Best set of tyres?

hillram · 19th November 2007, 15:51

Michelin XM Energy are supposed to be best suited for Indian roads

khadoos baby · 6th December 2007, 14:42

hello guys, i am planning to go for change fo rims and tyres on my indica dlx turbo which is right now on stock ones- 165/65 R14.

i am going for tubeless upgrade of 185/60- R14.
can u help me with following?
1. new steel rims would be 700 each. can u help me with some cheap brand of alloys as i m little short on budget.

2. i got recommended for apollo accelere or michelin energy xm1 ,apollo cost 2800 while mitchelin in 3000s . i checked bridestone G III -3800/- while i found goodyear just for 1900/-. why so much difference. can u suggest me as to which tyre i should go? i usually travel on bad roads for atleast 80km per day .

itzzme · 6th December 2007, 18:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by khadoos baby

hello guys, i am planning to go for change fo rims and tyres on my indica dlx turbo which is right now on stock ones- 165/65 R14.

i am going for tubeless upgrade of 185/60- R14.
can u help me with following?
1. new steel rims would be 700 each. can u help me with some cheap brand of alloys as i m little short on budget.

2. i got recommended for apollo accelere or michelin energy xm1 ,apollo cost 2800 while mitchelin in 3000s . i checked bridestone G III -3800/- while i found goodyear just for 1900/-. why so much difference. can u suggest me as to which tyre i should go? i usually travel on bad roads for atleast 80km per day .

Please check out for 175/60 R14 .

mobike008 · 6th December 2007, 18:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by hillram

Michelin XM Energy are supposed to be best suited for Indian roads

Yes, but they don't come what that drool pattern ( v-shape)

which is found in Bridgestone Potenza and Yoko's

khadoos baby · 6th December 2007, 20:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by itzzme

Please check out for 175/60 R14 .

according to the tyre calculator- with 175/60 R14 the difference in circumeference comes to -0.79% and with 185/60 R 14 it comes to +1.32%. SO THERE IS NOT TOO MUCH DIFFERENCE SIR.

also as you mentioned, 175/60 R14 , not many options with the brands.
where as in 185/60 r 14 , almost all companies have it. but i am still puzzled sir, when almost all companies sell tires at 2500+ per tyre, why good year sells it at 2000 , pretty cheap aint it! also, the reviews on this forum about goodyear eagle series suggest that they aint that bad after all! can you help me on this?

else i would go for apollo acclere - i am getting it for 2800/- and stock rims for 700/-!

can you suggest me alloys wwhich are relatively cheaper?

smith · 28th December 2007, 19:18

can somebody tell me the price of bridgestone potenza g3 in ncr in tyre sizes 195/60/r14 & 195/60/r15

Praneet71 · 31st December 2007, 12:41

Hi Guys,

I have a Viva petrol and need to change the tyres. It is currently running on 185/60/14 and was wondering whether an upsize would help in handling of the car. If, it would can you recommend the size and make.

iraghava · 2nd January 2008, 01:39

Praneet - Logical upsize would be 195/60 R14 & yes, if you choose a set of good performance tyres the handling will improve considerably.

gkrishn · 2nd January 2008, 07:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by hillram

Michelin XM Energy are supposed to be best suited for Indian roads

I recently changed the s322 to XM1. The ride was so good that i felt like the tyrewala had put in low pressure.

But now it is running on 30psi on all and still the ride quality is so much better than s322. One thing that i noticed was, the way it softly landed after going over a nasty speed breaker. It surely feels like an under inflated s322.

Now the question is, will such a soft rubber take the beating of indian roads? The s322 after running 38k kms had only couple of punctures and one tube went weak.

Praneet71 · 2nd January 2008, 10:23

Thanks Iraghava - looking to upsize this week and am still debating between Yokos or Michelin

Going with 195/60/R14 or would 205/55/R14 be a better option?

BUSA · 2nd January 2008, 12:09

195s are more then enough for the Accent Petrol, however if you are more inclined towards handling you can go for 205s.

My suggestion - Stick to 195s for the best blend of ride, handling.

kpzen · 2nd January 2008, 13:29

Praneet
Stick with 195/60-14 and u will have almost all good tyres available in this size.

Flash777 · 7th January 2008, 23:28

Hello Ppl,

Was waiting for an opportunity to get introduced and take all your techies' suggestions. Found an excuse finally (nt t best one though as u shall read below). Have recently taken a Palio S10(used ofcourse-was madly after it and bought 1 after a 18 month search). Decided to do sm decent mods to it (tyres included). Right now have the stock tyres (Bridgestone S322's - 175/65/R14).

Now, of the set of 4, two are old, almost balding and 2 are relatively new (now y like this, gotto ask the previous owner for the weird 'combo').The grip levels seemed fine as long I was the 'angel'. It was only when I turned the 'devil', did the tyres decide to test my humble driving talents.

Was revving on a long straight enjoying to the silky growl of the Palio Exhaust coupled with the K&N intake. Braked at around 90 kmph and it was then tht my car decided to kiss the Ikon in the front and literally skated to do that goddamn thing!(and not without enough drama to win the best actor on the road for that day). I smhw managed to deny my car that chance. Realised that was as bad as it cud get, was really embarassed and went to a long slightly curvy straight (wit not much traffic) to find one last reason to dump those tyres. Was doin 80 and took a slight left and within seconds was wondering if I day-dreamed into 'WRC' by any chance. The tail simply swished to the right (and it got into love wit the divider this time) and a dab of opposite lock saved the day( me n my my car too). It was so bad that a lady driving (nw u know them...) a honda city sm 20mtrs ahead pulled to the left and waved her hand fanatically pleading me to pass.

