Tyres for Maruti SX4

v1p3r · 13th May 2007, 05:07

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Originally Posted by BUSA

Buddy he manufacturers truck tyres and is in the same industry, its more to do with rubber quality of Indian made tyres which sucks and hence he recommended me Michelins, Bridgestones, Yokohamas.

Bro, most of the world's tyre rubber is synthetic, ie made in labs. Synthetic rubber is basically styrene-butadiene. Styrene is an oily liquid, and butadiene is produced by steam cracking or from ethanol. None of these processes are different in any countries, so you saying rubber quality sucks is a statement that is a little hard to fathom.

Vid6639 · 13th May 2007, 10:18

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Originally Posted by iraghava

Vid - Majority of Michelin's are imported from Thailand. I'm not sure they are manufacturing any passneger car tyre here at all. Will check once again & confirm.

hmm I remember reading somewhere that they had a tie up with some indian tyre company before (apollo??? i think) they were using some manufacturing facility of theirs then they became independant.

Dont remember proper details. let me know once you find out.

kpzen · 13th May 2007, 12:59

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Originally Posted by vid6639

hmm I remember reading somewhere that they had a tie up with some indian tyre company before (apollo??? i think) they were using some manufacturing facility of theirs then they became independant.

They use to manufacture tyres for Trucks n other heavy vehicles not for passenger vehicles. Most of the Volvos have Apollo Michelin Tyres 20" or 22"..

Jomz · 14th May 2007, 16:41

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

Bro, most of the world's tyre rubber is synthetic, ie made in labs. Synthetic rubber is basically styrene-butadiene. Styrene is an oily liquid, and butadiene is produced by steam cracking or from ethanol. None of these processes are different in any countries, so you saying rubber quality sucks is a statement that is a little hard to fathom.

OK.. If I agree ......can somebody enlighten me why is MRF and all buying large amounts of natural rubber???

v1p3r · 14th May 2007, 19:02

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Originally Posted by Jomz

OK.. If I agree ......can somebody enlighten me why is MRF and all buying large amounts of natural rubber???

Blend, I would guess.

Shankyz · 17th September 2007, 20:00

reviving this old thread again, the stock JK tyres seem ok so far except that I noticed the noise level going high after one crosses 80, ofcourse it is not going to happen in city so I can live with the stock ones but for highway driving, the noise seems to increase too much after 100-110 ? Now, I have done ~1500 Kms already on the stock tyres, which tyres would the Guru's suggest for a silent ride on highways too ? I don't want to splurge so please suggest "Sasta, Sundar aur Tikkaoo"

itzzme · 17th September 2007, 21:37

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Originally Posted by kpzen

They use to manufacture tyres for Trucks n other heavy vehicles not for passenger vehicles. Most of the Volvos have Apollo Michelin Tyres 20" or 22"..

Michelin has never produced any tyres in India so far.
All car tyres are being imported from , Thai, China and france.
Michelin Apollo Truck tyres were also produced outside India.

hellspawn · 3rd December 2007, 01:11

any idea how much the michelins or yokohamas will cost in size 205/60R16.

iraghava · 3rd December 2007, 01:17

Should be around 6-6.5k for Michelin, somewhat lesser for Yoko.

hellspawn · 4th December 2007, 01:42

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Originally Posted by iraghava

Should be around 6-6.5k for Michelin, somewhat lesser for Yoko.

thanks.Are yoko s-drives available in this profile and how much would i get for the stock jk tires.

iraghava · 4th December 2007, 02:05

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Originally Posted by hellspawn

thanks.Are yoko s-drives available in this profile and how much would i get for the stock jk tires.

No S-Drives, only ES 501. Exchange price for JK's would be peanuts, don't expect much.

hellspawn · 4th December 2007, 02:12

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Originally Posted by iraghava

No S-Drives, only ES 501. Exchange price for JK's would be peanuts, don't expect much.

thanks,then i would rather not get them exchanged.

kpzen · 5th December 2007, 22:58

ES 501 would also be in the same range as michelins (6-6.5k).

hellspawn · 6th December 2007, 00:38

i think too many options wont be available unless some other manufacture launches a car with similar tire specs.the bad part is,that these tires(205/60R16) cant even be put on any other car making the monetary exchange even worse.

kpzen · 6th December 2007, 14:05

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Originally Posted by hellspawn

i think too many options wont be available unless some other manufacture launches a car with similar tire specs.the bad part is,that these tires(205/60R16) cant even be put on any other car making the monetary exchange even worse.

I think thats a stock size for Sonata Embera.

17th September 2007, 20:00	#36
Shankyz BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 196 Thanked: 2 Times	reviving this old thread again, the stock JK tyres seem ok so far except that I noticed the noise level going high after one crosses 80, ofcourse it is not going to happen in city so I can live with the stock ones but for highway driving, the noise seems to increase too much after 100-110 ? Now, I have done ~1500 Kms already on the stock tyres, which tyres would the Guru's suggest for a silent ride on highways too ? I don't want to splurge so please suggest "Sasta, Sundar aur Tikkaoo"
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3rd December 2007, 01:11	#38
hellspawn Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,686 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	any idea how much the michelins or yokohamas will cost in size 205/60R16.
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3rd December 2007, 01:17	#39
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Should be around 6-6.5k for Michelin, somewhat lesser for Yoko.
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5th December 2007, 22:58	#43
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	ES 501 would also be in the same range as michelins (6-6.5k).
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6th December 2007, 00:38	#44
hellspawn Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,686 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	i think too many options wont be available unless some other manufacture launches a car with similar tire specs.the bad part is,that these tires(205/60R16) cant even be put on any other car making the monetary exchange even worse.
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