Tyre upsize & upgrade

Hey One more thing Crisit. Are 16'' alloy wheels available with the 4 nuts provision?

i understood that in India roads are not so good, if it's true, i recomand 205/60/15. rims must be 6,5Jx15 10x4
of course, you can use and 205/50/16 6,5Jx16, depends how bad is roads where you drive. with these tyres, driving will be rough and it's posible to break the rims.
yes, renault scenic have 16" 10x4(10cm between nuts and 4nuts) rims.
above 3 posts is 1 picture of the rims before buying them

Ye I think then I should go for 205/60 R 15 wheels. I will b going to California this Saturday. After I am back after 3 months I will definitely upgrade my tyres. Big tyres look damn sexy.

Even I'm tempted to shift to 205s. This will be my third tyre change in less than 12 months!

burn out? or brake test?
ai did both of them
this is the movie with non ABS brake test. after this test, my both front tyre was rubbish .


movie with burnout is not longer available

crististreulea wrote:

burn out? or brake test?

actually none! Earlier, I was unhappy with the grip levels of the stock tyres. Now, I just want to go for the look and better rims!

hey...
has anyone done upsize to the tires....
i'm planning for upsize +2
16" alloys...
But the problem is that 'would the tires bear the mumbai roads.....'

I have. Went for 205/55/R15. Ride has become a little hard now, which was expected. I'll not recommend 16". 50 profile will not be good for our roads.

Yea..
16" for Indian roads is a Big NO NO unless u drive only on express ways

k i'll go for 15"......
thankx guyz......

You have two options in 15".
- 195/60-R15
- 205/55-R15

60 profile will obviously be more comfortable. 205 will obviously be wider! You chose what you want.

I have 185/65/15 Firestones on mine and it has a good road responce and steering is nice (not too light)
Stu

well i have the stock 185/70/14 that came with the car, they seem to be doing great haven't faced any issues till now

Hey Logan bros....

A question here, I am looking for new shoes and rims and i am being offered 5 rims(Prestige) and 5 tyres(Goodyear NCT 5) 195x55 R15 for about 20k. He ll keep the stock ones which are 6000kms old. Does it sound like a deal worth considering???


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Adam,
195/55 is a wrong upsize.

When upsizing, the difference in rolling radius should not be +/- 2%.

Correct upsize for stock size 185/70 R14 would be 195/60 R15.

For more info, check this URL: http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Also, do look for Yokohamas or Michelins or even Goodyear GIIIs if they fit in your budget. The price he's giving is quite okay, but do try crosschecking with other dealers as well. And insist on buying tyres with a bill & warranty. There is a lot of imported/grey crap out there.

Nice Link Ashutosh..

Thanks ashu, Thats one gud link...

Hey, All those logan bros, Have you had any get together like ppl do in romania and all.....If not how bout we plan one...

Yes you guys should do that have a LOGAN PICKNIC
all meet up somewhere and have a P A R T Y
Stu

I can only talk about Delhi right now. There are only a handful of active members from Delhi/NCR. If you guys want I can start a new thread in the offtopic section and take it from there.

My choice would be not just meet, but to go for a short drive to a nearby place.. such as Neemrana.. would be a great photo-op as well!

Shud b great
We cud also have a Nice banner and stickers by then...
Would be a wonderful activity..

I would stick with the tyre upgrade recommended by the manufacturer. Surface area contact will go up because of the overall diameter increase and also there should a marginal increase in height. I am fed up with the underbody making contact with road humps. I was seriously considering 195/60/15 but the height increase would be close to nil. The link provided in this thread will show the difference.

Logan have above 170 mm ground clearence then also touching humb means suspension is soft not so stiff.Upgrading tyre may affect the mileage.

Stick to the tyres you get with the car .(Wheels) these are the ones designed for it
Stu

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Adam Bought Brandnew Alloys.............