Wheels And Tyres

[avensis rob]

ok weather is getting better and it aint such a waste of time washing the car anymore.

ive ordered 4 x Kumho Ecsta Le Sport KU39 215/45 R17 Y (91), tyres from blackcircles.

ive got a few projects on the go so don't want to buy Michelins this time so no tyre snobs please.lol

im going to hold onto them until I get my wheels refurbed next weekend and give tyres with car for them to be put on.

couple of questions

215/45/17 tyres the standard for juno wheels im lead to believe? correct?

also to keep tyres and wheels as brake dust free as possible

what are the options? all im finding on the net at the moment is wheel wax but i don't want to be cleaning and applying this every couple of days.

1 i used to see brake dust protector discs advertised years ago in demon tweeks etc but cant find any anymore, are these just butt ugly and useless.

more recently ive had

ebc greenstuff and ebc bluestuff pads on cars

these take a bit of bedding in but these produce far less dust and keep the wheels a lot cleaner even on a track session getting some abuse.

i think the bluestuff may be illegal on the public highway if i remember correctly and can void insurance if the worst were to happen.

so i seen the greenstuff , then ultimax versions a lot cheaper

im going to check out the ultimax range now see what they are about.

http://www.ebcbrakeshop.co.uk/files_ebc.v1

any input welcome

Ta

[fastbob72]

Hi there yeah i can feel the better weather coming on too which means many, many hours on the car lol.

I know when I worked at our local Ford dealership they'd sell a Superguard pack as an option on new cars for around £250.......this was 12-13 years ago.

It was special polish, interior treatment for carpets and seats etc but also a spray onwax treatment for alloys which was meant to apply a permanent barrier so the dirt, brake dust, road tar etc didn't eat into the laquer applied to your alloys.

It was one of the best treatments from the pack. I've seen them for sale on eBay in the past.

Yeah i remember fitting harder compound fast road pads plus x-drilled n grooved discs to many cars in the past, they do require more use to heat them up to. working temperature, they are a lot less effective when cold

[fastbob72]

Have just had 2 x Kumho 195/60/15 put on the rear of my car from Halfords for £115 inc blanced and new valves, seem ok so far :)