[swami69]

Need some advise..

I have booked the new i20 Sportz which comes with "steel alloys ? " and i do not like them. I asked the dealer about replacing this with their OE Asta Alloys and he says, it would cost Rs. 40000 for a set of 4.

Are there cheaper options available after market for alloys which might look better as well. I am looking for a simple 5 spoke kind of an alloy.

The OE rims are 6J 100, 4 holes as i understand.

Kindly let me know

Swami

[Takumi Fujiwara]

Originally Posted by SuDi10

Hi All,

I have an i20 Active SX Petrol with 195/55/R16 stock tires that came with the car.
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Thanks in advance.

Hey SuDI10! Depends on your requirements? However, I personally own an i20 Nline and am about to roll it on Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires. In my opinion these are an absolute bang for one's buck if you are looking for performance oriented tires to maximize grip. My car came stock with a set of CEAT Secura Drives and honestly they are horrible. I've driven a friend's i20 with the Michelins and they are very confidence inspiring, especially when jutting out of a corner.

[xja1]

I was looking to replace the tyres on my 2014 i20 (the model just before the Elite i20). My primary reason for replacing the tyres is thread wear. Additionally, I was considering a tyre upsize in order to get better ground clearance.

From the factory, this version of the i20 comes with two types of tyre configurations - 175/70 R14 (base variant) and 185/65 R14 (I have this). I intend to get 185/70 R14 tyres so that the ground clearance increases by roughly 1 cm.

Having used the online tyre upsizing calculators, I can see that this proposed change would lead to a 3% increase from my current set up. However, if someone were to upgrade from the base variant (175/70 R14), it would only be an increase of 2.3%. I understand that a 2-3% increase while upsizing is acceptable. I am okay with a little bit of inaccuracy in the speedometer/odometer and a minor mileage difference.

The wheel wells seem quite spacious on this i20 version, as the factory tyres seem to be smaller than they ought to be. Here's a reference picture from the official Team-BHP review:




Given the above information, would it make sense for me to carry out this upgrade? If anyone has already done a similar upgrade, it would be good to know if there were any issues with the tyres scraping against the wheel wells, high speed stability, ABS usage, etc. Thanks!