Tyre / Alloy Upgrade for New Hyundai Verna Fluidic

[monil]

Hi

I booked New Fluidic Verna in end May 2011. I am expecting delivery of my new machine in next 10 days. Since i have opted for 1.6 Crdi (which comes without alloy wheels), i am looking at tyre/alloys upgrade. Stock car is equipped with set of 185/65/R15.

Can you please suggest a suitable upsize options? I was thinking of 195/55/R16 which is standard fitment in 1.6 Crdi SX version or else would prefer 205/55/R16 or as you friends may suggest.

1. Please suggest a suitable upgrade.
2. Which alloys and Which tires?

Monil.

 

[gears1313]

Re: Tyre/Alloy Upgrade for New Hyundai Verna 1.6 Crdi

Hi monil; welcome to TAI.
Congrats for the ride. Hmm I think you should stick to 15'' rather than going for 16''. No doubt 16'' looks killer but you know the Indian road conditions. Nways I think best upgrade for 185/65/15 will be 195/60/15. Let others also share their knowledge.

 

[monil]

Re: Tyre/Alloy Upgrade for New Hyundai Verna 1.6 Crdi

Hey gears1313. Appreciate your view. Thanks.

 

[cooldhaya]

Re: Tyre/Alloy Upgrade for New Hyundai Verna 1.6 Crdi

I think 185 section tyres itself offers plenty of road grip which should be just enough but if you want that extra appeal factor go for the 195/55 R16.


Alloys i leave it to your choice , go to any good tyre shop and get something in Neo , Plati ,HR etc etc which ever you like and feel will suit your car.


Tyres check out Yokohama S-drive or if you are willing to spend more check out Pirelli or Falken too.

 

[∂נℓυν]

Pirelli's are eye drooling perfomance tyres :)

 

[neil.vernafluidic]

what is 55 in 195/55/R16?

195 is tire size. R16 is radius. that's all i know. correct if m wrong.

Even i have booked non-alloy version of fluidic. so if i want to put 15" alloys, do i have to change tyres too or i can just put the alloys in the original tyre???

What are the good brands for alloys? My budgets will be 15 to 16k for alloys.

Need some suggestion. i have never bought alloys before.

 

[gears1313]

what is 55 in 195/55/R16 ... ??

195 is tire size.. R16 is radius... that's all i know... correct if m wrong...

195 is the width of the tyre
55 is the profile/height. Here it means 55% of 195.
R 16 is the diameter of the rim.

Even i have booked non-alloy version of fluidic. so if i want to put 15" alloys , do i have to change tyres too or i can just put the alloys in the original tyre???

No if you are happy with that profile you can retain your old tyres. I think your car will come with 185/65/15 on steel rims. If you want broader tyres you will have to change. Similarly if you want 16" you will have to change the tyres too..

 

[monil]

Re: Got Home My New Fluidic Hyundai Verna 1.6 CRDi

Hi Friends

As every enthusuastic car lover, after i booked my ANHV 1.6 CRDi, i had to wait till i got the beauty home last wednesday evening. Unfortunately, i had to travel out of of town for office work and managed to spin the wheels only yesterday .. 1 week, no one even touched it as i wanted to upgrade tires and put some nice alloys.

Finally, after a long wait i am now upgrading tires. I was too keen on going ahead with 16' alloys but after putting 205/55/R16, we all realized that it might not be perfect fit and will add to probable discomfort on loaded car. I also thought of 195/55/R16 instead of 205/55/R16 but, unfortunately thats an odd size and only Bridgestone makes it, that too for ANHV. Others don't have same spec on offer as yet.

After much of an internal discussion with my bro and friends, considering various alloy designs, look of the car, tyre preference (MICHELIN ) & feedback, i am going ahead with the with Michelin Primary LC 195/65/R15 and set of alloy wheels. Two hours of waiting to get the alloys from stockyard till finish look.. worth the wait. I just loved it.

Cant say much about the stock tires as i drove it for mere 15 kms, post delivery. After alignment and balancing work, ride feels really smooth with minimal road noise. My dad is yet to see those but i am sure he will be fine with it.

Hope you will like it. I loved it. Will post some more clear pics on sunday.

Cheers to TAI friends.
Monil.

 

[monil]

Hi guys

Finally i upgraded my tires and alloys. Thanks for your views. Instead of stock 185/65/R15 i upgraded tires to 196/65/R15 and got 15' alloys.

Monil.

 

[gears1313]

Congrats for the new rubber Monil! Post some pics and do share the costs of tyres and alloys!

 

[monil]

Congrats for the new rubber Monil! Post some pics and do share the costs of tyres and alloys!

15" Alloys (Set of 5) - 15,000/-
Michelin 195/65/R15 Tires - 27,500/-

 

[T0RQUE]

Congrats monil, car was looking great without alloys too, but now it looks awesome, nice decent alloy too

And for how much you exchanged the OEM tyres ?

 

[neil.vernafluidic]

What will be the lowest cost for good 16" alloys?
And lowest cost of tyres for R16 with ~205/55 ?

And what is low profile tyres exactly?? i mean how it differs ?


The above one is going out of my pocketmoney budget. I aint earning yet... but if i'll change i will put 16" ... so just want to know the approx cost...

Thanx :)

 

[nickandre]

well my vtvt sx(o) should be delivered in a few days times and have planned to change the tires. choose Yokohama S-drives rs7250 here in new mumbai and rs 3000 for the old tires. stocks are 195/55/16 replacements are 205/55/16

 

[neil.vernafluidic]

well my vtvt sx(o) should be delivered in a few days times and have planned to change the tires. choose Yokohama S-drives rs7250 here in new mumbai and rs 3000 for the old tires. stocks are 195/55/16 replacements are 205/55/16

hey , put pics of ur alloys once u done. even m thinkin for same size alloy n tyres so just want to know how they will look. R15 will be smaller according to me as this car is muscular.

Thanx :)