Decided I had enuff!!! Shouted out my frustration to a friend (he's got Michelin PP1's on his Swift), logged on to Teambhp, did sm tyre research and shortlisted the below:

Objective: Performance

Tyre Size:

195/60/R14
195/55/R14 (Decided not to change the stock alloys right away)
Any other???

Brands:

Michelin PP2
Bridgestone Potenza GIII
Yokohama S-Drive
Pirelli???

And now what??? Plzzzz help before I get killed!!!

kpzen · 7th January 2008, 23:48

Flash

Don't post your same query on different threads.

iraghava · 8th January 2008, 00:47

Flash - From my experience, go for the PP2's, they might be pricey but they are certainly worth it.

View Poll Results: Best set of tyres? - In India.
Goodyear	72	9.13%
Pirelli	35	4.44%
Michelin	256	32.45%
Bridgestone	232	29.40%
Falkens	7	0.89%
BF Goodrich	12	1.52%
Mrf	35	4.44%
Ceat	3	0.38%
Yokohama	111	14.07%
Dunlop	5	0.63%
JK Tyre	5	0.63%
Apollo Tyres	16	2.03%
Voters: 789. You may not vote on this poll

19th November 2007, 15:51	#436
hillram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,941 Thanked: 1,329 Times View My Garage	Michelin XM Energy are supposed to be best suited for Indian roads
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6th December 2007, 14:42	#437
khadoos baby BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 69 Thanked: 3 Times	hello guys, i am planning to go for change fo rims and tyres on my indica dlx turbo which is right now on stock ones- 165/65 R14. i am going for tubeless upgrade of 185/60- R14. can u help me with following? 1. new steel rims would be 700 each. can u help me with some cheap brand of alloys as i m little short on budget. 2. i got recommended for apollo accelere or michelin energy xm1 ,apollo cost 2800 while mitchelin in 3000s . i checked bridestone G III -3800/- while i found goodyear just for 1900/-. why so much difference. can u suggest me as to which tyre i should go? i usually travel on bad roads for atleast 80km per day .
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28th December 2007, 19:18	#441
smith BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: patna Posts: 53 Thanked: 0 Times	can somebody tell me the price of bridgestone potenza g3 in ncr in tyre sizes 195/60/r14 & 195/60/r15
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31st December 2007, 12:41	#442
Praneet71 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Noida Posts: 42 Thanked: 2 Times	Hi Guys, I have a Viva petrol and need to change the tyres. It is currently running on 185/60/14 and was wondering whether an upsize would help in handling of the car. If, it would can you recommend the size and make.
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2nd January 2008, 01:39	#443
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,993 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	Praneet - Logical upsize would be 195/60 R14 & yes, if you choose a set of good performance tyres the handling will improve considerably.
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2nd January 2008, 10:23	#445
Praneet71 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Noida Posts: 42 Thanked: 2 Times	Thanks Iraghava - looking to upsize this week and am still debating between Yokos or Michelin Going with 195/60/R14 or would 205/55/R14 be a better option?
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2nd January 2008, 12:09	#446
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,127 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	195s are more then enough for the Accent Petrol, however if you are more inclined towards handling you can go for 205s. My suggestion - Stick to 195s for the best blend of ride, handling.
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2nd January 2008, 13:29	#447
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,608 Thanked: 1,883 Times View My Garage	Praneet Stick with 195/60-14 and u will have almost all good tyres available in this size.
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7th January 2008, 23:28	#448
Flash777 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 152 Thanked: 657 Times	Hello Ppl, Was waiting for an opportunity to get introduced and take all your techies' suggestions. Found an excuse finally (nt t best one though as u shall read below). Have recently taken a Palio S10(used ofcourse-was madly after it and bought 1 after a 18 month search). Decided to do sm decent mods to it (tyres included). Right now have the stock tyres (Bridgestone S322's - 175/65/R14). Now, of the set of 4, two are old, almost balding and 2 are relatively new (now y like this, gotto ask the previous owner for the weird 'combo').The grip levels seemed fine as long I was the 'angel'. It was only when I turned the 'devil', did the tyres decide to test my humble driving talents. Was revving on a long straight enjoying to the silky growl of the Palio Exhaust coupled with the K&N intake. Braked at around 90 kmph and it was then tht my car decided to kiss the Ikon in the front and literally skated to do that goddamn thing!(and not without enough drama to win the best actor on the road for that day). I smhw managed to deny my car that chance. Realised that was as bad as it cud get, was really embarassed and went to a long slightly curvy straight (wit not much traffic) to find one last reason to dump those tyres. Was doin 80 and took a slight left and within seconds was wondering if I day-dreamed into 'WRC' by any chance. The tail simply swished to the right (and it got into love wit the divider this time) and a dab of opposite lock saved the day( me n my my car too). It was so bad that a lady driving (nw u know them...) a honda city sm 20mtrs ahead pulled to the left and waved her hand fanatically pleading me to pass. Decided I had enuff!!! Shouted out my frustration to a friend (he's got Michelin PP1's on his Swift), logged on to Teambhp, did sm tyre research and shortlisted the below: Objective: Performance Tyre Size: 195/60/R14 195/55/R14 (Decided not to change the stock alloys right away) Any other??? Brands: Michelin PP2 Bridgestone Potenza GIII Yokohama S-Drive Pirelli??? And now what??? Plzzzz help before I get killed!!!
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7th January 2008, 23:48	#449
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,608 Thanked: 1,883 Times View My Garage	Flash Don't post your same query on different threads.
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8th January 2008, 00:47	#450
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,993 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	Flash - From my experience, go for the PP2's, they might be pricey but they are certainly worth it.
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