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Yesterday I snuck out of my house early in the morning to have my new tires put on. I snuck out because Thursday was my daughter's 12th birthday and I had a hurd of girlies sleep over at my house!
I called my buddy(the manager) at Discount tires on his privete line(btw, his daughter slept at my house too) to tell him I was on my way down and to have my tires and paper work ready. I had them put on Michelin's Pilot XGT Z4 in 225 55 17. $180 each for two and $30 pro-rated for two others(defective Goodyear LSs). After paying for the tires I got on the freeway to test out the new rubber. Man what a difference! It sure does feel tight! Out on a freeway fork turn that my "M" would normaly have some body roll with the LS tires, it had none! The sidewalls are firmer and it(my "M") stuck to the ground! Great tires!
I now have a half and half setup. Non-PHP suspension with PHP tires! I love it! It is the best of both worlds! *_O
Now I know why you PHP guys love your Pilots XGTs.
Jedi - How much did it cost you total for the phg conversion? Can you list part #'s please. I thought the springs were the only difference. Due to a previous post from someone else. And only the struts were diff.
-M
Don't feel bad about my shine, as you can have the same thing yourself (except for the palm tree) with a couple of coats of Zaino . Today I applied the Z5 instead of Z2 to help get rid of some fine scratches. I then finished up with some Z6 and tire treatment. ahhhh.
http://www.falange.com/chrysler300m/
Here's the scoop. I was stopped for going 37 in a 25 mph residental area. Three motorcycle cops set up a trap on the city 25 mph zone as you come off a county 40 mph zone. The cop walked into the street after catching me on radar to pulled me over. After the smart [non-permissible content removed] wrote me up, I walked over to his bike to have him show me the radar. It read 37. As I got back to my truck, another cop in the group called out a number and the cop that just wrote me up walked into the street to pull over that car. The cop started writing up that car. I found this odd that the same Cop that caught that car should have writen up this ticket and not the Cop that just finsihed writing me up!
I went to court on Thursday morning and told the Judge what happened. I told my side of the case after the Cop did his. The Judge chewed on the Cop a bit for him writing the second car up after not being the one doing the radar(two cops names are needed on the ticket if one is doing the radar and the other chaseing). The judge said that she woule review the area of the ticket and issue a verdit Friday and I would be noticed by mail. Today I got notice that I won! YES!
BTW, it was a $100 ticket!
Those Pole Positions SO-3 are very soft. I believe that they have a tred rating of 180(like the Pirelli P Zeros). That is verses a tred rating of 300 on the Potenza RE 730s and Michelin Pilot XGT Z4 has 300 as well.
Steve
Part numbers:
Isolator - 4581182AB
Rear strut - 4895001AE
R/F strut - 4782110AD
L/F strut - 4782111AF
Bump stop - 4782112
Rear springs - 4581215AD
Front springs - 4782085AB
I took my vin and a vin off a PHG equiped M and the parts guys ran a compairison print out of the parts. Since I had the "Touring" suspension these were the only parts needed. According to the computer, there are 3 different variations of suspension packages on the M.
Hope this info helps those who want to take the plunge.
Keith
Nice pics!
I would love to post Pics of my "M" with custom wheels but I need a new computor for I am out of hard drive space. Plus I am saving my money for a new Polaris 2x4 400cc Quad! So Quad over computor!
Keith
-M
Thanks for the parts information. I'll include it in my list. Was that $400+ labor extra or included in the $800+?
-M
Part Numbers Document
-M
Good Luck with yours, and enjoy.
My current computor is a Pentium one 133 mhz with a 1 gig hard drive. I have MS Office Pro on it that takes up lots of drive space. I was told that with my BIOS the largest hard drive I can have is a 3 gig.
I am about to start a new side business with Primerica Financial Services were I have my IRA/mutual funds. Once started I can buy a brand new computer and write the whole thing off.
Email me at WildcatGil@aol.com to tell me what you have. Thanx.
ill post a pic as soon as i can. perhaps i buy a digital camera...
so all that is left to make it just like my last one, is the tint. ive been trying but my guy is all booked up.. and of course this M has the basslink on the way in the mail! i hope its as good as you guys say! lol.
i love this car.
p.s. a guy that works at the chrysler body shop, has a brother, that bought my wrecked (chrunched lol) M, he said he has ALL the parts he needs to repair it, minus the bumper itself. it'll cost him a total of 300 bucks to fix five grand of damage. he got an awesome deal! i told him of the club, ill give him a card next time i see him
phases78
hey guys, we're one away from being number one--right now the number 1 spot belongs to an SUV discussion--are we gonna put up with that?--Well this post will tie us with number 1--so get to posting--show me some pics of your M--post links to your website---any questions about your M?--ok, men start your postings!
I think the feature where if you leave your keys in the ignition you arent able to lock the doors with the electric door locking switch on the door--saved me more than oncefrom having to call a locksmith!--
so what feature do you find is "pretty neat"
Mike-what a great color and shine! I followed a 2k inferno red today. It was clean, but not wet shiny like "big red". The chrome wheels and the "Cuff me" crimson really stand out.
Roger, I hope the ball and chain will understand my need to take Big Red to her birthplace. My guess is that she won't, so between now and then I'll have to think of a sufficient bribe.
-M
-M
That the ENTIRE rear seat folds down. LOL
Thing I wish the M had (Least Cool Ommission)
I wish I could still operate the windows and sunroof after the key is out (until I open the door)...like my mitsu.
Conditions: Clear Sky
Hole in Roof: Open
Music: Rage Against the Machine, "Know your Enemy"
Volume: Loud
Car running up on my butt: Mitsubushi 3000GT
Autostick: on
Light: GREEN
Winner:
Loser:
bad & twice!
another M hurt????? well, good luck repairing it, sounds like it wasnt to bad..
My wife and her girlfriend were using my screen name doing some travel hunting(mite be driveing into San Diego soon). So it wasn't me that did not respond. I did not not find out until after they signed off.
BTW, flying into Las Vegas this weekend with the wife and relatives from Mexico. I am staying at the Treasure Island. Any Vegas "M" guys out there?
It seems that Bridgestone has the best lineup of high performance tires in the industry. Their tread ware rating is far better than Pirelli(who I would rate as the second most complete line of high performance tires).
-M
-M
-M
SDMike. Thanks for the info on the show at the Treasure Island in Vegas(btw, what kind of show is it?). Also, thanks for the offer to help with a hotel in San Diego. I was planing on staying at Big Red Acres! Home of the Beautiful Zanioed over and over agained Red 300M. But I guess it's always booked up! *_O
We stayed at the Hilton Paradise Point two years ago. It was nice then and I was informed it is even better now with a renovation just completed(but price is higher now!). Any other good places since Big Red Acres is booked up year around? LMK
http://www.treasureisland.com/pages/myst_main.asp#
What kind of hotel are you looking for and what part of town do you want to stay in? There are a million choices, as you might expect. There are beach and bay resorts, inland golf resorts (one about 3 miles from me), large chain hotels, budget hotels, etc. There are a lot of places in an area called "Hotel Circle" (duh) that are pretty centrally located and resonably priced. The beach is about 10 minutes, the Zoo is about 5 minutes, downtown is about 10 minutes, etc. What kind of budget are you working under? What do you plan to do while you're here (golf, beach, sea world, zoo)? that might help.
Keith
Something you might want to consider if you want the dual but don't want to cut the facia, you could look for that muffler with a single exit, and with a 2 1/2 input output, then just do one double tip on it. Same effect, just with one less tailpipe. Just and idea!
Also, me being in MN, makes the CA get together look mighty tempting... Hmm, more info..