12th April 2010, 12:57
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| Senior - BHPian  |  Hello Nikhil! He wants to get rid of the stock steel rims & put in decent alloy wheels. Rim width may not be a problem in this case rite? |
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12th April 2010, 12:58
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| @anachronix - Better to check warranty if the tyre size is upgraded. |
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12th April 2010, 13:14
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| Senior - BHPian | Quote:
What would be the effect on ride quality if the alloy wheels are upgraded to 15"? | |
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12th April 2010, 13:19
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| Ride quality will be bad with 15". I wont recommend it. If you get aftermarket alloys in 14", it will most likely be 14x6j. You can go for 195/60 R14 comfortably in this case. |
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12th April 2010, 13:22
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| Senior - BHPian | What are the best tire options available in 195/60 R14 in that case? |
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12th April 2010, 14:14
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| I may sound like a broken record, but it has to be the CPC or the CPC2.  Apart from that, the Advan Neovas The other contenders are XM1+, A Drive, ER 60, ES 100 and Acelere. All of these are the entry level tyres. The CPC and CPC2 are premium offerings and will be better than these in almost every category. A friend recently fitted the CPC (not the CPC2) in 195/60 R14 on his Lancer and is very very happy with the grip and comfort. Comfort seems to have gone up massively and so has grip. |
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12th April 2010, 14:54
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| Senior - BHPian | broken record  I was in fact having the CPC2 in mind. I am yet to drive my car to give an actual feedback on these tires. Is the CPC2 available in the 185/60 R14 spec as well? |
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12th April 2010, 15:11
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| No. In 185/60 R14, you get the Conti CEC. The only size below 15" in which CPC is available is 195/60 R14. |
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13th April 2010, 15:55
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| BHPian  | Beware of changing any Wheel/Upgrade. You may face lots of problem. |
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13th April 2010, 16:09
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| Senior - BHPian | @arin, any specific issues that you would like to point out? It would be really helpful mate! Thanks. |
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13th April 2010, 17:02
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| BANNED | Quote:
Can you tell me the approximate cost for the 195/60 R14 Conti CPC/CPC2 | |
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13th April 2010, 17:04
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| Aroun 4.1k per tyre. About a hundred bucks more for the CPC2. |
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13th April 2010, 17:15
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| Senior - BHPian | @Mustang, are you planning this upgrade for the Fusion? Btw, what would be a safe upgrade for the Figo? |
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13th April 2010, 17:17
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| BANNED | @anachronix : i am planning this upgrade for the fiesta 1.6 that i am buying this may. According to our company, All tyre/rim upgrades will void warranty if something happens to the suspension etc. but i think that the figo comes with a good tyre size 175/65 R14 & i think its good enough for this hatch unless you do a lot of highway driving, What you can do is get some good quality rubber & dispose off those MRFs/goodyears/apollos. Last edited by Mustang.101 : 13th April 2010 at 17:20. |
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13th April 2010, 17:21
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| Senior - BHPian | WoW! Getting it 'S'ed? Congrats mate. |
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