Dark_Knight

need a spare wheel, needs new rear tires after 4500 mi, am going to use one wheel as a spare

wankeldude

www.finishlinewheels.com

BenDiem

^^^ Dude, are you serious? I thought this was all internet hype/BS. You all must really run your cars pretty hard. Is the tire wear from jack rabbit starts or is this just from moderate driving?

GermanCars

If the rear alignment is not reset to the minimum toe-in spec. the O.E. rear tires well last around 5,000 to 6,000 miles WITHOUT burn outs or other abuse.

Dark_Knight

not all the way to wear bars but wearing, not alot of abuse and easy running in for first 1500 miles, the power eats tires

Case1906

Does wanting a spare relate to the tire wear? Are you thinking of trying to rotate rears using the spare and some non-directional tires?

Dark_Knight

no, i want to be able to take my tires in one at a time and not leave my car jacked up in the air and me worried a kid/dog the wind will make it crash down, so I need an extra wheel, i dont want to take my car to a tire shop to do them at once because heres what I do, remove wheel, wash wheel remove all dirt , pry off weights so they dont do it and scratch my wheels, then take to get tire replaced and wheel balanced, then I wax wheel and remount on car, I dont want them to stick weights onto dirty brake dust coated wheel

Case1906

That's intense, what type of wax do you use? Also, couldn't you just put the skinny spare tire on to avoid having the car up on the jack?

Merc-Skycap

Sorry for the naive question but what does "minimum toe-in spec" mean here?

Dark_Knight

zaino on the body nano wax on the wheels

jspAMG

Dark Knight, will you marry me?

Dark_Knight

only if you are a blonde with big *******

jspAMG

I can bleach my hair. Do moobies count?

black-clk500

And I thought I was crazy

Have you tried Menzurna Powerlock?
I've tried a lot of sealants on the rims and I've used the Menzurna FMJ and now Powerlock and it seems to last the longest.
I do love Zaino as well and I still use their Z6 spray religiously and consider it the best quick detail spray available--period.
I've been using the Menzurna line up (polishes and sealants) exclusively on my cars over the past 4-5 yrs.
But I still break out the Zaino every once in a while--I use to use it exclusively 8-10 yrs ago on my Bimmers

I just got a Wookie Fist wash mit and used it with my most recent wash and its awesome--I've been using Dodo Juice shampoos for 2 years and I love them.

Kudos for keeping your beast clean
Thanks for enabling my detailing addiction with your story