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cjd · 12-06-2014, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by agile30

Hit up Touge Factory in wheeling. Best service possible.

Yeah, hoping for something a bit closer (it's a bit short of an hour drive in reasonable traffic) - I know about TF already.

They also tend to get a little heavily scheduled by all accounts. I could not stop over for a quick alignment adjustment, for example. I might have them do initial install work if I don't do that myself, though.

raytrix · 12-12-2014, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by cjd

Yeah, hoping for something a bit closer (it's a bit short of an hour drive in reasonable traffic) - I know about TF already.

They also tend to get a little heavily scheduled by all accounts. I could not stop over for a quick alignment adjustment, for example. I might have them do initial install work if I don't do that myself, though.

Touge Factory is Midwest 1 stop shop for all FRS/BRZ. They got guys driving down from Milwaukee daily just to hangout. If these guys can make the over 1 and half hour drive each time, I'm sure you can deal with 45mins to 1 hour drive there. Take a day off if you ever need to schedule a major install or alignment. That's what I do. I live in the heart of the city and I work out in Bolingbrook, no where near TF but I'll make the hike if I need shit done.

cjd · 12-12-2014, 10:47 AM

Hah. Day off. I could probably take a "work from TF day" though...

I didn't mention this so of course no fault but my own but m also looking for a place I can send my wife with confidence. She's got 135k on her Prius and it's picking up some gremlins that need sorting. Can always head back up to the 'burbs for that too...

Thanks for the replies.

DJCarbine · 12-27-2014, 02:51 PM

Just found gas for less than 3 bucks a gallon... what year is this?!?!?!

Guff · 12-27-2014, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DJCarbine

Just found gas for less than 3 bucks a gallon... what year is this?!?!?!

Lol, I'm at my parents place in Texas for winter break and I saw gas for $1.56.

Not sure if I really want to come back to Illinois...

feldy · 12-28-2014, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Guff

Lol, I'm at my parents place in Texas for winter break and I saw gas for $1.56.

Not sure if I really want to come back to Illinois...

Guff in town it's at a buck 70 something

DJCarbine · 01-04-2015, 04:14 PM

All the shit I had to do to the saabaru to get it running was worth it for the snow

Anyone here daily driving their brz/frs in the winter?

Dream20b · 01-04-2015, 05:38 PM

I tried last night, bad idea.

cjd · 01-04-2015, 10:48 PM

Just ran up to Grafton WI and back home today. Was fine both ways, even in the crap this morning. Only real sliding was me pushing to get a better sense of how these tires feel when they let go in bad conditions. Pirelli SottoZero Serie 3. I drove a RWD S10 for years in college though... Snow tires make sooooo much difference.

I walk/train to work though, work in the loop and live north side of the city.

OmarGC · 01-04-2015, 10:58 PM

http://instagram.com/p/xc1iVURZFp/

sickmint79 · 01-17-2015, 03:06 PM

CatDaddysBBQ · 01-19-2015, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sickmint79

HA - The Andy Smedegard Monster!

CatDaddysBBQ · 01-19-2015, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DJCarbine

All the shit I had to do to the saabaru to get it running was worth it for the snow

Anyone here daily driving their brz/frs in the winter?

Absolutely. With a set of blizzak tires, it's honestly really good in the snow. I went last winter on the stock tires (the a/s bridgestones, not the primacy mind you), and it was not AS painful as I thought it'd be, but it was bad taking off from a stop in anything over a 1/2" of snow.

Blizzak? 2" of snow and the t/c doesn't even blink most of the time. Nor does the ABS if driven in a sane manner.

Dream20b · 01-19-2015, 02:13 PM

I have shitty winter tires and i'm fine.

12-27-2014, 02:51 PM	#1880
DJCarbine Thupercharged Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: La Grange Park, IL. Posts: 1,501 Thanks: 116 Thanked 751 Times in 439 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just found gas for less than 3 bucks a gallon... what year is this?!?!?! __________________ 2013 FRS Vortech V3 11psi Revworks UEL - PLM Overpipe - MOTIV catted frontpipe - Invidia Q300 2019 Series.Grey STI - Stage1+ SF

01-04-2015, 04:14 PM	#1883
DJCarbine Thupercharged Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: La Grange Park, IL. Posts: 1,501 Thanks: 116 Thanked 751 Times in 439 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	All the shit I had to do to the saabaru to get it running was worth it for the snow Anyone here daily driving their brz/frs in the winter? __________________ 2013 FRS Vortech V3 11psi Revworks UEL - PLM Overpipe - MOTIV catted frontpipe - Invidia Q300 2019 Series.Grey STI - Stage1+ SF Last edited by DJCarbine; 01-04-2015 at 05:18 PM.

01-04-2015, 05:38 PM	#1884
Dream20b Y u do dis? Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Northbrook, IL Posts: 465 Thanks: 832 Thanked 194 Times in 107 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I tried last night, bad idea. __________________ Dat Hot Lava Doe Clearly you have no clue what you are talking about. Everything you said was completely and utterly the ramblings of a babbling idiot regurgitating garbage from his mouth. Everyone here is now dumber from reading your post. Please die now.

01-04-2015, 10:58 PM	#1886
OmarGC My FR-S has 5 gears Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FRS/280z/Tundra Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,994 Thanks: 626 Thanked 1,065 Times in 572 Posts Mentioned: 49 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	http://instagram.com/p/xc1iVURZFp/ __________________ Omar GC 2JZ - 6870 - stock block - 1000whp? Instagram: 2jzus

01-19-2015, 02:13 PM	#1890
Dream20b Y u do dis? Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Northbrook, IL Posts: 465 Thanks: 832 Thanked 194 Times in 107 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have shitty winter tires and i'm fine. __________________ Dat Hot Lava Doe Clearly you have no clue what you are talking about. Everything you said was completely and utterly the ramblings of a babbling idiot regurgitating garbage from his mouth. Everyone here is now dumber from reading your post. Please die now.

01-17-2015, 03:06 PM	#1887
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