Peer Pressure is (mostly) packed and ready to go to Ohio, currently sitting in the garage waiting for some morning rainstorms to pass. Brian is going to ride with me, as he hasn’t been able to get Slowflake’s wiring issues sorted out. I’m bringing a bunch of stuff with me in the hopes that I can sell it, along with the usual tailgating gear and a jumbled bag of cameras and cords. Probably more cords than cameras, actually. I’m going to add a full-size tote for that and my clothes to make sure that any oncoming storms don’t soak my dry stuff. I believe the truck is ready for the trip; I took her out and back to Westminster last weekend, about 70 miles, and she ran like a sewing machine. I also used her to ferry 1/2 ton of donated food that Jen collected over to the local elementary school on Monday, which made me feel really good.

I just stumbled on the fact that Crown Victoria steel wheels are 15×6.5 with a 5×4.5 bolt pattern. There are two generations, and the ones closest to what I’d need are the 1992-1997 model years, which have a backspacing of 4″ and an offset of 0 to 12mm. I could easily put a 235/60R16 on this and be in good shape; the trick would be whether or not I could fit hubcaps on the rims.