie rod. but whats in a name anyhow youve got a few options. spicer part# 4101058b service grade for about $52 spicer part# 4101058 professional grade for about $100 moog part# ds1309 for about $103 or ac delco part# 45a3058 for about $127. if it were me id go the $52 version myself. all prices/part numbers from http//www.rockauto.com .
From : tom lawrence
how long have you lived out here in oregon studs seem to be pretty valuable in the ice which is a more common thing out here than snow is. and even with snow we end up with a crust of ice on top and snow tires on ice are pretty worthless. studs are nice. alot of times it is either studs or chains or no go. we chose studs. chains are a major pia. the nice thing with studded tires is when the weather changes which it does everey couple of days in oregon you can just take the studded tires off and put the highway tires on and go. i have lived in s. oregon for 43 years and ice is not a problem here. in the mountain passes i have used chains on a two wheel drive on occasion. the columbia river gorge high desert area or pendelton area may have the ice problem you describe. just how long have you lived out here in oregon the majority of orgonians do not need or use studded tires. in case you didnt notice this is a very large state. heck ill bet they dont need them on the 300 miles of coastline either. my original comments were in reference to people running studded tires in area where there is absolutely no need for them. if traveling to an area where they are needed take chains and quit chewing up the roads. .