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  1. The Infamous 2nd Gear Crunch

    Well of course it has to wear against something. I just find it surprising to see the slider taking the brunt of the wear, and not the brass. The gearset has already been swapped out, gotta pay to play. Just disappointing for under 5000 miles.
  2. The Infamous 2nd Gear Crunch

    If the hub and slider are "just the victim", why do the syncho and gear teeth itself look fine? In your scenario one or both should also show more wear. The only damage is on the slider Also, if the teeth on anything are rounded off, you will have to replace the whole gearset. You cannot buy...
  3. The Infamous 2nd Gear Crunch

    So our 2018 started having intermittent issues engaging second gear as early at ~800 miles. The vehicle is at roughly 5000 miles now, and since we were pulling the transmission anyways to install an OSGiken LSD, we decided to take a closer look at what was going on. The magnet was surprisingly...
  4. D-Street Type R AutoX info sharing

    Thanks for the data point, based on your location I'm guessing your benchmark is Cashmore. I understand the nexens may be a touch slower, but there have been some wins at the national level on the tires, and the one time I've driven them on a STS car I liked them quite a bit. You can always...
  5. D-Street Type R AutoX info sharing

    Sounds like a bit of an apples and oranges comparo Not to sound like I want to be spoon fed, but link to said test? I always prefer real data to heresay. Even where there is real data, I like to gather more myself if possible. Of course it's hard for me to test anything right now with snow on...
  6. D-Street Type R AutoX info sharing

    Do you say that because the nexen is regarded as having a relatively soft sidewall? Most of the complaints about that seem to have come from owners of camber challenged strut cars.
  7. D-Street Type R AutoX info sharing

    Has anybody tried the Nexens on the car yet? D Street sure looks like it's gonna be a lot of fun next year.


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