Evening to all
hope everything is going well

I recently purchased an optima battery to replace the lead acid one I had in there. The optima is a bit smaller than the one it replaced, and such the stock Volvo mounting materials dont quite work. I bought some generic battery mounting items from a local store and they seem to be alright.

has anyone else purchased an Optima, and what have you used for mounting?

After removing the old battery I found a good amount of residual acid on the tray/acid absorbing mat. One of the mounting points on the top of the tray was pretty rusty/flaking already. This was in a short amount of time, so it might be a good idea to check that out if you have not recently to make sure.

McGard wheels locks, the guys where I got my new tires said they just tighten up the wheel locks. I am betting they need to be torqued like any other lug nut? thoughts, ideas or am I in left field?

The new tires are quite nice. Falken 205/60/15 $248 for the four.

There is still a bit of vibration @ 55mph but it is not near what it used to be. Wheels were checked and balanced appropriately. Should I be checking ball joints and the like. Also it would appear that after changing tires, the clunk that I had when turning the wheel lock to lock has left...

take care

Luke
82 242Ti 167k miles in need of that external voltage regulator now...
84.5 245T 300k miles retired due to condition... :(