What did you do to your Bronco Raptor today?

[Dragoon]

Those wheels are nice! I like how the outside is machined and the inner barrels are black.

 

[TurboS]

Had 4 new tires and wheels installed.. Bought 5 each; I'll retrieve the spare tomorrow.

Tires are 'the same' as my original Goodrich All Terrain A/Ts but this year's KO3 version and for a 20" wheel.. Wheels I found at Element Wheels...
https://www.elementwheels.com/weld-w11809098500
...in 20x9".. I HATE gray- or black-painted wheels and found my favorite machined aluminum outsides with black inner barrel.. Original tires & wheels had only 4000 miles on them.

Will be investigating Baer Brakes' 14"-rotor kit; Baer is in Phoenix and the engineer believes they can get a 15" rotor under my wheels.
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Very nice, I've always loved the machined appearance. How are the 20" K03's in comparison to our OEM K02's in ride and handling?
Since these are F load rated (all tire makes in this size are F or E rated) you may find a lower than OEM recommended tire pressure beneficial.

 

[jeffreybehr]

Very nice, I've always loved the machined appearance. How are the 20" K03's in comparison to our OEM K02's in ride and handling?
Since these are F load rated (all tire makes in this size are F or E rated) you may find a lower than OEM recommended tire pressure beneficial.

TY; me too.. I use or used 38psi front and 35 rear pressures in both sets; I did not notice a difference in ride quality or responsiveness/handling, both being just fine.. This Raptor, even in Sport-damping mode, is NOT tuned for connection and responsiveness to the pavement, it's tuned for compliance, so it rides plenty well enough.. IOW, I'm happy with my choices of vehicle, wheels, and tires.

Didn't have any 'real' tire cleaners to remove the mold release; I tried the all-pupose cleaner Glass-Plus but that didn't work, so I found and bought some commercial tire cleaner from Amazon.. It's called Nanoskin Non-Acid (sic) Wheels & Tire Cleaner, and Mr. Excessive that I am, I bought a gallon jug.. It's a concentrate to be mixed 4-1 water, and they recommend using a foaming-type hand sprayer to apply it.. I don't have one of those so I used a regular plastic-bottle sprayer. Spay it on, let it settle for a minute, spray another 'layer' on since it's already evaporating in our desert heat, and brush lightly.. Rinse with water.. The results were excellent and better than I expected since I wasn't following their directions.

Here's the link.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X123G64?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

I imagine when cooler weather arrives I'll get some tireblack on them. Of all the tireblack products I've used over the years, I MUCH prefer Zaino Perfect Tire Gloss...

Z-16 Perfect Tire Gloss

Check out the deal on Z-16 Perfect Tire Gloss at zainostore.com

www.zainostore.com

...because it's NOT glossy; I want a flat-black appearance for my blackwall tires.. These 5 shouldn't require more than 2 or 3 hours for this chubby, arm-wimpy 81YO to apply.

 

[jeffreybehr]

Final pics of tires and wheels.. The more I see and drive this thing, the more I love it! Tires inflated to 38psi front and 35 rear.

At 4000 miles today, I spent a couple exhausting hours changing engineoil and filter, to RedLine 5W-30 and my last Fram superduper flter.. After I ordered the oil, I discovered that RL recommends their Euro 5W30 for the Raptor, and I'll buy that next time.