Getting new tyres for zen this saturday pls help

[idly]

Guyz, I have decided to upsize my zen (Zen VXI 2003) tyres from stock to 155/65R 13 (after reading a lot of threads) this saturday. But I have 2 doubts

1. Which brand shall I go for??. S322 is a definite NO, XM1 is my second choice, if there is no other better manufacturer. I thought of Yoko A 300 earlier, but few say its wet tyres so a little confused.

2. From the forum disscussions I find the best dimension for alloy for zen and 155/65R 13 tyres would be 13 x 5J, but apart from Aura I donot see other manufacturers having the dimensions required. So, please mention if any other manufacturer have good alloys with similar dimensions. Also would 13 x 5.5J damage my tyres?

Please help me in choosing the right manufacturer, if possible also mention the shop in bangalore I can get it from, and an approx cost.

cheers
sharath

[VJ_MAVRICK]

I ride an alto 1.1 with 13" and 5.5 J with 165/65 R13 XM1 and as its only me and my wifey, i dont find any problem and i might if its fully loaded. You can go ahead and install spacers if thats an issue.
13" and 5J are a good combo and you will not have any probs with scraping the tyres and all. XM1 155/65 R13 is a good one. Alternatively you can try Bridgestone too in the same dimension.

From your post i understand you are planning only tires and not wheels? is that a correct inference?

[idly]

<<From your post i understand you are planning only tires and not wheels? is that a correct inference?>>

Thanks for the reply Mavrick, but what do you mean by the above statement. Please explain a bit. Is there anything else I need to look for..

[redfire]

Originally Posted by idly

<<From your post i understand you are planning only tires and not wheels? is that a correct inference?>>

Thanks for the reply Mavrick, but what do you mean by the above statement. Please explain a bit. Is there anything else I need to look for..

Hehe, what he meant is are you changing only tyres (the rubbery thing) or both tyres and rims (steel wheels to alloys probably)? . The tyre wheel upgrade can be done in 3 ways. 1)Change only tyres keeping the existing steel/alloy wheels 2)change only rims (steel to alloy mostly or alloy to alloy) and keep the existing tyres 3)change both (tyres and rims)

[idly]

Thanks for clarifying redfire....Iam chaging both tyres and rims.

That was the reason why I have posted question on the rim(alloy) profile aswell..

Anyways confusion resolved :-)

[harry2223]

sorry for posting in your thread IDLY. can anyone plz guide me to plati website as i have to select alloys for my coming soon zen. i am interested in plati as they are easily available in our city.
i am also going to upgrade the tyres to r13 175/60 . plz suggest me tyre brand in which this size is available. tyre should not be much costly.

[akroy]

Michelin XM1+ 155/65R13 can be nice upgrade.

Abhi

[adityamunshi]

Have you considered apollo aceleres ?

Excellent tyres for the price.