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Old 03-26-2013, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by milrlyt
Oh man I don't think I'd have the guts to post on here if I did something like that, props to you

I had to really look at the pics to even see what you were talking about. Doesn't look like it's a big deal. I've seen worse!

But those tires look pretty depressed...
lol I don't care anymore, it was my mistake and my error

What's wrong with the tires? lol

Originally Posted by Taz
I couldn't tell the damage at first either. But yeah, the door is a little jacked. Hopefully it's not frame damage.
Just a little, it's not too bad haha I didn't think of that, I don't think I hit hard enough for that, but you never know.

I'll have to pull the skirt this weekend, I think the skirt just popped up quick and pushed the door up in back, I will update you all with more info soon!

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It looks like the lower skirt got pushed up and is rubbing the back edge of the door. If your post was titled "whats wrong with this picture" I couldn't tell anything was wrong. It doesn't look bad at all to me from the pics.
I did that on Facebook, only one person really saw it lol

I just don't want it to keep rubbing and taking paint off, that's my only worry
 
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Just put some duct tape on it.
 
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Originally Posted by trewyn15

What's wrong with the tires? lol
Low on air. Like super low. My low tire pressure light comes on way before my tires look like that... do the LS trims come with the message center?
 
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Old 03-26-2013, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 604SS
Just put some duct tape on it.


Originally Posted by milrlyt
Low on air. Like super low. My low tire pressure light comes on way before my tires look like that... do the LS trims come with the message center?
How can you tell they're low? I mean they are, but they don't look like it in that pic lol

and yes the message center is standard but TPMS is not
 
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Originally Posted by trewyn15
How can you tell they're low? I mean they are, but they don't look like it in that pic lol
Yuh huh!

Third pic man. Bottom of the tire is spouting a muffin top.

Shoot mine was just at 35psi the other day and looked fuller than that. Wonder what yours is at? I usually fill mine up to about 42-43psi. I get noticeably less mpg's once it drops below 39 or so. I refill a lot. Thinking about getting some nitrogen soon what with Georgia's constant bipolar weather conditions.
 
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Old 03-26-2013, 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by milrlyt
I usually fill mine up to about 42-43psi. I get noticeably less mpg's once it drops below 39 or so. I refill a lot..


42-43psi.....no way, that is not the psi you should be running at....
 
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Originally Posted by monte carlo 3831
42-43psi.....no way, that is not the psi you should be running at....
X2.

30 to 33 is pretty much where you need to be. 34 would be the max.
 

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Haha nope not for me anyways. I get the low tire pressure light when I hit 35psi. My tires look flabby if it's down that low.

My car is also a few hundred pounds heavier than factory, maybe that has something to do with it?


edit. Sorry Mitch, didn't mean to derail your thread.
 

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Old 03-27-2013, 06:28 AM
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I keep mine at 34 psi. But I think what the others are getting at is how dangerous it is to have your tires over loaded and/or over pressurized. If your loading down your tires so much you have to fill them 10 psi over the recommended pressure, then you're destined for a blow out on the freeway somewhere.

I believe Ford had an issue with that a few years ago with Firestone tires blowing out on the freeway.
 
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Old 03-27-2013, 06:34 AM
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Oh yeah, Mitch... I noticed your tire was low too. Put some air in that tire and maybe you won't be scraping the ground so much. lol

On that note, I scraped a high curb going through a drive through yesterday. The curb along the right side of the drive through lane extends too far at the end. Extends almost all the way to the street. So if you go to make a right turn, you either scrape the curb or have to make a wide right turn.
 


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