So, since it cracked 55 degrees up here in Mass, I decided to do some work on the Max that I had been putting off. Here is a list of what I did:

• Swapped the SSRs for the 17" Cobras w/ Michelin Artic Alpin snow tires
• Replaced a couple of bolts on my BBK bracket with higher grade ones
• Tightened up my front sway bar
• Replaced the heim joints on the RSB endlink brackets -- the old ones were looser than the town *****
• Put my ski rack on (bought all new stainless steel hardware for it)

She's ready for the slopes now!

 

BTW, small nugget of information:

Gorilla closed-end lug nuts DO have enough thread to secure wheels on Nimso studs, even if there is no spacer there.

 

Hey, Miz. I just moved from Boston(Needham) to San Antonio. I noticed one thing missing in your pics... a place to hold a snowmaker. Because you know it's goiing to be all hardpack again this year. And by the time you get to the slopes, the "powder" from the mountain guns will be a sheet of ice. Good luck to you. What tires do you use for the winter?

 

Nevermind about the tire question. It says in your post and they look like Alpins. Anyway.

 

Yeah, they are Alpins. Yeah, snow in the East is poop compared to out West, but I make the most of it. It beats the skiing in Texas, I'm sure

 

They have water skiing down here. It takes place almost year round if you're up to it. In a season called summer where the sun isn't hidden by clouds forever. You may have seen it on movies.

 

Is that the original paint?!? If so, that's miraculous. Props to you for loving your car in "rustville".

 

So winterized = ruining the car by putting a ski rack on it?

Wheels look good

 

Wow, I wish any of my future "winter" cars look as good as yours...looks great...is the ski rack made for the 3rd gen? Or is it just a universal one, either way looks awesome

 

Its a Yakima rack that I bought off a guy on the org who had it on his I30. I had to buy new clips for it so it would attach to my door mouldings, but otherwise it fits fine. It also has a single bike attachment, but I never use it.

 

Very nice! Geez my rims are only winter rims to you! :sad:

Anyway, feel any acceleration differences inbetween the heavier 17s vs the lighter 18s?

 

Hey Mizeree_X, is that a teckademics sticker i see on your roof rack?

 

That is isnt it!

 

My buddy does some filming for them around NoVA. I just kinda got used to seeing the sign everywhere. Thats crazy!

 

The car looks too nice to drive in the snow!

I think a lot of guys would love to have your "snow rims" as their "show rims." Especially guys like MrGone rolling on stock rims...

You should come out here and visit a real ski area. I don't ski anymore, but Mt Hood and Mt Bachelor are calling your name...

 

wow my new inspiration

 

Hey, thanks for all the compliments. As for the sticker, I didn't put any of those on there -- they came with them on and I was too lazy to scrape them off. So, its entirely possible that there is a teckademics sticker on there.

As for the wheels, man, they are soooo heavy. The snow tires are really heavy, and the rims are slightly heavier than the SSRs. I have an exhaust leak, so its tough to tell how badly they affect acceleration. The extra sidewall is nice on these horrendous roads though. It is actually a staggered setup, as the snow tires came off a BMW M3 before I pirchased them.

 

wat a ghey looking car










and by ghey I mean I would rock it in a heart beat

 

Nice ski rack, wish I had one.... Oh and you should really make use of the bike rack part...there's some sweet trails out east.

 

HES ALIVE!!1

 

Mike, you down for a maxima meet in Whistler, BC?

 

Ohhh, definitely. I can get there in 2 tanks of gas, right?

 

my thought s exactly.


and I like the overall look of the car right now

 

Yeah... I like the rack a lot. Looks real nice.

 

I dunno lol
but if your down I can ask my Dad for the dates, its gooooood skiing

 

yea, whistler is cool, i live in vancouver

and it takes me less than 1 tank of gas to get there...