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Old 01-28-02, 08:11 AM
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Talking Daddy likes his new shoes!

Finally dumped the rear piece of **** Nitto tires and replaced them with 275/35/18 Toyo T1-S's.

Balance is 99% perfect now.

1Sick - if you're reading this, suggest you get centering rings on the WEDS like I have and a decent alignment and balance. Worth every penny.

Damn those tires look gooooood too.

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Originally posted by bitkahuna
Finally dumped the rear piece of **** Nitto tires and replaced them with 275/35/18 Toyo T1-S's.

Balance is 99% perfect now.

1Sick - if you're reading this, suggest you get centering rings on the WEDS like I have and a decent alignment and balance. Worth every penny.

Damn those tires look gooooood too.

Hey Bit. Glad to see you are more happy with the GS.

For a while there, it was looking like we were going to loose you from the Lexus extended family. :eek:
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Hey Bit. Glad to see you are more happy with the GS.

For a while there, it was looking like we were going to loose you from the Lexus extended family. :eek:
Thanks Dexter. Between the upside down sway install and the crap tires I was definitely getting discouraged.

Right now though, two thumbs up. The tire place I went to today (REALLY great shop in Atlanta called Butler Tire - they *REALLY* know what they're doing) were drooling over my car.
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As a follow-up, now the sways are good, the balance is good, and the car is more responsive thanks to your ECU reset encouragement, the car's great.

Two issues remain:

1) The sun shade still slips back by itself frequently about 1/2" and then faintly 'ticks' while I drive. Dealer did fix it before, but guess I'll have to ask them to fix it again.

2) The noise of the exhaust is louder than I'd like at part throttle. I'm considering trying some dynamat in the trunk. Worth a shot?
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