[Nikhilb2008]

185/60 14 gives you really bad ride quality. I frankly wouldnt suggest that. Please go in for 13" alloys and 175/70 R13. Your bank balance will thank you and so will your buttocks and spine.

[driverace]

Originally Posted by blackasta

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I did no changes to suspension, but the car surely feels more manageable on turns/high speeds.
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Can you tell me about the 'ful load' ground clearance/and wall clearances wrt stocks? ANy rubbing?
<I saw your alloys.. fourteeners look good!>

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If you wanna go for 14" , 185/60R14 is the best thing from 155/80R13.
Technical line.......I do not think there is any except for the bling factor, nearest circumference matching and a small amount of extra road grip than 175/70R13.
And 175/70R13 gives you -.52% difference in circumference from stock, whereas 185/60R14 gives you -0.1% difference (perhaps another reason to go for 185/60R14?)...

-0.1% difference in circumference wrt stock, means lower profile as compared to a -0.52% ..

Thats right?

I think 14s make a good choice here.

Care.

Ace.

[nitrous]

Originally Posted by nikhil

185/60 14 gives you really bad ride quality

Agreed.
If you want the bling of 14s, then consider 175/65/R14. Do choose the rim with the correct offset.

[Anand123]

Originally Posted by nitrous

If you want the bling of 14s, then consider 175/65/R14.

Are you sure? I think its 175/60/R14.

[knp]

I am having 185/60-R14 for my i10 and I don't see any issue with the ride quality. I see it has been more stable and comfortable.

[Mi10]

I am having 185/60/14 on my i10 and i should say the ride quality on bad roads is pathetic.

However, on good roads, the Handling, Braking and high speed cornering seems way superior than those malnourished stocks.

my i10

[nitrous]

Originally Posted by Anand123

Are you sure? I think its 175/60/R14.

No, I'm not sure.
But, 155/80/R13 = 175/70/R13 = 175/65/R14

[blackasta]

Originally Posted by driverace

I think 14s make a good choice here.

Care.

Ace.

Full load ground and wheel well clearance is fine on good roads, but on potholed roads the suspension bottoms out - more the load, lesser the speed required to bottom out. I drive carefully on bad roads to avoid this - or avoid bad roads altogether.
Never had wheels touch the wheel-well - be it on load or while full steering. The tire was touching the front mud flaps my a couple of millimeters, so I removed the front molded mud flaps, and hope to put in a thinner and wider rubber mud flap in the monsoons.

Originally Posted by Nikhilb2008

185/60 14 gives you really bad ride quality. I frankly wouldnt suggest that. Please go in for 13" alloys and 175/70 R13. Your bank balance will thank you and so will your buttocks and spine.

Nikhil - I agree on the bad ride quality, but thats only on bad roads. On my daily drive, I encounter very few bad patches, if any - so not a daily problem for me. But I do drive on roads that allow me to push till 120 kmph if I wish to (not that I do that speed everyday) - daily.
I guess that was on my head when I upgraded.

Originally Posted by Mi10

I am having 185/60/14 on my i10 and i should say the ride quality on bad roads is pathetic.

However, on good roads, the Handling, Braking and high speed cornering seems way superior than those malnourished stocks.

my i10

Agreed.

[Nikhilb2008]

Originally Posted by blackasta

Nikhil - I agree on the bad ride quality, but thats only on bad roads. On my daily drive, I encounter very few bad patches, if any - so not a daily problem for me. But I do drive on roads that allow me to push till 120 kmph if I wish to (not that I do that speed everyday) - daily.
I guess that was on my head when I upgraded.

I'm not commenting on your upgrade! . But as a general rule, for Indian roads, 185/60 R14 on an i10 is not recommended.