24-07-2013, 02:46 PM
So had a decent day today; got some new tyres courtest of miss_tap as a graduation gift!
ended up getting two new front tyres; mid range tyres, nothing too fancy, but are a hell of a lot nice to drive on than the old worn rubbers.
![[Image: Dvoq32Q.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/Dvoq32Q.jpg)
Then set about changing the calipers, had a bit of a paint removing the hoses and bought new ones just in case, but with a little elbow grease from max we got them free so no need for new hoses.
Running 266mm brakes on the front with new eicher vented discs and pads. Ofcourse, not a "straight forward swap" from the original brakes.
Before and after shots.
![[Image: L690KJX.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/L690KJX.jpg)
![[Image: SrPXmD3.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/SrPXmD3.jpg)
With a VERY tight fit behind the steelies;
![[Image: THFPZ8O.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/THFPZ8O.jpg)
And then went down to vaughans to give it a quick wash ready for the weekend; lets hope it stays this clean. Unfortunately it didn't make any of the front rows, so be sure to rummage around if you want to have a look![Smile Smile](https://www.306oc.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/smile.png)
ended up getting two new front tyres; mid range tyres, nothing too fancy, but are a hell of a lot nice to drive on than the old worn rubbers.
![[Image: Dvoq32Q.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/Dvoq32Q.jpg)
Then set about changing the calipers, had a bit of a paint removing the hoses and bought new ones just in case, but with a little elbow grease from max we got them free so no need for new hoses.
Running 266mm brakes on the front with new eicher vented discs and pads. Ofcourse, not a "straight forward swap" from the original brakes.
Before and after shots.
![[Image: L690KJX.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/L690KJX.jpg)
![[Image: SrPXmD3.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/SrPXmD3.jpg)
With a VERY tight fit behind the steelies;
![[Image: THFPZ8O.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/THFPZ8O.jpg)
And then went down to vaughans to give it a quick wash ready for the weekend; lets hope it stays this clean. Unfortunately it didn't make any of the front rows, so be sure to rummage around if you want to have a look
![Smile Smile](https://www.306oc.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/smile.png)
![[Image: Njq3ZXF.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/Njq3ZXF.jpg)
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