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[B4TT]

Nikbra - What hop are you using in your brews?

[Soop]

would you accept poo as payment?


i mean, clearly, you boys must value poo.


you speak a lot of it.

you speak a lot about it.

and i wouldn't be surprised if you pushed it too.

You're not wrong about the poo discussion.

[Alex]

Stirring the pot again I see, Paul?

[Soop]

I was just making sure your pot didn't boil over mate.

[Shiv]

Stirring the pot again I see, Paul?

Morning Alex,

I just got back from Bob Jane for a wheel alignment.

I spoke to Bob regarding the discussion we had the other night about how my new 17" tyre does not fit in the Outback's wheel-well. He said it would be OK to run and use the old 16" full-size spare as there is little difference in the dimensions.

I still feel iffy about that though. I know the difference the new tyres made in my speedo reading (about 3%) and not entirely confident about how much a tyre-fitter knows about diffs and such...

Maybe run with your original suggestion of deflating a 17" spare and having an air-compressor in the boot. Might not be the most practical but may end up saving me thousands $$$

[Alex]

Morning Shiv

try this tyre calculator

punch in the values of your spare and your wheel + tyre, and your current wheel + tyre and see what difference there is.

On my space saver (02 STi, specific to Brembo brakes) there is a slight decrease in size. Like we discussed the other night, if something were to go wrong, I'd chuck it on the front, as that's where I have an open diff (for now....)

[Shiv]

Neat little calculator that!

Less than 1.5% difference it seems

I'll make note to put it on the front. Thanks for the advise.

[Soop]

I wouldn't stress about 1.5%. If the diff can't compensate for that for a short while I would be very worried.
Also, Isn't the rear diff in the Outback also open?

[skillionaire]

AMS: I think the neighbours will FINALLY feel safe around you knowing you are 'one of them'.

[Shiv]

I wouldn't stress about 1.5%. If the diff can't compensate for that for a short while I would be very worried.
Also, Isn't the rear diff in the Outback also open?

I'm not sure but I think mines got the "Active" diff. I thought all Gen2/3 autos had the basic "4EAT" system (90-10 split) but I read on NASIOC that the six-cylinder models have a different system altogether, and not sure if that applies to mine.

[Soop]

Really easy to check. Jack the wheels up off the ground. Grab one and spin it. If the other spins in the same direction you've got an LSD.

[skillionaire]

[skillionaire]

Nikbra - What hop are you using in your brews?

Mixture of Citra and Nelson Sauvin.

[Soop]

What the hell were they on when they built that car?

[skillionaire]

No idea, but that's a lot of fab work.

[Soop]

Sure is.
Inspired by Picaso?

Or testicular cancer.

[skillionaire]

Some artist dudes vision of what a chauffeur driven car would be if they kept designing them around the passenger over the last thirty years.

Called 'Apparition' - so dude is clearly gay.

[B4TT]

That is a very interesting concept Nik - I don't hate it, it is just odd.

I am thinking of putting another brew down today. I really want to start fucking around using some proper ingredients but I am just not sure I have the experience yet to do it right.

[Soop]

Gay/wanker but yeah I see your point

[skillionaire]

Just try a half mash mate, go down the brew shop 'n have a chat to the bloke.