[guptavis]

Originally Posted by d_bhowmik

Hi All,

Need advice for upgrading tyres of my Ritz vxi. Currently riding on stock JK tornado - 165/70/R14. Have kind of zeroed on Bridgestone taurenza 185/70/R14. Need suggestion.

Turanza is a good tyre. But 185/70 R14 is 14mm increase in radius of tyre which is about 4.8%. i would ask around if it is safe.

[FlatOut]

I've read lots of posts in this thread I've love to reply to, but it would take forever!

My advice, as an engineer and petrol-head is that unless you are an incompetent driver, err on the tall, narrow side rather than going for wide and low - unless all your roads are perfect and you take your corners at no less than 80mph.

Thirty years ago I would have given the opposite advice - fashion changes. The laws of physics remain the same.

[suzuki san]

Originally Posted by Nikhilb2008

Bridgestone Turanza is a good tyre. If you have zeroed in on it, dont worry. Go ahead.

Hi Nikhil,

Need some advice urgently.

I have just purchased a new Wagon R Vxi which came shod with Maxxis tyres size : 155x65x14 on steel wheels.
As the tyres were produced in October 2012 and I bought the car in June 2013, I was not happy about the age of the tyres and the dealer has finally agreed to change the tyres for me at no cost.

He had agreed to Yokohama (my choice) but I now find that Yoko's are not available in that size. In fact, I have been told by the dealer that only Apollo and Good Year are available in that size. i.e. 155x65x14.
My question is : How good are these two tyre companies? Which is the better of the two? I am looking for a comfortable tyre which will be used in the city only with an occasional highway run.

My local tyre guy says he has Bridgestone in the size of 165x65x14 and to get rid of the Maxiis as soon as possible as they are very poor quality tyres.

Would it be OK to fit the Bridgestones on the car. I have calculated that there would be an overall increase of 2.3%.

The Maruti dealer says it may cause warranty issues and I am still waiting for an answer on this point from the dealer.

Please also note that I will be fitting the tyres on new OEM alloy wheels of 4.5J size.

Your help in this matter would be much appreciated as the last time I upgraded my tyres on my old Wagon R with Neo alloys the tyres started touching the body.

Kind Regards,
SS

[Nikhilb2008]

Originally Posted by suzuki san

Hi Nikhil,

Need some advice urgently.

I have just purchased a new Wagon R Vxi which came shod with Maxxis tyres size : 155x65x14 on steel wheels.
As the tyres were produced in October 2012 and I bought the car in June 2013, I was not happy about the age of the tyres and the dealer has finally agreed to change the tyres for me at no cost.

He had agreed to Yokohama (my choice) but I now find that Yoko's are not available in that size. In fact, I have been told by the dealer that only Apollo and Good Year are available in that size. i.e. 155x65x14.
My question is : How good are these two tyre companies? Which is the better of the two? I am looking for a comfortable tyre which will be used in the city only with an occasional highway run.

My local tyre guy says he has Bridgestone in the size of 165x65x14 and to get rid of the Maxiis as soon as possible as they are very poor quality tyres.

Would it be OK to fit the Bridgestones on the car. I have calculated that there would be an overall increase of 2.3%.

The Maruti dealer says it may cause warranty issues and I am still waiting for an answer on this point from the dealer.

Please also note that I will be fitting the tyres on new OEM alloy wheels of 4.5J size.

Your help in this matter would be much appreciated as the last time I upgraded my tyres on my old Wagon R with Neo alloys the tyres started touching the body.

Kind Regards,
SS

Briddgestone which pattern?

Apollo which pattern?

165/65-14 is a little big and if Maruti is saying there could be issues, it would be safer to avoid it.

[suzuki san]

Hi Nikhil,

Thanks your prompt reply.
Maruti refusing to fit Bridgestone due bigger size.
So, the options are :
1. Apollo Amazer 3G
or

2. Good Year GT 3.

Which one would you suggest?

Kind Regards,
SS

[dass]

Originally Posted by guptavis

Turanza is a good tyre. But 185/70 R14 is 14mm increase in radius of tyre which is about 4.8%. i would ask around if it is safe.

I changed my Dzire VDI tyres from GY 165 to A drive 185. This was recommended by the sales person and also the Tyre dealer. I believe the ZDI comes with the 185/70 R14, which is what I moved too.

The question is, will this be a problem?

[Suraj25]

Couldn't find a more relavent thread, so here goes:
We have a 2008 Skoda Fabia TDI which has barely 35k kms on the odo and running on the stock metador tyres. I was driving it around today and observed that even on the slightest of hard breaking, the car would lose traction and abs would kick in. This happened when I tried to slow down from 40kmph. I wonder what would happen during some high speed emergency breaking! The roads were a little wet but there's no way it could make such a huge difference. I'm guessing the 5yr old tyres are the problem. Them becoming harder, hence the reduction in grip? And the tyres aren't bald. Do they have to be replaced?

