Baleno Wheel thread

rjstyles69 · 19th February 2007, 14:11

Some pictures of the car with the new set of wheels.

kpzen · 19th February 2007, 14:19

Hey congrats.. Rj.!!!
Nice rims n tints...!!!

Y is the front looking little raised in hieght...???Hope u dont have spacers installed.....

What size tyres did u have earlier?

KP

rjstyles69 · 19th February 2007, 14:45

thanks bro'

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Y is the front looking little raised in hieght...???Hope u dont have spacers installed.....

Nopes no spacers installed. Actually caught my eyes also, dint bother much though.

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What size tyres did u have earlier?

205/60/R13" current size is 195/60 R14...

PS: Did make a mistake on post 112 regarding the size earlier was supposed to be 60. Sorry guys !!

iraghava · 20th February 2007, 00:58

Congrats on the new rims & tyres Rj, do keep us posted about your experience with them!

rjstyles69 · 20th February 2007, 01:24

Thanks iraghava. Like I mentioned in my earlier post, the noise is kinda min. and not that bad as mentioned by the tyre dealer. Infact Aditya from chennai was the 1st BHP'ian to get a drive in the car and he dint complain either

.As for my personal experience , the tyres are a little hard.
Thanks once again for suggestions from you guys. Have quite a few fans @ office for my car now.

shuvc · 20th February 2007, 13:02

@rj, what pressure are you running on the new tyres ?

rjstyles69 · 20th February 2007, 13:24

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Originally Posted by shuvc

@rj, what pressure are you running on the new tyres ?

Shuvc I missed that , guess would be 29psi cos I remember the dealer asking the boys to keep it at that.Will check over the weekend and confirm.What would you suggest otherwise?

shuvc · 20th February 2007, 13:33

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Originally Posted by rjstyles69

Shuvc I missed that , guess would be 29psi cos I remember the dealer asking the boys to keep it at that.Will check over the weekend and confirm.What would you suggest otherwise?

Tyre dealer pumped in 30psi. I used 32 for a highway run and then back again to 30 for city driving. Working fine for me.

mega5918 · 20th February 2007, 14:42

Hey RJ,
Congrats yaar this calls for a treat

, the lady looks great. GSD2’s are great tires. Try doing a “U” Turn at 60 man I’m sure you won't be disappointed. Add me to your cars fans list. Keep 30 PSI, as I do keep 30PSI all the time on my car and Highway driving 32PSI. Get Your Brake Caliper's painted.
../Mega

spider77 · 23rd February 2007, 23:11

hi

I am Karan Iam a new memeber here, Thanks for providing such a great resourse of information for any kind of car and related issues..Its a great site and really helped me alot in finding out the right set of tyres and alloys for my Baleno. Check out these links my Wine red Baleno looks Great

http://img152.imagevenue.com/img.php...1_122_30lo.jpg

http://img21.imagevenue.com/img.php?..._122_164lo.jpg

http://img162.imagevenue.com/img.php..._122_181lo.jpg

http://img129.imagevenue.com/img.php..._122_236lo.jpg

http://img142.imagevenue.com/img.php..._122_214lo.jpg

Subbu · 3rd March 2007, 13:11

Hi Spider.... Lovely color and looks great. Is it a new one ?. Have'nt seen this color in a long while.

kpzen · 3rd March 2007, 13:46

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Originally Posted by spider77

hi

I am Karan Iam a new memeber here, Thanks for providing such a great resourse of information for any kind of car and related issues..Its a great site and really helped me alot in finding out the right set of tyres and alloys for my Baleno. Check out these links my Wine red Baleno looks Great

Nice tyres n a fantastic colour choice......

1. How old is the car? Seat covers still have the poly covers

spider77 · 5th March 2007, 23:20

hi subbu and kzen, Thanks for the comments.. Yes its a new one, bought it in the month of Feb 2007, though i wanted the black colour but unfortunetly they were out of stock and this was the only colour available... so i had to go for this but after fixing the rims and tyres ,it really stands out.

