[VikramAditya]

Greetings Guys,

I plan to change the tyres on my Polo 1.2 GT TSI, was able to have an experience with Continentals UC6 on a Tiago and was very impressed with the tyre quality and how it rides. I was also considering Yokohama earth-1 S-drives and looking out for Michelin.

My Stock tyres were MRF ZVTV, which is a great tyre that has a level of ride quality but you might feel braking could lack plus superior handling but it fails to give you a better fuel economy tyre noise is there too so I was thinking of trying a different company. I recently upgraded to Bridgestone in my Alto k10 and was satisfied with the performance. I have also experienced Goodyear as the stock Alto came with Goodyear assurance.

I have a query should I upsize my tyre?
Are tyre warranties and claims a scam? cause I have come across various guys having problems claiming their warranty upon torn / leakage/ puncture/ sidewall rips.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

[SGK]

Hello All,

I am facing a very peculiar problem, I have filled Air ( N2) from nearby bunk and within 5 mins I started to see air leak from the 3 out of 4 tyres. I am not sure what is the problem, I tried refilling one of the tyre from my portable inflators and again same issue. I am confident there is no puncture ( Visible to naked eyes), but wondering what could be the problem. I have faced similar problem some 5 months back in one of tyres and that time local mechanic told me sometimes he is seeing this pattern when air is filled from bunks and he just refilled Air without any fix and it was working fine. Kindly note this time I have new set of tyres and filled air from different bunk, but still wondering what could be the problem?

I was present during the entire air-filling process, so I don’t suspect any foul play.

Has anyone else experienced something like this? Could it be an issue with the bunk or something else entirely? Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Note to mods: I have posted this query in Innova Crysta thread as well, but thought this is not specific to Crysta, I am posting in this thread . Do delete if not appropriate.

[SteadySteer]

Originally Posted by PaddleShifter

Brezza came with 205 section R16 tyres from Apollo IIRC. Yours is a diesel (2018 model) and I’d suggest that you pick one of these:

At 58000 KMs, I have changed my stock Apollo Alnac 4GS tyres with Yokohama Earth1, it comes with 5 years of warranty. Thanks PaddleShifter!

[ObsessedByFIAT]

One of my relatives is due for a tyre change for his Range Rover and would request for suggestions about which one would be a better choice given his criteria

- High Speed stability
- Cornering
- Comfort (Softer compound, not overly concerned bout the longevity)
- Road noise

Out of the brands that I have so far used on my cars, I suggested going in for the Yokohama for the sheer grip these tyres provide along with a great feedback.

Which other tyre can I recommend?

[mukeshgoel]

I changed tyres (Yokohama Bluearth AE50 195/60 R15) of my Honda City in Aug'2019. It has been 5 years and car has been driven only 19000 on those tyres.

No problems except they are not as silent as they used to be on highways.

When should I change tyres?

[Ankitg87]

I believe anyone looking to change tyres should always consider good quality Continentals. Over the past years, I feel they provide extremely good with tyre noise, good grip, patterns feel premium and have not faced any warranty issue. Yoko i faced issue multiple times when I owned Polo 1.6. They were only good for speed/grip.

[Small Bot]

Originally Posted by mukeshgoel

I changed tyres (Yokohama Bluearth AE50 195/60 R15) of my Honda City in Aug'2019. It has been 5 years and car has been driven only 19000 on those tyres.

No problems except they are not as silent as they used to be on highways.

When should I change tyres?

I feel that you should replace all four tyres at least every 4-5 years, even if they have done only limited kilometres.

My personal thumb rule is 4 years or 40K kilometres, whichever comes earlier. Any tyre damage, based on tread depth or sidewall cracking or bulges, will hasten the process. We've generally bought only Yokohama Earth 1s / BluEarth AE51s / Geolandars across all the cars in the family, I'm ok with a bit more road noise for the grip they offer.

I'm saying this because tyres can age even if they're unused.

[NGM]

I have an Conti UC5 195/65/R15 in my corolla altis. Unfortunately 1 tyre got punctured Beyond repair and UC5 is not available in market now. I need a single tyre and request input from you all on a comparable tyre that can be bought now as a replacement. I am planning to sell the car in near future and don't want to spend on 4 tyres.

[TheHkrish]

I have booked a Citroen C3 shine (110ps AT) version.
It comes with 195/65R15, I was planning to change it to 205/55R15.

Do any of us have good recommendation for a grippy and silent tyre ?

My ciaz runs on Michelin Primary unfortunately we are unable to source Michelin (R15,) in Kerala.

Any suggestions are welcome.

[AnkitShroff]

Hello all. I wanted to get the opinion of the esteemed members of the forum regarding tyre replacement (particularly the height of the sidewall) in my BMW 3GT Luxury Line (2016).

