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| ![]() Guys, many of you would have gone for aftermarket alloys on the Scorp. What is the acceptable ET value? None of the alloys I saw have the (stock) value of 55. Mostly its either 0 or in the range of 30-40. |
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| ![]() Hello experts, My 7 year old SLX has done 71K on OE JK Elanzo tyres. A few punctures so far (Puzzlingly, 90% of the time it's the rear left tyre - don't know why), but generally they have served well. Request some expert advice on what new tyres should I buy ? I almost ordered Yoko Geolander last month, but after seeing some bad reviews here, I'm confused. My driving is 60% in the city, ~30% on highways and the rest on village mud roads. Budget is not a major issue. Thanks in advance |
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Went to shop around found BS Dueler (OE comes with vlx) costs Rs. 6750/- and the seller recommended Michelin Latitude Cross http://www.michelin.in/tyre/patternd.../LatitudeCross ( I am not a fan of asymetric thread pattern though) - Rs. 7400/- Any recommendations from the above two? (PS: This thread is long enough with this kind of questions, anyone previously done a compilation for Scorpio Tyres, types and upsizing/downsizing chart - I searched for one, But I couldn't) | |
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Personally out of the 2 I would suggest BS Dueler, since its a proven horse with mostly good reviews. ~Best, | |
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| ![]() I would vote for Latitude Cross if the price is fine for you and will last for nearly 60K kms. BS has terrible grip on wet surfaces. |
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| ![]() Friends, I have decided to go with Bridgestone Dueler, the stock tyres. I have a question: I never used the spare tyres so far. Shall I just buy three tyres and use the spare in a wheel? Is the rubber ok, as its 4years old now though unused? If yes I can use of the best among the 4tyres as spare. Please suggest. Thanks |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() Ideally speaking, a 4-year-old tyre that has not been used at all is more prone to cracks, cuts and punctures, with lower levels of grip and flexibility, due to hardening of the rubber compound. But if your usage is limited to city and moderate-speed highway driving, you can safely use the old but unused tyre on one of the rear wheels. |
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| ![]() Went ahead with BS Duler H/T 235/70/R16 (Rs. 7750 each and Rs. 400 for alignment and balancing) - and new shoes are in on 31st Dec 2013 (I thought I could remember the day easily) at 64945 Kms. Thanks to the old guys, they were very supportive and I felt very bad seeing then laying on the floor. Said good bye to them. My old spare Tyre is in one of the rear wheel now, Got a free tyre polish, which made it like new. A new Tyre is in Spare wheels. I recommend to stick this, if you are in the stock alloys. 1. I see no noticeable change in road noise 2. Grip seems to be fantastic 3. Improved steering response 4. Better breaks - Easy to notice this as soon as you change 5. Looks-vise I liked Yokahama, But BS isn't bad either. Thread pattern looks agile and solid. I was worried about using the old (unused) stock initially and went as per SS-Traveller's advice. Auto Planet at Coimbatore (MTP road) completed it in 1.5 hrs, overall great service and I am happy with the price too. I checked the price with M&M A.S.S it was Rs. 8020/- and another Tyre dealer too and finally decided to go with Auto planet. PS: I tried to upload pictures, But I see I can do only from URLs? |
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