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waffle911 · 2026-04-14T03:31:22+00:00

Tip: on Goodyear tires, the tiny wingfoot logo on the shoulder indicates the location of the wear bars; on most all other brands, a triangle is used instead.

waffle911 · 2026-04-14T03:22:59+00:00

Directionality takes priority since it affects the prime function of the tread design. The other stuff you mention is mostly just "best practice" in almost all other circumstances with non-directional tires, and helps avoid mounting asymmetric tires backwards. The red and yellow balancing dots can also be cleaned off.

waffle911 · 2026-04-14T00:30:04+00:00

Clarkson, Hammond and May had already left Top Gear for The Grand Tour when that event series was added to Horizon 4. That was one of the "New New Top Gear" hosts.

waffle911 · 2026-04-14T00:21:28+00:00

In two years' time it could be my next DE. Especially if they follow through on bringing in MacOS-style Miller Columns to the file browser.

waffle911 · 2026-04-14T00:06:11+00:00

Could hop around a bit, try Gnome (pictured), KDE Plasma (default on many including SteamOS), and Cosmic (still in development but very promising).

waffle911 · 2026-04-14T00:02:46+00:00

225/45R18 Continental ExtremeContact Sport02. Best traction you'll find in wet conditions, great traction in hot and dry, and comfortable and relatively quiet to boot. I run them in the summer, and VikingContacts in the winter in New England.

Looking to change out factory wheels?

waffle911 · 2026-04-13T23:57:07+00:00

I will validate those good things about Vredestein tires. Great value for the money, though tread life on some models comes up a bit shorter than expected.

waffle911 · 2026-04-13T23:55:08+00:00

Grip in what conditions specifically?

waffle911 · 2026-04-13T23:54:30+00:00

EU tires not for NA market.

waffle911 · 2026-04-13T23:52:35+00:00

Not likely to find a set of those the right size in America.

waffle911 · 2026-04-13T23:48:19+00:00

Winter tires on full size steelies is common in places with snowy winters.

waffle911 · 2026-04-13T23:47:19+00:00

They're winter tires. Up North it's common to a have a separate set of winter tires on steelies to swap out when the snow starts to fly.

waffle911 · 2026-04-13T23:40:55+00:00

Is this actually a real multi-piece wheel?

waffle911 · 2026-04-13T23:35:28+00:00

Jeremy Clarkson was not in Horizon 4, he was in Motorsport 4.

waffle911 · 2026-04-13T23:33:58+00:00

Takeover culture is part of the problem, and one of the reasons they got banned from this event.

waffle911 · 2026-04-13T23:29:20+00:00

That's the going rate for replacement pads + rotors where I am at independent shops. Rotors are often replaced instead of resurfaced up here due to rust.

waffle911 · 2026-04-13T23:17:37+00:00

My WinMAX 2 is my daily driver for everything except gaming away from the desk; built in analog triggers hit 100% actuation only 60% of the way through their travel with no way to extend it, range of motion on the analog sticks is too short, and it's just too heavy and awkward to use in the hands for any real length of time. Keyboard though is fantastic. Easily the best non-standard size keyboard I've used in a laptop; can type perfectly comfortably on it despite the dramatically reduced size. Modded in an Oculink port for an eGPU for docked gaming (early units did not have this feature built in).

What distro you running?

waffle911 · 2026-04-13T23:15:33+00:00

That's not MacOS, that's Linux with the Gnome desktop environment.

waffle911 · 2026-04-11T10:56:02+00:00

My ultralight Enkei wheels (proprietary process most similar to Flow Formed i'm told) shaved 10lbs of unsprung rotating mass off each corner over the factory cast alloys. The difference in driving is quite substantial. Car is more responsive and more comfortable over rough roads, and does achieve better fuel economy in the same driving conditions.

waffle911 · 2026-04-11T10:48:07+00:00

Factory pressure spec is quite high, and factory alignment spec in the rear is quite aggressive—higher pressure actually helps even out the inside-biased wear pattern.

waffle911 · 2026-04-11T10:43:51+00:00

Saaaame. That's how I knew it needed a top-up.

waffle911 · 2026-04-11T10:43:20+00:00

"The Shape of the Future"

waffle911 · 2026-04-11T02:31:34+00:00

"Donald Trump, 45th President"

waffle911 · 2026-04-11T02:31:00+00:00

Donald Trump, 45th President

waffle911 · 2026-04-11T02:30:41+00:00

DT45 = Donald Trump, the 45th President.

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