What Are You Doing To/With Your Car Today?
Got some new front tires for the Charger today! I see that I could have gone bigger, but I wanted to play it safe and check clearance first. It looks like I could have quite easily fit 265's and just closely fit 275's. I am looking forward to the weekend when I can go up to Mendocino County and drive 175 over the mountain. Hopefully the engine will cool down enough so I can change the oil this evening.
Hwy 175 from Hopland to Lakeport is about 25 miles over some nice twisty mountain roads. If you're ever in the area on a motorcycle, you will want to drive this route.
:steering::thumbsup:
From Wikipedia;
Route description[edit]
SR 175 connects U.S. Route 101 at Hopland to State Route 29 near Lakeport through the Mayacamas Mountains. From there it joins SR 29 until Kelseyville, where it loops out until meeting SR 29 again at its end at Middletown. The section between Hopland and Lakeport is also known locally as the "Hopland Grade", or "Hopland Pass."
Except for the portion on SR 29, SR 175 is not part of the National Highway System,[3] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.[4]
History[edit]
Originally constructed in the early 1920s, it is one of the steepest and most difficult to drive of any California state highway. Until recently it was called the "crookedest road in California".[citation needed] Vehicles more than 39 feet (12 m) in length are banned from the Hopland Grade, due to its many tight hairpin turns and curves.[2]
And in my LA360 news,
78g each. I can confirm this at work tomorrow with a little scale.
https://www.hughesengines.com/Index/products.php?browse=search&search=5013xl&submit=Go&partid=26397
Got some new front tires for the Charger today! I see that I could have gone bigger, but I wanted to play it safe and check clearance first. It looks like I could have quite easily fit 265's and just closely fit 275's. I am looking forward to the weekend when I can go up to Mendocino County and drive 175 over the mountain. Hopefully the engine will cool down enough so I can change the oil this evening.
Hwy 175 from Hopland to Lakeport is about 25 miles over some nice twisty mountain roads. If you're ever in the area on a motorcycle, you will want to drive this route.
:steering::thumbsup:
From Wikipedia;
Route description[edit]
SR 175 connects U.S. Route 101 at Hopland to State Route 29 near Lakeport through the Mayacamas Mountains. From there it joins SR 29 until Kelseyville, where it loops out until meeting SR 29 again at its end at Middletown. The section between Hopland and Lakeport is also known locally as the "Hopland Grade", or "Hopland Pass."
Except for the portion on SR 29, SR 175 is not part of the National Highway System,[3] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.[4]
History[edit]
Originally constructed in the early 1920s, it is one of the steepest and most difficult to drive of any California state highway. Until recently it was called the "crookedest road in California".[citation needed] Vehicles more than 39 feet (12 m) in length are banned from the Hopland Grade, due to its many tight hairpin turns and curves.[2]
And in my LA360 news,
78g each. I can confirm this at work tomorrow with a little scale.
https://www.hughesengines.com/Index/products.php?browse=search&search=5013xl&submit=Go&partid=26397