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Alrighty /o/, what are the dos and don'ts of jacking up a car on your own? I've seen /o/ lambast people on Facebook posts and such for doing it wrong and risking death, so I want to make sure I don't make any mistakes. Are the jacks that come with cars for tire changes enough? Should I get one of those rolling single ones like pic related? Put simply what's the safest and easiest way to get access to your suspension and underside of your car?
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>>13937491
>Put simply what's the safest and easiest way to get access to your suspension and underside of your car?
a lift
seriously though
just get jack stands dont go getting under a car with just a jack if you can help it
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Buy a pair of jack stands, and a quality hydraulic jack.
Best place to jack is the subframe.
I don't like using the pinch points because those are designed for the scissor jack, and a large disc of the hydraulic jack only ends up bending that pinch.
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step 1: jack the car up with a real hydraulic jack. not only are they not flimsy they are just plain easier and they are cheap.
step 2: place jack stands at sturdy locations. pic related. this includes the designated areas under the rockers, crossmembers, diff, subframe, etc.
always leave the jack snugged up to something to catch the car. if I'm working on the rearend of my car ill have jack stands in the designated spot under the rocker and I will also have the jack snugged up to the rear diff or rear subframe to catch the car if a jackstand fails.
redundancy nigga.
and the reason you have to use jackstands is because hydraulic jacks will lower slowly by themselves and by the time you notice it could be too late. frog in boiling water style. countless people have died so dont think it wont happen to me.
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So, what does /o/ think about the new F30 LCI? They've got a few at my local dealer and I'm thinking about getting one. I looked at at F30 in 2012 but the steering was numb and it felt like driving a rental car. I tried a 2016 328i yesterday and it was surprisingly ages better than my 2012 experience. I've got about 75k to spend and I figure if I don't buy one sooner or later, I probably never will.
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>>13937282
Mehhhh. From the reviews I've read, the steering is still numb and the 340i is somehow slower than the 335i despite making more peak power/torque.
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>>13937282
just get a cadillac and stop shitposting
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>>13937282
Jaguar man.
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>10-15 grand
>Ontario
>22 year old with G license and no accidents
Find me a car, /o/.
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Bumping with R34
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Post scooters
Discuss scooters
Scoot 4 lyf
No h8 allowed
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my 2001 yamaha aerox
everytime i fix something more issues come up.
last time it was supposed to be a simple piston ring change but the cylinder was so worn that i replaced it. Fucked up the crankshaft in the process.
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any recommendations for a 125cc shitbird under $2k?
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>>13937970
gilera runner sp125
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getting ready to finally sell my 328xi
any tips for making a good, compelling, informative CL ad? and specific pictures to take?
the priority is selling quickly, I'm pricing it a good deal below KBB and not looking to make any profit. although not looking to lose much either
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what, nothing?
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>>13937201
come on GCF you know damn well /o/ is too broke to sell their shitbox
Anyways i would suggest be accurate as possible and pricing it slightly above what you think youll get for it becuase you know people are going to try to jew down the price.
and don't be one of those "price is firm" aholes either.
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>>13937053
How about a nice Corolla, have you test driven the sensible option yet?
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Could someone please tell me what this part is? The car is a 92 Oldsmobile cutlass ciera
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A block of rust.
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>problem identified
>nothing but a picture of an oldsmobile
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panhard bar. also called a track bar.
that is if you're talking about the little diagonal bar that seems to have fallen off the rear axle.
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My sister got in an accident, /o/ 2015-11-27 17:41:34 Post No.13936989
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My sister got in an accident, /o/
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How fucked is she?
>On her way home from work, sitting at a red light
>Third in line to go
>Gets rear-ended by a 16 year old girl doing 80km/h or so (speed limit is 70)
>Sister slams into the guy in front of her, who hits the guy in front of him
>Somehow manages to drag herself out, can't go back in to get paperwork-her Jeep is vomiting fluids everywhere
>Girl's cunt mother shows up, yells at my sister like it was her fault, packs her brood in an Escalade and drives off
>Went and checked on her in the hospital before her faggot fiancé picked her up, she had Level 2 Whiplash, whatever that means
>Now she's all upset that her Jeep may be a write-off and that she's in pain/in a neck brace
>Father is still in the Army (I got out a couple years ago), looking into legal help for her, Insurance company is involved, cops have given girl a distracted driving ticket, apparently
How badly can this go for that girl? Pic related, her car afterwards.
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>"My sister'
>"Friend of mine"
>"My Brother"
>"My neighbor"
Why can't you dingbats just say that it's really you?
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As long as your sister gives her account accurately and its true that she was no way in the wrong I don't see it going "wrong"
Also, you said that she has a Jeep... thats not a Jeep in the photo?
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>>13937003
That's the girl who hit her. My sister drove a Patriot.
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Because I haven't had an accident in years. Don't believe me? This is her in the neck brace.
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2017 Lincoln MKZ on the top, 2016 on the bottom.
Why does every car need to look like every other these days?
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On the one hand the new one looks quite a lot better. On the other hand, that's because it looks almost exactly like a Jaguar XF (disgusting wheels notwithstanding) which is a reasonably good-looking car.
I swear between this and the Fusion's db9 copying, Ian Callum is getting on for the most influential designer of our time.
