Stock tyres on the Baleno

shrivz · 24th April 2006, 15:08

@samurai: these are the tyre sizes available with the dealer,.. i'll ask him for the 195/60/R14, otherwise, i'll have to find someone who can recaliberate my speedo.

wht kind of accuracy can i get by recalliberating my speedo? is it advisable??

triggercool · 24th April 2006, 15:14

Hi guys
I have just purchase baleno lxi and thinking of changing tyres.Can any one suggest me tyres and mags for same (14' 15' mags ). I stay in mumbai considering road in mumbai and our highways

pls suggest me after considering the same.

If you have Indian pictures of baleno with mags pls post it

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Thank you in advance

sonic · 24th April 2006, 15:22

Dude,

I suggest you go for 195/60 R14 max. Anything more than this will be too much and would require suspension modifications.

I have League alloys and Michelin Pilot Precedas on my Baleno.

Here you go...pics of the alloys on my ride....

triggercool · 24th April 2006, 15:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonic

Dude,

I suggest you go for 195/60 R14 max. Anything more than this will be too much and would require suspension modifications.

I have League alloys and Michelin Pilot Precedas on my Baleno.

Here you go...pics of the alloys on my ride....

I have bought pearl silver . I want mags that will suits my car colour (Crome /silver /black mags)

bhp · 24th April 2006, 15:46

195/60/r14 is the max u must go. go and change ur tyre asap with less driving to fetch good price...as ur car is silver everything would go chrome/hyper silver/hyper black/black etc so just take ur pick .......happy shopping

Samurai · 24th April 2006, 15:54

Threads merged. No point having two active threads talking about the same thing.

Samurai · 24th April 2006, 15:59

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Originally Posted by shrivz

wht kind of accuracy can i get by recalliberating my speedo? is it advisable??

I don't think that's legal.

Tell the dealer you want 195/60R14 which is the most popular upsize among Baleno owners in Team-BHP, including yours truely. Any higher, needs suspension work.
If he doesn't have it, buy somewhere else.

Also make sure the alloy specs are as follows:
pcd= 100,
offset= 35-38
Rim width= 6 inch

venkatrx · 24th April 2006, 16:07

Experts opinion please....

What are the tyre options for Baleno with any impact on performance/stability.

165/80 R13
185/65 R14
and what else?

What is the correlation between the tyres and the FE. Some quantitative approximation would be helpful.

shrivz · 25th April 2006, 11:41

thnx samurai.. i'll do tht... and one more ques.. i've recently put a front strut brace on my baleno and have noticed that i'm having wheelspins very easily with my 185 width tyres.. so are 195 width tyres ok or should i upsize to 205's.?

Samurai · 25th April 2006, 13:03

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Originally Posted by venkatrx

What is the correlation between the tyres and the FE. Some quantitative approximation would be helpful.

Usually FE goes down with wider rubber, more road contact, more friction, but better handling, better grip. If you are very FE conscious, stick with stock wheels. If you don't drive above 120Kms, stick with stock wheels.

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Originally Posted by shrivz

recently put a front strut brace on my baleno and have noticed that i'm having wheelspins very easily with my 185 width tyres.. so are 195 width tyres ok or should i upsize to 205's.?

T-BHP's most famous Baleno (Iceman's SuperBaleno) didn't have strut brace, he told me it isn't necessary. My Baleno was modded under his supervision. You are having wheelspins under what conditions? I have never experienced wheelspins in my 195/60R14 yokohamas. 205 means 15 inch wheels, you will need suspension rework.

venkatrx · 25th April 2006, 13:08

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Originally Posted by Samurai

Usually FE goes down with wider rubber, more road contact, more friction, but better handling, better grip. If you are very FE conscious, stick with stock wheels. If you don't drive above 120Kms, stick with stock wheels.

stock wheels - actually lxi comes with 165 and vxi comes with 185....i suppose both will be considered stock wheels right.

in this case, what do you is the FE difference? is it like 0.5 kmpl or 1.0 kmpl difference

balenopower · 25th April 2006, 20:04

Tht was excellent info from samurai and thnx for that website venkatrx...sure helped a lot...gettin my rims asap now...

shrivz · 26th April 2006, 11:42

@samurai: i usually experience wheelspins when i floor the pedal in 1st gear, after the clutch is fully released... But i guess its because i have barely 25% tread left on those tyres... anyways i'll go in for the 195s.. thanks...