Cheers,
Suraj

[nareshov]

Originally Posted by Suraj25

...
I was driving it around today and observed that even on the slightest of hard breaking, the car would lose traction and abs would kick in. This happened when I tried to slow down from 40kmph. I wonder what would happen during some high speed emergency breaking! The roads were a little wet but there's no way it could make such a huge difference. I'm guessing the 5yr old tyres are the problem. Them becoming harder, hence the reduction in grip? And the tyres aren't bald. Do they have to be replaced?
...

Look for the DOT code (4-digit number) on the tyres, if it's less than 3207 replace them ASAP.

[Suraj25]

Originally Posted by nareshov

Look for the DOT code (4-digit number) on the tyres, if it's less than 3207 replace them ASAP.

It says DOT J3C6. Does this mean its a 2006 manufactured tyre? :/

[sandeep108]

Originally Posted by Suraj25

Couldn't find a more relavent thread, so here goes:
We have a 2008 Skoda Fabia TDI which has barely 35k kms on the odo and running on the stock metador tyres. I was driving it around today and observed that even on the slightest of hard breaking, the car would lose traction and abs would kick in. This happened when I tried to slow down from 40kmph. I wonder what would happen during some high speed emergency breaking! The roads were a little wet but there's no way it could make such a huge difference. I'm guessing the 5yr old tyres are the problem. Them becoming harder, hence the reduction in grip? And the tyres aren't bald. Do they have to be replaced?

Cheers,
Suraj

I strongly suggest you replace the tires. Same problem I faced in my civic, only after 4 years, but the tread was fine. Having had a bad experience earlier with another car when the hard tires ruined the suspension as well, I did not wait. After replacing the tires, I got better braking (no ABS all the time), better grip and ride and also 10-15% increase in FE.

In Indian conditions, it is my experience that tires, especially OEM generally do not last for more than 4 years even if run for fewer kms before becoming hard and losing grip.

[Suraj25]

Originally Posted by sandeep108

I strongly suggest you replace the tires.

Thanks for the input! Yes, doing it ASAP. I will try squeezing in a set of aftermarket alloys too :P

[amazingGuru67]

Hello friends,

I am about to purchase Honda Amaze which came with stock MRF tyres. I have managed to find the car year and month of the year by using the VIN number.

Is there any way to find the month and year of manufacturing of the tires in them?

[bblost]

Originally Posted by amazingGuru67

Is there any way to find the month and year of manufacturing of the tires in them?

There will be a 4 digit code printed on the tire sidewall.
It will be in the wwyy format.
The ww will be the week and the yy the year of manufacture.
so if this is 1013. It means the tire was made in the tenth week of 2013.

This will be the only 4 digit code on the tire.

[premc44]

I have a VW Vento diesel, which has Apollo Aceleres 185/60/R15 as original fitment tyres. During the last 20000 Kms, they have served me well without any problem, not even a puncture.
I have seen a lot of Vento owners going for an upsize and that too to premium brands like Michelin etc. Most of them have gone for 195/60/R15. While the overall increase in diameter is about an acceptable 1.99%, is 195/55/R15 a better choice , where the difference is shown in the chart as -1.24%. In the latter case, it is said that the speedometer/ odometer readings will be least different of the two options.
Tyre Gurus, what will be your advice.? Thanks in advance

[nareshov]

Originally Posted by premc44

I have a VW Vento diesel, which has Apollo Aceleres 185/60/R15 as original fitment tyres. During the last 20000 Kms, they have served me well without any problem, not even a puncture.
I have seen a lot of Vento owners going for an upsize and that too to premium brands like Michelin etc. Most of them have gone for 195/60/R15. While the overall increase in diameter is about an acceptable 1.99%, is 195/55/R15 a better choice , where the difference is shown in the chart as -1.24%.
...
Tyre Gurus, what will be your advice.? Thanks in advance

Checkout this post from the dedicated thread:

Originally Posted by GTO

So that you better understand type size & profile, I'm including a comparo of the various options from 1010tyres.com calculator.

- Don't go by the "55" profile number alone. Compared to the stock 185/60 R15 tyre, the 205/55 R15 has a taller sidewall and will thus give you the same / better ride quality.

- It is also the closest in terms of overall diameter (0.55% difference) to the stock.

As Akshay & Goandude have posted, 205/55 R15 is the perfect upsize. It will give you the grip AND ride quality you desire.

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It can, actually. The quality of tyre is more important than the width. Thus, a 195 patch tyre of better quality will make a HUGE difference over the OEM crap that most Indian car manufacturers use. Heck, even a high quality 185/60 R15 tyre will be WAY better than stock.