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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296   
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I had a chance to give my just fitted KO2s a thorough road test today on very wet roads. The first thing I noticed was how quiet they are. Very little sloshing noise in the rear wheel arches. Excellent handling on acute corners and they look great. I had a bad experience with cracking sidewalls on a previous set of KOs but I believe this was my fault for slapping on copious quantities of tyre dressing. From what I've read on the 'net all tyre dressings are bad news but its going to be so hard not to give them the odd squirt as it lifts the look of the whole car. I don't have ABS or TC so tyre grip is everything. Highly recommended.
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26th Dec 2015 4:45pm |
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| Geraint Member Since: 13 Feb 2015 Location: 73700 Montvalezan Posts: 4  
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You need to use a natural tyre dressing product from Swisswax or someone similar. It is the solvent in the normal stuff that takes the plasticisers out of the tyre walls and makes them crack.
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26th Dec 2015 5:11pm |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296
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Thanks Geraint I'll check them out. I've been using Autoglym which,although water based, contains silicone which apparently draws protective oils out and dries the sidewalls leaving the susceptible to cracking
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26th Dec 2015 5:19pm |
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| Skippy Blue Member Since: 26 Aug 2013 Location: Dartmoor Posts: 14  
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I like the look of these to replace my Contis , but are they available in plain black lettering on the sidewalls? . It did not seem clear in the Internet info
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29th Dec 2015 8:03pm |
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| Geraint Member Since: 13 Feb 2015 Location: 73700 Montvalezan Posts: 4
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If you fit them with the white lettering on the inside of the rims it ends up looking like mine in this picture
 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge hope this helps |
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29th Dec 2015 8:41pm |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296
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Yep, the first thing the tyre fitter asked me was 'lettering inside or out mate ?' They can be fitted either way. I like 'em loud and proud but of course its a matter of personal taste
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29th Dec 2015 8:57pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733 
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Hi all, just a little input, i never use tyre dressing on my tyres, i use warm or cold water and a good scrubbing brush, like you use to do floors, a bit of elbow grease and they come up looking like new, hope it helps
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29th Dec 2015 10:19pm |
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| captain slow Member Since: 22 Jun 2011 Location: Herts Posts: 355 
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Hi Geraint, out of interest did you have to change your wheel studs to fit the wolf wheels? I was thinking of getting a second set of wheels and was looking at the genuine wolf HD option . cheers 2.2 Tdci 110 XS CSW Corris Grey Prince Harry's D3 (gone but not forgotten) 300 Tdi 110 CSW (gone but not forgotten) |
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29th Dec 2015 11:22pm |
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| Geraint Member Since: 13 Feb 2015 Location: 73700 Montvalezan Posts: 4
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I have used the same wheel studs and nuts,but the nuts have half a thread still showing when they are tight, i.e. the stud is about 0.6mm below the face of the nut. Given the depth of the nut and the thread diameter there is plenty of grip strength over the 5 nuts.
See this photo Click image to enlarge |
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30th Dec 2015 9:19am |
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