Get in the Zone....

[240speed]

For those of you who do not know, Auto Zone has tools that you can rent for free, for example spring compressors. You pay some where around $40 to rent these tools for however long you need and then return it and get your money back. Just thought some of you might want to work on your car with the right tools for free.

[justinhustle]

1992 called

they said

thanks for the update

[jdm538]

thats good info for people that dont already know.

[rancid240]

1992 called

they said

thanks for the update

lol...ill just add some info too though. They also rent out the hub pullers (good for 5 lug swaps) and if I'm not mistaken also those huge sockets (32mm, 36mm) for pulling hubs off.

[Ghettokracker71]

I didn't know until not too long ago honestly...it comes in handy

[Realchaos1]

sweet dealio, never knew that, but there is no autozone around city. Maybe Napa would?

[240speed]

I knew some of the car gods would try a little sarcasm...

[boosteds13]

You can also get loaded Z32 brake calipers for about $145,,,, fully rebuilt with new pads. Just turn in your old 240sx calipers a couple days later and they won't know the difference ;)

[theronin]

You can also get loaded Z32 brake calipers for about $145,,,, fully rebuilt with new pads. Just turn in your old 240sx calipers a couple days later and they won't know the difference ;)

dishonest much?

[Ethix]

dishonest much?


I work at Autozone and with the amount of cores we deal with, there's no way we'd be able to tell if the cores getting returned are from the right vehicle. I just check the box to make sure it actually has calipers in it. There'd be no way for me to make sure even if I wanted to. Our catalogs don't have pictures and they don't say that they're 4piston calipers in the computer.



-Mark

[Irukandji]

You can also get loaded Z32 brake calipers for about $145,,,, fully rebuilt with new pads. Just turn in your old 240sx calipers a couple days later and they won't know the difference ;)


haha damn.. the secret is out.

[mellojoe]

I told the AutoZone guy that I was swapping my calipers and his response:
"As long as we get Nissan calipers, we can use them. So, the fact that they aren't from this particular car, we can still use them."

And then when I was talking about doing something similar with my axles and J30 axles the guy at O'Reilley's said the same thing, "Just bring in what you've got and we'll refund the core charge. We can use just about any axles you've got."

PS: Any major auto-supply shop does tool rentals.

[P4rD0nM3]

Wish you can do that with some high end cars.

[ranisron]

haha, this is some great secrets!!!

[SimpleSexy180]

wow new CALIPERS HERE I COME.

[marveluz]

^^^ HA! me too... never really went in an autozone till one opened up nearby recently... tried to rent a compression tester last week

guy: like 40 bucks
me: cool how much do you charge per day? if i return it same day or a couple days after
guy: you'll get your money back when you bring it back
me: uhh... ok (i felt real dumb... haha)

['90RPS13]

I too just learned a few weeks ago they rent tools and you get your money back when you return. Hell of a deal to me. I am down for the new caliper too! Crazy question, Do they say Nissan on them? *a

[Unholy S14]

yea ive been borowing tools from them for a year now, good shit.