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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 05:29 AM
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Well, last night I came out of one of my buddies house and noticed my right rear tire was flat. I put some air in it and drive back to my shop. Once I get the car up on the lift, I see a nail in the tire. I figured that wasn't so bad but then I noticed that I had several busted belts on the tire from driving it flat. This is the 3rd time this has happened. So this time the wheels arent going back on until my next mods are done. They are: 1) send wheels off to CalChrome to be fixed and rechromed
2) order 4 new tires
3) order tire pressure monitering system so this wont happen again....

Now a few questions, anyone know where I can buy a tire pressure monitering system that displays inside the car? And does anyone have any decent winter wheel/tire combinations for sale cheap?
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 08:18 AM
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Originally posted by aasc300
Well, last night I came out of one of my buddies house and noticed my right rear tire was flat. I put some air in it and drive back to my shop. Once I get the car up on the lift, I see a nail in the tire. I figured that wasn't so bad but then I noticed that I had several busted belts on the tire from driving it flat. This is the 3rd time this has happened. So this time the wheels arent going back on until my next mods are done. They are: 1) send wheels off to CalChrome to be fixed and rechromed
2) order 4 new tires
3) order tire pressure monitering system so this wont happen again....

Now a few questions, anyone know where I can buy a tire pressure monitering system that displays inside the car? And does anyone have any decent winter wheel/tire combinations for sale cheap?
how much is it to order that tire pressure monitoring system?

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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 08:56 AM
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http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/.../smartire2.jsp

There ya go.
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 09:04 AM
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Originally posted by SC4Million
http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/.../smartire2.jsp

There ya go.
hmmm $229.00 it might be worth it to save me a $170.00 Toyo tire....

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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 01:36 PM
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The system that I am looking at is here: http://autodax.com/products/tirepress/tire-pressure.htm
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 01:39 PM
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Originally posted by aasc300
The system that I am looking at is here: http://autodax.com/products/tirepress/tire-pressure.htm
wow that is sweet!

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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 04:28 AM
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I figure $250 on this system is well worth it if it saves me one $250 tire..........
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 09:20 AM
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Originally posted by aasc300
I figure $250 on this system is well worth it if it saves me one $250 tire..........
yeah $250.00 for 20" tires....i only have 17" ones...and i dont want any cracked rims..

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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 12:06 PM
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I definitely plan on getting a pressure monitoring system installed when I put on my rims. It will save you a real pain in the **** in the future...
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