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    Good lug nuts?

    The old full-size 18V DeWalt DW059 impact wrench with a hog ring was (is) a great value. I looked just a minute ago on Amazon and the newer 20V ones are $300! With the same max torque! Highway robbery. The DW059 was $70, if memory serves, and it still works great. It looks like you can still...
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    Model 3 sub-frame supports

    The brace just reinforces the compression arms, it doesn’t really cross paths with the FLCA. See photos 7-9 in Hardrace Front Lower Brace for Tesla Model 3
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    Model 3 sub-frame supports

    Not yet, it looks solid but I’m waiting on a couple of other minor parts before I get under the car again for real. Will report back
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    Available Orlando - Model 3 Part Out

    Great seller. Everything arrived ship shape and perfectly packed.
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    What's all the hubbub about charging in Chicago?

    Weird, I’ve never had any issues charging around Chicago. Is this a recent development?
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    Vendor Model 3 Öhlins DFV Coilovers - Engineered by Redwood Motorsports ™

    I looked at the Ohlins R&T instructions and they effectively say the same thing -- "if the lower bracket is set outside the 15mm range it may interfere with the suspension or vehicle body parts" and "overall height must be within a range of +/- 40mm of stock vehicle height". They don't really...
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    Vendor Model 3 Öhlins DFV Coilovers - Engineered by Redwood Motorsports ™

    It's a good point -- the flexibility is there for the type of people that often purchase aftermarket bits, and those are the people most likely to purchase stuff from Redwood. Ohlins likely saw the expanding market for their dampers, particularly among people who wanted a lowered ride with...
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    Vendor Model 3 Öhlins DFV Coilovers - Engineered by Redwood Motorsports ™

    The double adjustability is specifically there if you wish to lower. It’s important to choose springs that are stiff enough, if you’re shortening the free length, else you create a very real possibility of bottoming out. That said, if you know what you are doing, the ability to adjust both...
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    Unplugged Performance Suspension Systems Comparison for M3

    A note regarding the Redwood FPX “damper only” kit: I’d wait for a sale, if possible, and I would absolutely purchase the optional remote adjusters. If you’re looking for comfort, it’s likely that you will want to adjust the damping, and the remote adjusters make it much, much easier. Having had...
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    Unplugged Performance Suspension Systems Comparison for M3

    I personally haven’t had any issues with the Canadian company or with Redwood (has anyone? They seem to have the lowest drama quotient of all, but I guess you get what you pay for). There are UP parts on my car, too, though the instructions for those are a bit more sparse. Haven’t had any real...
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    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    I probably shouldn’t say this in public, but there are roads that are damned near abandoned, which when freshly repaved might give a person opinions about high speed handling of the M3LR (boosted, but doesn’t matter at high speed). Montana used to have nickel tickets in recognition of this...
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    Sold Teslogic V1 for tesla model 3

    What year(s) model 3 does the CAN bus cable fit?
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    Model 3 Tire replacement

    People seem to love their Hankook Ion Evo AS tires, but if you wanted to go up 10mm and potentially get a bit better traction & rim protection, the Continental DWS06+ is a great tire. Defenders will last forever but you give up a bit of grip to do so. Either way it's going to be less than $1700...