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Originally Posted by Lalvaz  Have a Santro with Bridgestone stock tyres with metal 13" stock rims. Have touched 165 kmph for extended periods without any issues so far (Touch wood), I'm really satisfied with the handling and speed, excepting on corners. But, after reading all the posts on how alloys and tubeless tyres have made such a drastic difference, I'd like to check it out. Is there any Bombay based guys who've switched to alloys on a Xing? I'd really like to see how it handles before forking all that cash.... |
I am surprised that nobody has replied to your query. If you are going to do those kinds of speeds, you must choose your alloys very carefully, to match the specifications of your stock rims, especially the offset. Otherwise you may end up with vibrations and braking/handling problems at high speeds (see some of the threads in T-BHP, especially by sAP). Even in this thread you see some people with problems due to wrongly chosen alloys.
Secondly, I strongly suggest that you switch to tubeless tyres, for better handling and safety at high speeds. If you are sticking to stock steel rims, go for stock-size tubeless tyres ( I am using stock-size Bridgestone S322 tubeless tyres on my steel rims). But you need to make sure that your steel rims are not too rusted or bent out of shape before going for tubeless. If you want to upsize, I suggest you contact some T-BHPians like iraghava, who have a lot of experience with upsized tyres in Santro.