New owners should check the COLD tire pressures. I checked them this morning and all of them were 40-41 psi (about 8 over the recommended 32 psi).

 

This is fine as long as there is a dieclaimer that TSBs are not recalls and not everyone will be able to get them all done. I see no sense getting someone all "riled up" and starting their service relationshop with their dealer on the wrong foot..

 

have a specific thread dedicated to new owner introductions to avoid clutter.

 

versus - that is the whole idea behind the Introduction forum, for newbies

 

Spring spacers - pics of what to look for and how to remove.

 

Hey, guess who's the new moderator in the Introductions forum?!



(that'd be me. )

I'm going to try to distill the info in this thread into the start of a FAQ (or some sort of compendium thread of links to other threads)... I'll probably be doing that over the next few weeks as the Introductions forum winds up.

 

^^

grats! great idea with that forum. hopefully it'll clear up a lot of the clutter and such that comes with new owners and their queries...

 

I agree, Johnny! It was s2ki management's idea, but I'll do my best to make it really useful.

Thanks!!!

 

Where is that "Before you post" video? We need all new-comers to watch that video before they are allowed to post.

 

I had another biggie that totally slipped my mind: spare tire usage.

You shouldn't put the doughnut spare on the rear because it is of smaller diameter than the normal tires and will heat up (and possibly damage) the Torsen differential. Proper procedure is not really crystal clear in the owner's manual either. If you blow a rear tire, you need to swap a front tire to the rear and then put the donut on the front!