Buffetfan · 7th March 2007, 03:09

I said goodbye to my Goodyear Eagle NCT5s after 28 k kms of driving...the tyre wear as measured by the dealer was only 40% but the road noise had increased considerably with a boom setting in between the 40 kmph to 55 kmph mark..this boom would subside at speeds higher or lower than this range..there was no wobble whatsover either...but since this is the speed that you do generally in city..was getting pretty irksome..
managed some 50% refund for 4 tyres and shifted to Michelin Energy XM Assymetric pattern in the same size..185/65R14..so far so good...will report more as I pile on kms..did not want a wider tyre since Baleno boot already finds it difficult to hold this size only ...dont want to reduce luggage space further

iraghava · 7th March 2007, 11:12

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Originally Posted by Buffetfan

but the road noise had increased considerably with a boom setting in between the 40 kmph to 55 kmph mark..this boom would subside at speeds higher or lower than this range..there was no wobble whatsover either...but since this is the speed that you do generally in city..was getting pretty irksome..

This has been a known problem with some of the Good Year products & that's we advise people to stay away from them.

19th February 2007, 14:11	#121
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	Some pictures of the car with the new set of wheels.
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19th February 2007, 14:19	#122
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	Hey congrats.. Rj.!!! Nice rims n tints...!!! Y is the front looking little raised in hieght...???Hope u dont have spacers installed..... What size tyres did u have earlier? KP Last edited by kpzen : 19th February 2007 at 14:21.
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20th February 2007, 00:58	#124
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Congrats on the new rims & tyres Rj, do keep us posted about your experience with them!
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20th February 2007, 01:24	#125
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	Thanks iraghava. Like I mentioned in my earlier post, the noise is kinda min. and not that bad as mentioned by the tyre dealer. Infact Aditya from chennai was the 1st BHP'ian to get a drive in the car and he dint complain either .As for my personal experience , the tyres are a little hard. Thanks once again for suggestions from you guys. Have quite a few fans @ office for my car now.
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20th February 2007, 13:02	#126
shuvc Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2,913 Thanked: 352 Times View My Garage	@rj, what pressure are you running on the new tyres ?
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20th February 2007, 14:42	#129
mega5918 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 95 Thanked: 5 Times	Hey RJ, Congrats yaar this calls for a treat , the lady looks great. GSD2’s are great tires. Try doing a “U” Turn at 60 man I’m sure you won't be disappointed. Add me to your cars fans list. Keep 30 PSI, as I do keep 30PSI all the time on my car and Highway driving 32PSI. Get Your Brake Caliper's painted. ../Mega Last edited by mega5918 : 20th February 2007 at 14:48.
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23rd February 2007, 23:11	#130
spider77 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 126 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	My Wine Red Baleno with these awesome tyres and alloys hi I am Karan Iam a new memeber here, Thanks for providing such a great resourse of information for any kind of car and related issues..Its a great site and really helped me alot in finding out the right set of tyres and alloys for my Baleno. Check out these links my Wine red Baleno looks Great http://img152.imagevenue.com/img.php...1_122_30lo.jpg http://img21.imagevenue.com/img.php?..._122_164lo.jpg http://img162.imagevenue.com/img.php..._122_181lo.jpg http://img129.imagevenue.com/img.php..._122_236lo.jpg http://img142.imagevenue.com/img.php..._122_214lo.jpg
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3rd March 2007, 13:11	#131
Subbu BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 84 Thanked: 3 Times	Hi Spider.... Lovely color and looks great. Is it a new one ?. Have'nt seen this color in a long while.
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5th March 2007, 23:20	#133
spider77 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 126 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	hi subbu and kzen, Thanks for the comments.. Yes its a new one, bought it in the month of Feb 2007, though i wanted the black colour but unfortunetly they were out of stock and this was the only colour available... so i had to go for this but after fixing the rims and tyres ,it really stands out.
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7th March 2007, 03:09	#134
Buffetfan Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,128 Thanked: 195 Times	I said goodbye to my Goodyear Eagle NCT5s after 28 k kms of driving...the tyre wear as measured by the dealer was only 40% but the road noise had increased considerably with a boom setting in between the 40 kmph to 55 kmph mark..this boom would subside at speeds higher or lower than this range..there was no wobble whatsover either...but since this is the speed that you do generally in city..was getting pretty irksome.. managed some 50% refund for 4 tyres and shifted to Michelin Energy XM Assymetric pattern in the same size..185/65R14..so far so good...will report more as I pile on kms..did not want a wider tyre since Baleno boot already finds it difficult to hold this size only ...dont want to reduce luggage space further
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