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"Tail Gate Best Seat In House"
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Nampa Idaho
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Which brand to buy is the best
I am going to have the belts on the wifes car changed out ,, what in your opinion is the best surpentine belt and the other belts to be the very best to do so .
Also ,,which is better OEM or Atermarket belts ,,,,, I am not looking at the price as a factor ,,just the best. Another question is how tight should the belts be ? Like pull up on them say quarter of an incn or so .what is the common rule to set the new belts at ?
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Yesterday, 09:51 AM
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Re: Which brand to buy is the best
I prefer Gates belts over Dayco .
They seem to last longer IMHO.
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Yesterday, 10:52 AM
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"Tail Gate Best Seat In House"
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Re: Which brand to buy is the best
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Yesterday, 12:39 PM
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Re: Which brand to buy is the best
You can get Gates at oreilly auto.
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Yesterday, 12:41 PM
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Re: Which brand to buy is the best
I prefer Gates as well, they're available on RockAuto or Napa or Oreilly's to name a few.
I used to run Goodyear Gatorback belts until they sold that product line to Continental.
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Yesterday, 01:09 PM
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Re: Which brand to buy is the best
NAPA's premium line are Gates. If available, the green heavy-duty ones are the bee's knees.
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Yesterday, 01:36 PM
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Re: Which brand to buy is the best
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If v-belts, 1/2 of deflection is considered the standard.
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Yesterday, 04:42 PM
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Re: Which brand to buy is the best
I feel the same a belt is a belt and with the width of serpentine belts they generally last for a long while. I think the more important thing is to keep the old belt in you vehicle just in case the new ever has a problem and you will no be stranded.
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Yesterday, 05:59 PM
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"Tail Gate Best Seat In House"
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Re: Which brand to buy is the best
thanks guys ..100% says it all .
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Yesterday, 07:24 PM
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Robert Olson Transport
 
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Re: Which brand to buy is the best
gates
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Yesterday, 07:25 PM
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Re: Which brand to buy is the best
I usually go with Gates as well. Check the tensioner while you're in there. It should spin smoothly with no wobble or play.
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Today, 11:10 AM
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"Tail Gate Best Seat In House"
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Re: Which brand to buy is the best
Our daughter is taking our car on a 3000 mile plus trip and this is why I am asking for what is the very best in belts to put on the car before she leaves .. now if any one is still reading this ,, how about what is the best windshield wiper blade brand? I have in the past just bought what looked good.. I cant think of any thing else to change out on the car for her trip ,, but you might and I appreciate all suggestions .. thx all of you for what you have shared with me above.
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Today, 12:26 PM
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Re: Which brand to buy is the best
I like the Rain-X brand.
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Today, 02:06 PM
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Re: Which brand to buy is the best
I use Bosch wipers on my modern cars.
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