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[The Guz]

You could have someone help you ceramic coat them to make maintenance easier. It won't stop brake dust from sticking but your washing will be much easier.

 

[Coatingsarecrack]

I don’t see it on Autogeek but wheel woolies makes a long handled version of the Boars hair brush that Mike likes alot. Soft, won’t scratch wheels.... long handle.

I second what the Guz said about ceramic coating.

Maybe get a large pump foamer with a wand to to spray product/cleaner into barrels.


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[glen e]

Daytona speed master brush and sonax wheel cleaner to clean them
Then easiest way To protect them is blackfire hydroseal, gyeon wetcoat, or carPro Hydr02 -spray on , hose off, you’re done.

 

[evo77]

One of the absolute worst wheel designs for cleaning - the multi-spoke! LOL

I vote for a good quality ceramic coating to make cleaning a breeze but more importantly resistant to chemicals. Because if your mobility is limited then you'll want a very strong chemical cleaner to be able to spray on and rinse off. You must be diligent though in your wheel maintenance. The more frequent you clean them the easier for the dirt/grime to clean easily with the spray on/rinse off process. If you follow this guide then I would still perform a thorough hand-wash every 2 months to fully remove any bonded contaminants and to rejuvenate the ceramic coating.

I have used Poorboys Spray and Rinse Wheel Cleaner in the past and it was a good product.

Poorboy's Spray and Rinse Wheel Cleaner 32 oz

 

[glen e]

None of the products here will mess with the paint on the calipers.. Caliper paint is just a high temp paint, nothing real special.

 

[ducksfan]

I've had excellent experiences with Discount tire store.

 

[SNP209]

In for updates. 17s are definitely too small for a transit and I agree 18s would be a large improvement, maybe even 19s and a slight drop?

Im runnning 18x8.5 +42 on 225/40/18 tires on a 2016 focus with h&r lowering springs and like the look overall, I know its kind of an apples to oranges comparison but I thought I'd share some pics anyways lol

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[SNP209]

Load rating on those particular tires is 92.

I hear ya on the driving conditions having an impact on your wheel/tire combo, I live in california and the weather is pretty mild compared to maryland.

Keep us posted on your setup

 

[SNP209]

Those wheels look sweet. I never considered getting wheels custom drilled to match the bolt pattern otherwise I would have probably gone with some other wheels. But then again, I probably wouldn't be able to afford it anyways.

I'm curious as to what made you want to go with an aspect ratio of 50? Was it because that particular size provided the load index you were looking for? Or do you just prefer the look overall?

 

[Epilogts]

Re: Suggestions for Cleaning and Maintaining New 17'' Voxx Wheel

@SNP209

One reason, is that Discount Tire Is NOT wiling to sell me a set of tires that do not meet or exceed the load index of our factory tires. In this case, the load index on the van with factory tires is 98. I inadvertently listen to CariD when purchasing a set from them and they sold me tire with a load index of 95.

Transit, Those tires are fine for your van. The difference between a load rating of 95-98 is like 125 lbs and unless you’re doing A LOT of heavy hauling you’ll never notice ANY difference. I’d just tell Discount that you’ve changed your mind and the wheels will be going on a passenger car, and put them on your van yourself. They’re just trying to CTA and possibly make an upsale in the process. I worked a a tire place for years all during college and have done many “unique” and unreccomended tire combos on many of my race/street cars without issue.

 

[vobro]

I didn’t read the whole thread but you are worried about load range and are reducing the sidewall by going to a larger wheel diameter? Usually that is counterintuitive, you’re going to be fighting an uphill battle finding what you want on a vehicle really not known to customizing. I’m willing to bet by the time you get it figured out the van is going to ride very rough.

A company I worked for had 5 2017 single wheel transits and at some point they needed tires. The factory tires came rated at European specs on the tires and it was a struggle to find tires with similar US specs. The tires came with a C after some numbers(it’s been awhile I don’t remember] and they assumed it was a load rating but it turned out to be a Euro made spec for commercial use. The Transit has some of the smallest tires in every metric and very few options. Good luck with your journey

 

[Epilogts]

LostInTransit,
Have you tried upping the pressures in the tires? Adding a few PSI (try 2psi at a time)will reduce sidewall flex without any dramatic impact on tread life.