Friday, October 16, 2009

Time For New Rubber

I had to swap the tyres coz the first set of tyres had been run for about 46K Km and that's pretty gud also a good time to upgrade the rims and put some wider tyres.I had to think for a while between show-off or pure performance and finally picked something that would give me a run for my money.The Stock tyres that came with the car are 165/80 R14,

I have an option of going for (195/60 R15) (205/60 R15)(195/55 R16) (205/55 R16) or (205/45/ R17) (215/45 R17) (225/40 R17).but anything above 16's isn't gonna be comfortable also its gonna drop a bit of power,the steering would get a little more tighter and it would scrape underneath on full load.so 17's seriously a big NO...its only pure show....!



I had to pick between 15's and 16's.there are very few options available in 16's compared to 15's and 17's also I thought it might be better to go with 15's keeping the power on tap.for the tyre brand I had an option of Bridgestone Potenza GIII/Falken ZIEX/Yokohoma S Drive.I got a better deal of on the potenza's so I went for the 195/60R15 GIII's.it was tough for me to pick the wheel design even though I have very few options available in the place I live.



I definitely want something that will define the car.I came across the Lenso kuza anime series and I liked the blade style design,they are different form the regular alloys with spokes.it also has metallic finish and a red shiny lip finish.Its so catchy and different.I had a doubt when I got it but I am totally happy how the car looks.

1 comment:

  1. In Msia we are using 185 60 R15 Potenza RE080.
    I will keep the rim and change to 195 55 R15 when my tires are worn off...

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