[jeffcoslacker]

My friend just bought a set of 18's and new tires for his 9C1 Caprice, they told him one lug was "weak", and they didn't torque it hard outta fear it would strip. Last weekend, at 85 mph on Hwy 61, the right front took a hike. It went back under the rocker panel while still standing up, lifting the car 2 feet high on that side, then fell on the face of the wheel and dropped, trapping it under the car. He skidded it to a safe stop, but ruined $400 worth of tire and wheel, plus a rocker panel and fender, all for not putting in a $1.15 worth of wheel stud. I've never understood how people choose what to be cheap about. Well at least he's just pissed off and not dead. He's lucky. Blake-you'll like those TA's, that's what the SS had on her. Good tires. These Yokohama AS430's I got a few weeks ago are shaping up to be some grippy MF's. I can't even light up the fronts any more. They just chirp and grip.