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Wheels and other styling elements are taken from the Continental concept.
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And everything else is a fusion of every flagship luxury cars last generation
I just got this turbo manifold for free from a co-worker
He said its to some sort of Volkswagen or Audi about the same year as my car (01)
Is their any way I could easily and cheaply jerry rig this thing onto my shitclipse?
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That's an alternator, dude.
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Pic related my engine as of now
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So, how important is this part (n9)?
It's an oil nozzle from a J35Z5 Honda Ridgline Engine. I bought all the parts for the rebuild, and when taken apart one of these was broken.
The mechanic doing the repair told me he could fix the part or block off the port, leaving it with no nozzle, as he told me there "wouldn't be any problems with that"
I highly doubt it. IT's thrre for a reason.
What do? Shipping it from abroad would take at least two weeks, and cost me over 100 bucks because fucking third world custom laws.
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you already asked bro
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>Engines don't need oil, it's a myth.
Get the part, it's a measily hundred bucks for an engine worth several thousand.
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>>13936816
Yeah, but I'm working in the coutnryside. I get an Internet connection for a couple of hours a day, and the thread died before I could see if anyone replayed. Sorry
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I know, I mean, I know it isn't the main oil supply, but if I understand what that piece does is to provide lubrication to the rod
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I'm looking to buy a 4x4 truck for the purpose of offroading and as a warmer place to sleep in the winter. I'm 6'4" so the average bed length won't work on something like a Taco.
Been thinking about a 1/2 ton long bed but the gas mileage is rough. Any other good dirtbag vehicles out there?
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most newer V6 1/2 tons will get similar mileage to the taco.
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>6'4"
Holy fuck im so glad im 5'9", i fit perfectly in my Tacomas 6ft bed.
Buy an 80s Diesel Suburban OP.
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Look for a 7.3 Powerstroke Excursion or Suburban. If you're going to be sleeping in the truck often I'd get an SUV instead, more insulation and you can idle it if you need heat or A/C.
Why does everyone keep shitting on FWD?
We're not talking economy car, A-B only people who don't care about cars either.
Pure enthusiast performance and handling
Why is FF supposed to be worse than FR? FR is a baffling system that makes no sense.
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Because people need to feel superior to something even though higher end ff is as fast if not faster
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b8
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i just dont understand why everyone in car culture is so caught up that FWD is always worse than RWD, even when its FR
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http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-11/27/roborace-autonomous-cars-formula-e
DUN DUN DUUN
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shit is so easy to rig
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this is retarded.. a simple computer with gps and at least 2 pwm outputs could run around a race track perfectly till the end of time. not impressive at all. people have already build completely self flying r/c helicopters and planes in their living rooms.
i wish autistic reddit nerds would get out of car culture.
>muh self driving cars wow so cool xD
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>>13937267
Taking the driver out of the equation turns a race into the opposite of NASCAR. Imagine a series where the only specified component is the driver. That's a series I want to watch.
how do you feel about this bmw 2002 on ebay
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whats the window in the center console for
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For some reason ebay will only show me one picture in the uk. On my phone anyway, just going off the description I'd say he's ruined it.
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pretty cool
the window's so you can look at the transaxle they built for it
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>$104,990.00
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So I'm looking to buy a bike. I'm living in Thailand and these 3 are in my price range (the CBR being slightly more expensive). It'll be my daily commuter and will be driven mainly to and from work (mainly city driving). Some times I'll have my wife and newborn with me (we have access to her families truck so it won't be often but I will have to bring the baby to her grandma's before work once she is able to return to work which is only a 7 minute drive).
We were originally looking at just getting a scooter (Click 125) but figured I'd rather get something I'll actually enjoy riding every day.
Anyone opinions on these bikes? I'm also considering the Z250/300 and possibly the CBR500F due to the less aggressive stance which would make it easier to carry a child on the bike.
If anyone has any experience with any of these bikes their input would be appreciated (I've owned a Ninja 250R and a GSXR1000 in the past).
Note: Before anyone starts making comments about driving a bike with a child, don't. In Thailand it's not rare to see a family of 5 riding a 115 scooter. A car just isn't practical to me due to the traffic here. It would take me an extra 30 minutes each way to go to work.
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Oh and I'm 5'11" 230lb and my wife is 5'1" 100lb. She might drive it the odd time but we aren't worried if it ends up being to big for her.
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Get a naked bike, or at least a sport without clip-on (with normal handlebar).
New 250-300s "supersport" looking bikes are terrible for riding in the city. 300-500 naked bikes on the other hands are great and comfy to ride in the town/tight turns and they are also a lot of fun if you wanna go on the toegay.
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My 2012 Ninja 250R worked for me fine while riding around Chiang Mai for 6 months. Their traffic is about as bad as where I'm living now (Hat Yai), it's why I was considering the R3 and Ninja 300R.
I've seen quite a few of the Z300's running around here and I like them (I've also got about 1000kms on a Z800). I just love the supersport styling which is why I'm interested in them the most. But I'll definitely give the CB300F and Z300 a check.
I'm still leaning toward the CBR500R though. It's got good power for when we decide to go on longer trips (being a 3-5 hour ride from some of the most beautiful islands and beaches in the world will lead to a lot of long weekends).