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Bush Tyres Spalding fitted a full set of 245/35ZR19 & 325/25ZR20 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres to bespoke carbon fibre wheels for Pilbeam Racing.
Fitting low profile tyres is a skilled job at any time, but knowing each wheel costs around £12,000 adds to the pressure & it has to besaid, our tyre technicians were, understandably, relieved when the jobwas successfully completed.
The wheels were also fitted with TPMS valves for use with a programable tyre pressure monitoring system.
This Peugeot 205 automatic visited our Boston Branch recently for Wheel Balancing. These centre-less “Pepperpot” style wheels can only be balanced on a balancing machine using a plate adapter. The adapter is needed as the wheels are unusual as they have no hole in the centre.
Land Rover chose the Continental CrossContact RX tyres to be fitted to the Defender at their production facility. Allround Tyres in Rotherham when required by the owner, fitted the same CrossContact tyres which the Defender was originally designed to run on. Therefore continuing the OE status of the tyres.
It was Kings Lynn Depot’s turn to dust off the wooden wire wheel spinner. This time for the stunning Morgan Motor Company, +4, visiting us for a new pair of Avon Tyres