Samurai · 26th April 2006, 11:49

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Originally Posted by balenopower

Tht was excellent info from samurai and thnx for that website venkatrx...sure helped a lot...gettin my rims asap now...

If you are referring to that rockfordtyres website, I don't think you should follow the specs from that website. Those are for UK baleno which has a different stock tyre than India and therefore the speedo is calibrated differently. While upgrading the Indian baleno, you should calculate based on Indian stock tyre. Use the tyre size calculator to achieve minimum deviation in speedo.

venkatrx · 26th April 2006, 12:34

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Originally Posted by Samurai

If you are referring to that rockfordtyres website, I don't think you should follow the specs from that website. Those are for UK baleno which has a different stock tyre than India and therefore the speedo is calibrated differently. While upgrading the Indian baleno, you should calculate based on Indian stock tyre. Use the tyre size calculator to achieve minimum deviation in speedo.

Hey Balenopower,

samurai is right, the reason i posted the website link was just for the source of definition from where i picked it up [copyright issue you see

] BTW i dont know what does that site contain.

please go by the experts advise....the Samurai.

24th April 2006, 15:08	#166
shrivz BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pune, MH12 Posts: 604 Thanked: 96 Times View My Garage	@samurai: these are the tyre sizes available with the dealer,.. i'll ask him for the 195/60/R14, otherwise, i'll have to find someone who can recaliberate my speedo. wht kind of accuracy can i get by recalliberating my speedo? is it advisable??
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24th April 2006, 15:14	#167
triggercool BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 154 Thanked: 6 Times	Mags And Tyres For Baleno Hi guys I have just purchase baleno lxi and thinking of changing tyres.Can any one suggest me tyres and mags for same (14' 15' mags ). I stay in mumbai considering road in mumbai and our highways pls suggest me after considering the same. If you have Indian pictures of baleno with mags pls post it. Thank you in advance
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24th April 2006, 15:22	#168
sonic BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 97 Thanked: Once	Dude, I suggest you go for 195/60 R14 max. Anything more than this will be too much and would require suspension modifications. I have League alloys and Michelin Pilot Precedas on my Baleno. Here you go...pics of the alloys on my ride.... Last edited by sonic : 24th April 2006 at 15:28.
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24th April 2006, 15:46	#170
bhp BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: lokhandwala mumbai Posts: 840 Thanked: 168 Times View My Garage	195/60/r14 is the max u must go. go and change ur tyre asap with less driving to fetch good price...as ur car is silver everything would go chrome/hyper silver/hyper black/black etc so just take ur pick .......happy shopping
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24th April 2006, 15:54	#171
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,832 Thanked: 45,617 Times View My Garage	Threads merged. No point having two active threads talking about the same thing.
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24th April 2006, 16:07	#173
venkatrx BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 453 Thanked: 4 Times	Experts opinion please.... What are the tyre options for Baleno with any impact on performance/stability. 165/80 R13 185/65 R14 and what else? What is the correlation between the tyres and the FE. Some quantitative approximation would be helpful.
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25th April 2006, 11:41	#174
shrivz BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pune, MH12 Posts: 604 Thanked: 96 Times View My Garage	thnx samurai.. i'll do tht... and one more ques.. i've recently put a front strut brace on my baleno and have noticed that i'm having wheelspins very easily with my 185 width tyres.. so are 195 width tyres ok or should i upsize to 205's.?
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25th April 2006, 20:04	#177
balenopower BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 957 Thanked: 465 Times View My Garage	Tht was excellent info from samurai and thnx for that website venkatrx...sure helped a lot...gettin my rims asap now...
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26th April 2006, 11:42	#178
shrivz BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pune, MH12 Posts: 604 Thanked: 96 Times View My Garage	@samurai: i usually experience wheelspins when i floor the pedal in 1st gear, after the clutch is fully released... But i guess its because i have barely 25% tread left on those tyres... anyways i'll go in for the 195s.. thanks...
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