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What an apt time to ask for feedback. Right after the upgrade I was having a gala time with my car. The grip levels are far better than the stock 175/65 R14’s. Car doesn’t feel strained, in fact feels better. Steering weight is up slightly, and not as much as you would expect. Only recently I faced interesting issue. On driving on the highway, I felt the steering had suddenly lost feedback, and was incredibly light, much like a hyundai. Directional stability was lost completely. Since I had done a wheel alignment just a few weeks back, I suspected the issue to be the upgraded section tires. Took the car to the service centre to get it checked, and to my amazement the reason came out to be uneven tyre pressures. 39 and 32 psi to be precise. Such a simple issue but a great effect on the EPAS. Anyway learnt a lesson, pump the tires to the current pressures, and the car is back to its glory. So moral of the story is, For accurate steering feedback on the Figo one needs to maintain the tyre pressures as well as wheel alignment Accurately. Coming to the tires in general, the 195 section offers a lot of grip and surefootedness. Braking distance will reduce and the car is excellent in sharp turns. In fact you cannot make high speed turns with just one hand steering imput, it becomes that heavy. It’s good, I’m happy that I made this upgrade. Feel free to ask me for any other queries. Cheers | |
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Can you please share your experience of braking on Slippery surfaces (aquaplaning at higher speeds?) and Gravel with wider tires? For me, braking is very important - Dry and wet. Is there a noticeable increase in turning radius? | |
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What sort of apprehensions are you referring to actually? | |
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If it is the same tyre, wider tyre should impact braking performance (negatively) in wet conditions. If the tyre is designed keeping in mind wet conditions, I think 195 would be size to go. It seems Bridgestone B290 (size 195/60) might be my choice because of this. | |
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| ![]() Took a picture of my Figo's alloy wheel the other day. Wheel dimensions - 14*5.5J (Just for the record ![]() |
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Did you eventually go for 195/60 R14? I eventually plan to fit rogerab to increase car gc as that has been tested by quite a few people so that I can take car to Spiti Valley or Leh-Ladakh and I think 195/60 R14 would be a better upgrade for me. |
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I am in a bit of a dilemma. 195/60/R14 is not a fast-selling size. Couple of tyre dealers I contacted could not assure me supply of tyres with less than a year old off the shelf. I contacted Michelin customer care who said that tyres off the shelf upto 2 years old should be absolutely fine. The other option 185/65/R14 is available easily. Hence, the dilemma. I'll be going for either of the two sizes in a couple of weeks. |
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| ![]() Looking to up size tires on my Figo, the next gen one. Basically, Priority is performance oriented tires with least 195 mm width. I am basically confused between, 1. 195/60 R14 mm tires on 14" company provided alloy. 2. 195/65 R15 mm tires on 14" company provided alloy And, the pros and cons of using a 15" tire on a 14" wheel. Thanks for helping out. |
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The second is not doable, can't mix tires & wheels of different radii. Last edited by Chetan_Rao : 10th November 2017 at 23:59. | |
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Fellow member 'shourya_lahiri' has up-sized to 195/60/R14 tyres. His experience has been positive so far(check out his review-post in this thread itself!). Technically speaking, this size would be just about all right on stock wheels(the dealer might scare you with the 'no warranty' jazz though!!). And, this size is not very easily available. Getting tyres less than 1 year old off the shelf would be a challenge! |
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| ![]() Hi, Did anyone change their spare tyre as well to match the upgraded tyre size? My dilemma is as below. Upgraded my four running tyres to 195/55/R15. My spare tyre is still stock size - 175/65/R14. The overall diameter difference is coming to less than 3%. Ie - 11mm or 0.44inch. In case of an emergency, is it advisable to run the spare along with other three? What is the implication of running in this setup? How long can i run this and upto what speeds? |
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About your question, why would you want to run a 15inch tyre on 14inch rim? Not advisable. ![]() | |
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| ![]() Guys, I'm buying another Ford Aspire (DCT this time) for my parents - getting a good used one that fits my budget and is on any day better than new Dzire Automatic in my opinion. Will take delivery day after tomorrow. Can someone please suggest what should be a good tyre upgrade for DCT? If I simply change the stock tyres to better rubber, will that suffice or is a 185/65 R14 upgrade recommended? |
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If you do wish for an upsize, go up to 185 at the most, given its the petrol engine. But unless its a car guy driving it (who cars about how the tyres look on the car), this is probably not required. | |
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