The tires are excellent so far! I don't notice any significant differences in noise or range. I am assuming that the range will take a slight hit because these are a bit more aggressive and therefore less efficient? I think the look is much better than the OEM Pirelli's AND these are Tripple...
Here are the SIDE pics of each wheel and the truck. No video-sorry! BTW, these tires were installed today and are the new Pirelli XTM AT's (EV rated tire)! They are very aggressive looking and still very quiet on the road, so far!
Having never done this particular job before it took me a bit longer as someone who does this type of work regularly. That being said removing the front recovery hooks probably took longer than either the front or rear calipers. I’d guess about 1.5 hrs to remove the recovery hooks, 1 hr for the...
These were the washers I found with the same spec AND USA made:
VOTEX - Made in USA - M10 10MM... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B8YQ4WB?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
It’s really not that hard IF you have the correct tools AND are confident working on vehicle brakes! You can’t just “wing it” with brakes. These brakes use what’s called BANJO fittings which makes hydraulic disconnection simple except you have to replace the 8 (total per vehicle) crush washers...
I decided to powder coat my brake calipers "the hard way". This involved removing all 4 calipers, disassembling them (except pistons- the shop did that), marking areas NOT to be coated and then waiting to reassemble/reinstall. I also had to bleed the brake system as I mistakenly let the fluid...