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geocrasher

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  1. Thanks for all the replies! I'll be checking out those kumhos for sure. Tirerack's prices were <$60 each, which seems decent for a good tire. I'm used to buying truck tires, which are usually $100+ each so its nice to spend less. I'll also try the bounce test. I'd forgotten about that! Perhaps I just am wanting something a bit stiffer.
  2. Hi there everybody. I just inherited (quite literally) a 2001 Corolla with 55k miles. My grandparents owned it from about 30k miles and they bought it in 2003. Its been babied. They can no longer drive and have gifted the car to my wife and I. Its a wonderful gift and I am grateful for it. It needs tires quite badly. We drive mostly around town with a couple of 1000 mile trips a year. Living in Reno, NV, we do get slippery winter conditions at times. I'd like to get tires that will suffice for 90%. If its really bad, we'll just stay home! Can anyone make recommendations for a reasonably priced long lasting tire? Lastly, the car seems to bottom out quite quickly when going over speed bumps and the like. I drive a 2009 Scion XB for work, and I can go over such bumps with ease, but the Corolla just bottoms out almost instantly. Its not that I need to fly over speed bumps, but the car seems much too soft on the suspension. Do I need new struts? Again the car only has 55k miles. Thanks much for any nudges in the right direction!
  3. I forgot to add: Instead of a block of wood or something else, I used an old brake pad to put the piston back in, along with a 6" c-clamp worked beautifully.
  4. Hi there, I found this by searching for "2001 corolla pad replacement", or similar, in google. I just did the pad replacement today. I didn't turn the rotors, as I think that turning rotors "just because" is a waste of metal and money. Having done pad replacements on multiple '73-'87 chevy's, rear pads and rotors and a 2001 land rover, and a few others over the years, I must say that this was the easiest pad replacement I've ever done! The hardest part was getting the old rubber piston seal on the drivers side to go all the way back in (and stay in). The passengers side went right in, we (my 13y/o son and I) had that side done in about 20 minutes. It was extremely easy. I appreciate the tips in this article because without it I'd have not known to look for overflowing brake fluid. With a couple of disposable old nasty towels, we kept it from making a mess. So, thanks for this write-up. The master cylinder fluid tip was worth it all on its own.
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