ARTICLE: Choosing The Right Set Of Tyres for your Car

hellspawn · 23rd December 2007, 06:12

what would be the difference in GC if i switch from 175/65R14 to 195/55R15.will it increase or decrease and by how much?

v1p3r · 23rd December 2007, 06:25

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Originally Posted by hellspawn

what would be the difference in GC if i switch from 175/65R14 to 195/55R15.will it increase or decrease and by how much?

Ideally your upsize should be 195/50 R15, but 195/55 will do just fine. With 195/55, your GC will increase by about a quarter of an inch, or a little over 6 mm.

DRAGONLORD · 23rd December 2007, 20:21

My Esteem currently runs on 155/80 R13, was recommended 175/70 R13 or 185/65 R13. My question is, already my car scraps the bottom on speed breakers

, will it get worst with the other recommended tyres ??? Should I just stick to 155/80 ?

DRAGONLORD · 23rd December 2007, 21:17

Also, can I stick to --/80 R13s and increase just the tyre width from 155 to 165 or even 175 ? Since I heard 175/70 does not foul the tyre well.

Need to take a decision asap so please help,

Thanks in advance.

kpzen · 23rd December 2007, 21:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRAGONLORD

My Esteem currently runs on 155/80 R13, was recommended 175/70 R13 or 185/65 R13. My question is, already my car scraps the bottom on speed breakers

, will it get worst with the other recommended tyres ??? Should I just stick to 155/80 ?

With 175/70-13 and 185/65-13 your esteem's GC will reduce by 2mm and 4mm respectively.

DRAGONLORD · 23rd December 2007, 21:40

Thanks kpzen, what about if I stick with --/80 and increase width, does the logic hold true if 175/70 doesn't foul tyre well, then 175/80 shouldn't either ? Next question being is 175/80 R13 available in any brand of tyres in India ??

BUSA · 24th December 2007, 00:18

175/80/13 is a very wrong upsize for the Esteem. Ideal upsize is 175/70/13, all new Esteems came with this size.

krazydriver84 · 14th February 2008, 16:04

Hey Guys,

My 800 is running on stock tyres and stock rims.

Please could somebdy advise me on the upsized rims and tyres I might be able to put.

GTO · 14th February 2008, 18:28

Look at the excel sheet in the second post, krazy driver. That ought to have recommended upsizes for the 800.

nripin · 14th February 2008, 19:37

I have a set of 12" Alloy Rims i want to put for My Zen,The OE Size is 13"

When i downgrade to 12" what size is Recomended for me?

I checked the Excel sheet but found none there :(

Please help.

kpzen · 14th February 2008, 23:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by nripin

I have a set of 12" Alloy Rims i want to put for My Zen,The OE Size is 13"

When i downgrade to 12" what size is Recomended for me?

I checked the Excel sheet but found none there :(

Please help.

you will need 12" 114.3 PCD alloys and 145/80-12 tyres.

iraghava · 14th February 2008, 23:48

Or you could get yourself a set of OE 12" Zen rims.

binz · 14th February 2008, 23:50

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Originally Posted by iraghava

Or you could get yourself a set of OE 12" Zen rims.

Isnt the oe 13"?Or did you mean M800 rims?

kpzen · 15th February 2008, 01:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by binz

Isnt the oe 13"?Or did you mean M800 rims?

All MPFI Zen(s) came with 12" rims.

nischalreddy · 15th February 2008, 08:56

before i became member of this club, i changed my stock swift diesel tyres to 205/60/r 14 with HR alloys(on dealers advise.). i feel i am doing ok. will there be problems.please let me know. i do lot of high way driving

23rd December 2007, 06:12	#76
hellspawn Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,686 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	what would be the difference in GC if i switch from 175/65R14 to 195/55R15.will it increase or decrease and by how much?
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23rd December 2007, 20:21	#78
DRAGONLORD BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 85 Thanked: 0 Times	Best tyres for Esteem ? My Esteem currently runs on 155/80 R13, was recommended 175/70 R13 or 185/65 R13. My question is, already my car scraps the bottom on speed breakers , will it get worst with the other recommended tyres ??? Should I just stick to 155/80 ?
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23rd December 2007, 21:17	#79
DRAGONLORD BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 85 Thanked: 0 Times	Also, can I stick to --/80 R13s and increase just the tyre width from 155 to 165 or even 175 ? Since I heard 175/70 does not foul the tyre well. Need to take a decision asap so please help, Thanks in advance.
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23rd December 2007, 21:40	#81
DRAGONLORD BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 85 Thanked: 0 Times	Thanks kpzen, what about if I stick with --/80 and increase width, does the logic hold true if 175/70 doesn't foul tyre well, then 175/80 shouldn't either ? Next question being is 175/80 R13 available in any brand of tyres in India ??
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24th December 2007, 00:18	#82
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	175/80/13 is a very wrong upsize for the Esteem. Ideal upsize is 175/70/13, all new Esteems came with this size.
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14th February 2008, 16:04	#83
krazydriver84 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kolkata + Gurgaon Posts: 428 Thanked: 44 Times View My Garage	Hey Guys, My 800 is running on stock tyres and stock rims. Please could somebdy advise me on the upsized rims and tyres I might be able to put.
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14th February 2008, 18:28	#84
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 67,636 Thanked: 274,275 Times View My Garage	Look at the excel sheet in the second post, krazy driver. That ought to have recommended upsizes for the 800.
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14th February 2008, 19:37	#85
nripin BANNED Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 131 Thanked: Once	I have a set of 12" Alloy Rims i want to put for My Zen,The OE Size is 13" When i downgrade to 12" what size is Recomended for me? I checked the Excel sheet but found none there :( Please help.
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14th February 2008, 23:48	#87
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 255 Times View My Garage	Or you could get yourself a set of OE 12" Zen rims.
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15th February 2008, 08:56	#90
nischalreddy Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: vijayawada Posts: 8 Thanked: Once	hi before i became member of this club, i changed my stock swift diesel tyres to 205/60/r 14 with HR alloys(on dealers advise.). i feel i am doing ok. will there be problems.please let me know. i do lot of high way driving
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