What did you do to your Polo today?

[Plautos]

they appear to be wilwood 4 pots, not sure about the discs

Wilwood Forged 4 piston.

This kit is from Revolution Brakes, I had bought it a couple years ago to use in a project, unfortunately I gave up, and the parts went to the closet.

The kit is composed with 6 calipers. Four looking just like this one, however for the rear with smaller pistons and 2 small ones for the hand brake. The rear discs are the same size from the front ones.
The Polo will look like a HotWheels!!

[kelvniii]

That idea cross my mind...

I think I will do it.

yaya thats a good one!

[Blitzen]

Nailed the mother of all pot holes exiting a roundabout. It was at a point that you couldn't avoid it right at the exit point. Destroyed the wall of the tyre, and put a 20mm gash in it. May have buggered the bead of the wheel too.
Since it has been raining up here for 2 weeks, the roads have really turned to crap. I went over the same spot 2 days ago and there was no pot hole there. They are breeding like rabbits at the moment.
This pot hole was about 60cm long, 30 cm wide, and about 15 cm deep. I got photos of it, and will be pursuing Townsville City Council for damages.
On top of this I was on the way to a new job in a white shirt, so I was late for that, and I broke my glasses too...Oh well, it can only get better!!!

[mozzzy_2000]

Nailed the mother of all pot holes exiting a roundabout. It was at a point that you couldn't avoid it right at the exit point. Destroyed the wall of the tyre, and put a 20mm gash in it. May have buggered the bead of the wheel too.
Since it has been raining up here for 2 weeks, the roads have really turned to crap. I went over the same spot 2 days ago and there was no pot hole there. They are breeding like rabbits at the moment.
This pot hole was about 60cm long, 30 cm wide, and about 15 cm deep. I got photos of it, and will be pursuing Townsville City Council for damages.
On top of this I was on the way to a new job in a white shirt, so I was late for that, and I broke my glasses too...Oh well, it can only get better!!!

That's pretty nasty dude. Pothole doesn't look too bad although you can see the rain looks quite torrential indeed. How fast were you travelling when you did this and are you on stock or aftermarket suspension?

[Blitzen]

I was doing about 20km/h when i hit it due to it being very slippery, and I have semi slicks...The suspension has been lowered about 10mm due to Weitec springs, and a rear sway bar, but nothing more. I'm getting more pics of the approach to the roundabout tomorrow to show that the hole is blind till you are on top of it...There also also traffic islands close either side of the road, so if you were to go left to avoid the pot hole, you would ride up over the left island.

[kelvniii]

i had a same expreience as you do... hit a pot hold about 60 km/h
with my old tyre ContiSportContact 2 and it born a little baby on the tyre wall...

[mozzzy_2000]

I was doing about 20km/h when i hit it due to it being very slippery, and I have semi slicks...The suspension has been lowered about 10mm due to Weitec springs, and a rear sway bar, but nothing more. I'm getting more pics of the approach to the roundabout tomorrow to show that the hole is blind till you are on top of it...There also also traffic islands close either side of the road, so if you were to go left to avoid the pot hole, you would ride up over the left island.

Geez 20kms ey? Imagine taking that at high speed? Actually if you were going really fast you possibly could have skipped over it but those conditions look attrocious. Good luck hunting down the local council. You may also want to contact the main roads dept of the Qld govt as well.

i had a same expreience as you do... hit a pot hold about 60 km/h
with my old tyre ContiSportContact 2 and it born a little baby on the tyre wall...

And Kelvnii I seriouly hope you aren't driving around on that tyre?!! It is scewed!

[Spec83]

Got a new set of 4 new treads today... Toyo Proxes T1R



I have only driven ~50km on them at this point but initial impressions are that the turn in seems a little bit sharper than the ContiSport2's and road noise is less at highway speeds but more noticble under braking... It also seems to have a bit more of a tendnacy the oversteer from the back slightly... Kind of weird feeling but I'll let them srub in a bit more and see what the results are...

Details are - 205/45/R16 87W, Treadwear 280, Directional Pattern - $190 a corner fitted from TyreWorks Slacks Creek.. They even swapped my new spare rim over for the badly gutter rashed one for no cost

[shaneth]

spec why did you go for these over the R1R??

[Blitzen]

Got a new set of 4 new treads today... Toyo Proxes T1R



I have only driven ~50km on them at this point but initial impressions are that the turn in seems a little bit sharper than the ContiSport2's and road noise is less at highway speeds but more noticble under braking... It also seems to have a bit more of a tendnacy the oversteer from the back slightly... Kind of weird feeling but I'll let them srub in a bit more and see what the results are...

Details are - 210/45/R16 87W, Treadwear 280, Diectional Pattern - $190 a corner fitted from TyreWorks Slacks Creek.. They even swapped my new spare rim over for the badly gutter rashed one for no cost

These are good tyres, very grippy but a bit soft...Be sure to rotate them regularly as if you don't watch them, you will be close to the wear indicators pretty quick...However, I found them very good in the wet.