The car originally came with 225/50 profile tyres (same profile in front as well as in rear). I had changed the first set of tyres (all 4 tyres) sometime in 2020/2021; however, due to import restrictions existing then, I could not find 225/50 tyres anywhere and had put on 225/55 profile tyres in all the wheels which were available then.

Now, I am in a situation, wherein one set of tyres (the rear ones) are worn out (tread depth has fallen below 1.6 mm) and need to replaced. However, the front tyres still have 3.5-4.0 mm depth and will possibly run for another 8-10k kms easily (I drive very conservatively and the current set has run for ~43.5k kms which I believe is good for a heavy car).

I was hoping to move back to 225/50 profile tyres on all 4 wheels (even if the front tyres had 2-3k kms of life left). However, a life of ~10k kms is making this decision difficult. Also, I am not sure if running 1 set of 225/50 and 1 set of 225/55 tyres will affect the set-up of the car (car would be slightly raised on one end as well by 5.6 mm). As such, the options that I am left with are:

1) Get a new set of 225/55 tyres for the rear and subsequently a new set of 225/55 tyres for the front when the time comes to change it.
2) Get a new set of 225/50 tyres for the rear (while the front continues with 225/55) and subsequently a new set of 225/50 tyres for the front when the time comes to change it (a little skeptical of the effect on the set-up, ride quality etc.).
3) Change all 4 tyres to 225/50 despite the front ones having ~10k kms of life left, thereby resorting to the original specifications. I wonder how much of a difference will the 50% sidewall vs 55% sidewall height make since the current tyres (225/55) has served us well (almost 43.5k kms).

Thanks in advance.

[SAE40 in veins]

Hi All

I own a Seltos Diesel which is in it's second set of footwear. The stock Goodyear was pathetic and lasted 25K Kms only. The second set of tyres were Apollo Alnac 4G which was better and has now crossed 43K kms. I presume that the Alnac 4G is primarily a car tyre and not for SUVs. This time i am clear that SUV tyres will be used. Now that the time has come for replacement, i request pointers from the team here. Size is 205/65/R16. The options are as below.

Not interested in Good year, JK and CEAT. Bridgestone, Michelin and Pirelli seems to be expensive.

1. Conti Crosscontact
2. Vredestein Ultrac
3. Apterra Cross
4. MRF Wanderer Street
5. Yokohama Earth

[arindambasu13]

Originally Posted by SAE40 in veins

Hi All


Not interested in Good year, JK and CEAT. Bridgestone, Michelin and Pirelli seems to be expensive.

I recently shifted to Yoko Earth 1 on my Ecosport in the same size, as my second set of tires, at 47,000 kms. Its a good mix of durability and comfort. Have used them on previous cars as well and hence, I am a returning customer. Another option could be Continental UC6, which I have not personally used but is highly recommended by like minded enthusiasts.

[KadiNiSikhiya]

My 2022 Gen 3 i20 Magna has done 60,000Km on stock tires. Besides the road noise and a couple of punctures, it has been a trouble-free experience so far, but now I want to upgrade the tires. So I want to know if upsizing the stock 185/65/R15 to 195/65/R15 would make any improvement, as I'm looking to soften the ride quality without sacrificing the sidewall height. If stock is the way to go then what are some good options in this size?

[manojrajakrishn]

Originally Posted by KadiNiSikhiya

My 2022 Gen 3 i20 Magna has done 60,000Km on stock tires. Besides the road noise and a couple of punctures, it has been a trouble-free experience so far, but now I want to upgrade the tires. So I want to know if upsizing the stock 185/65/R15 to 195/65/R15 would make any improvement, as I'm looking to soften the ride quality without sacrificing the sidewall height. If stock is the way to go then what are some good options in this size?

My Swift had the same size tires, and the Continental UC6 is the finest option, in my opinion. It should be near 7K. It was quite quiet and provided a comfortable ride on the highways.

[KadiNiSikhiya]

Originally Posted by manojrajakrishn

My Swift had the same size tires, and the Continental UC6 is the finest option, in my opinion. It should be near 7K. It was quite quiet and provided a comfortable ride on the highways.

So after a bit more reading up and research, I came to the conclusion that going wider isn't going to help my case of improving ride quality, and bigger profile might create high-speed stability issues on highways unless I downsize to R14. BUT these are my theoretical conclusions, which could be flawed, as I'm currently focusing only on tire size and profile to improve ride quality, negating other variables and factors. I would love input from members who have first-hand knowledge about real-world effects and performance of increasing profile on the same section and rim size, that is, going from 185/65 R15 to 185/70 R15.