Category Archives: the Q
video!
Pancakes and Brokey33 setup a meet on VSC (totally last minute, might I add) and I swung by. Here’s a video that Pancakes made:Quick stroll. By the way, my plans have changed — I’m no longer getting spacers. I’m saving … Continue reading
New tires
I got new tires for the Q last week — Nankang NS-II’s in 255/35/18 for the rear. They’re freaking awesome. I was scared they’d rub and take out the fender, but they fit perfectly. I’m also picking up 15mm spacers … Continue reading
metro infiniti ftw!!!
I swung by Metro today to get an oil change. I’ve been taking the Q there for maintenance since I bought it. Today they let me hang out in the shop area with their senior tech, who walked through the … Continue reading
updates
I really haven’t updated at all in a long time; I’ve been busy with my personal and company lives. Here’s what’s going on with the Q: I bought a TPMS setup at an Autobacs in Japan last time I was … Continue reading
sigh.
I lowered the Q a bit more today, and found out how low the rear can go on Insurance Group coilovers (while only playing with the bottom shock mount adjustment), which isn’t terribly low at all. It doesn’t seem like … Continue reading
sigh, broke some more things
Last night, Richard and I were driving back from San Diego when we hit something (don’t know what) on the 5 freeway. It sounded like the front crossmember dropped out of the car or something, but it wasn’t that serious. … Continue reading
hahahaha blew a few minds yesterday
I went to dinner with some friends, who all drive BMW’s. I think I might’ve been one or two of the people who didn’t drive a Euro. They had heard about my Q, but none of them had ever seen … Continue reading
new tires! yay!
So, internet reports were true: Nankang’s NSII runs considerably smaller than Federal SS595. The treadwear rating is higher than the Federals too, so hopefully they’ll last longer. I bought a pair of 245/40/18 NSII’s from tires-easy; they came after a … Continue reading
alignment time!
I just got back from a front-end alignment at Island Tire, on Colorado at San Gabriel in Pasadena. Great guys — the alignment tech took almost an hour just to get the caster right. Everytime I come by, though, he … Continue reading
so should I go lower?
I’ve been thinking about lowering my car some more recently. Here are some photos of how it sits now: Actually, that was before I got it aligned. That was when the car was rocking about -8.5* camber rear; it’s since … Continue reading