All-New Honda City 2014 Accessories & Modifications

[Akash1886]

Thanks akash for such a nice answer. Can you please further tell me that what specifications should i follow for the alloy? So i don't face any issues and kindly please tell me that have you faced any issues regarding to the suspension or wheel alignment getting wrong very frequently.

Honestly, I haven't felt any issue since past 1.5 years as I upgraded my car to alloy wheels from OEM rims. No issues of FE or Suspension and about alignment as well my car hasn't shown any sort of signs like Tyre Wear-Tear or any other. When you upgrade your car to alloys on stock tyre(s) then make sure to use Nitrogen for better and long-lasting health of your car's Tyre(s). Here I am also sharing some pics about the specs of my car's alloy wheels for your benefit.

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Regards

Akash

 

[j4jigar]

I think OEM alloy size is 15*5.5j, yours is 15*6.5j.

Does this cause OEM tire side wall height to reduce and in turn reduce your ground clearance ?

Check below link, what I am referring to
http://www.kanatarimsandtire.com/wheels-info/learnTires.html

 

[mahatvab]

Honestly, I haven't felt any issue since past 1.5 years as I upgraded my car to alloy wheels from OEM rims. No issues of FE or Suspension and about alignment as well my car hasn't shown any sort of signs like Tyre Wear-Tear or any other. When you upgrade your car to alloys on stock tyre(s) then make sure to use Nitrogen for better and long-lasting health of your car's Tyre(s). Here I am also sharing some pics about the specs of my car's alloy wheels for your benefit.

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Regards

Akash

Thanks for the reply akash. It was really helpful and i would just like to ask one mkre thing like as yoy said WHEN YOU UPGRADE TO ALLOYS WITH STOCK TYRES you should upgrade to nitrogen. Is their any bad upgrading to alloys with stock tyres?

 

[Akash1886]

Thanks for the reply akash. It was really helpful and i would just like to ask one mkre thing like as yoy said WHEN YOU UPGRADE TO ALLOYS WITH STOCK TYRES you should upgrade to nitrogen. Is their any bad upgrading to alloys with stock tyres?

Upgrading to Nitrogen is a personal choice though I recommend it to all car owners/buyer in general because it helps keeping the Tyre(s) in good shape and Tyre(s) last reasonably longer and frequency of punctures reduce to a good extent. Using or not using the Nitrogen does not hamper anything and whether you use stock rims or Alloys then too Nitrogen has nothing to do with it.

Regards

Akash

 

[mahatvab]

Upgrading to Nitrogen is a personal choice though I recommend it to all car owners/buyer in general because it helps keeping the Tyre(s) in good shape and Tyre(s) last reasonably longer and frequency of punctures reduce to a good extent. Using or not using the Nitrogen does not hamper anything and whether you use stock rims or Alloys then too Nitrogen has nothing to do with it.

Regards

Akash

Thanks aakash for the reply! It was really helpful

 

[mahatvab]

I think OEM alloy size is 15*5.5j, yours is 15*6.5j.

Does this cause OEM tire side wall height to reduce and in turn reduce your ground clearance ?

Check below link, what I am referring to
Learn Tires | Kanata Rims & Tires

Can you please tell more about this as i am not able to get an alloy with width 5.5 J, the minimum i am getting is 6.5.J. Kindly tell the disadvantage that i would face and will itgive any harm to car

 

[pavi]

Upgrading to Nitrogen is a personal choice though I recommend it to all car owners/buyer in general because it helps keeping the Tyre(s) in good shape and Tyre(s) last reasonably longer and frequency of punctures reduce to a good extent. Using or not using the Nitrogen does not hamper anything and whether you use stock rims or Alloys then too Nitrogen has nothing to do with it.

Regards

Akash

Can you please tell more about this as i am not able to get an alloy with width 5.5 J, the minimum i am getting is 6.5.J. Kindly tell the disadvantage that i would face and will itgive any harm to car

Guys,
Please have a look at this video created by Fifth gear on 'Nitrogen vs air' in tyres. And yes SURPRISE SURPRISE!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmnZ4-EUbIk

 

[Akash1886]

Please have a look at this video created by Fifth gear on 'Nitrogen vs air' in tyres. And yes SURPRISE !!

There are 2 main things which have been noted by me i.e Purity of Nitrogen and Rise in Psi Levels of Nitrogen under heat. Normal air increase Psi by approx 9 psi and nitrogen increases psi by 10.3 psi in heat and the higher increase in Psi is due to the low level of purity in Nitrogen. In India, at the nitrogen stations too we get only 97-98% nitrogen so that is one thing and now, the rising in Psi levels, the Tyre(s) are tested in video for an hour in around 80*c which does not occur in normal and even extreme driving conditions in India i.e India does not experience temperature of 80 degrees so the rise in psi in Nitrogen cannot be seen as ultimate here. In our conditions, I would say the rise in Air vs Nitrogen Psi could be at max 0.5 psi and from 29 Psi of Nitrogen, it can max go to 32 if at all it happens.

Regards

Akash

 

[pavi]

India does not experience temperature of 80 degrees so the rise in psi in Nitrogen cannot be seen as ultimate here.

What did you mean by above statement.
1. India does not have 80*c environment temperature? Yes of course, no where on 'Earth surface' we would be having such temperatures apart from volcano etc.
2. In India after running for a long time, the air filled in tyres don't heat up to 80*c?

Please confirm.

 

[Akash1886]

What did you mean by above statement.

2. In India after running for a long time, the air filled in tyres don't heat up to 80*c?

I agree to the fact the normal air probably expands much more than nitrogen and since most of us are not having pressure monitoring system in our cars and neither all of us have pressure monitoring system handy at all times so I feel, even after long runs,(track racing excluded and extreme high speed driving excluded) the tyre(s) don't often heat up to as much as 80 degree. In rear cases, the road surface is a party to heating of Tyre(s) and this also results in blow-outs. Heating of Tyre(s) can't be simply credited to type of air filled in it.

Regards

Akash

 

[pavi]

I am talking about the air inside tyres. As the same could be heated up by brake disc (frequent use of brakes, say coming down a hilly area), then some from the bearings, and eventually the heat getting circulated to the air inside car through the rims. So by considering all these how much would the air inside tyre be heated to after a long highway run?

Note ; Let's say the tyre gets heated only to 30*c, then depending on the findings in the video the pressure inside a nitrogen filled tyre would still be more compared to normal air right!!!

 

[j4jigar]

Can you please tell more about this as i am not able to get an alloy with width 5.5 J, the minimum i am getting is 6.5.J. Kindly tell the disadvantage that i would face and will itgive any harm to car

The only disadvantage I am aware of is it will reduce your ground clearance also I don't have exact number of how much ground clearance is reduce.
For reference check below calculator
Tyre Size for Rim Size/Width Calculator - What's the best tyre size for my rim?

Also you can check below calculator ( As per this calc, 175/65/R15 tire should have rim width between 5.0 to 6.0 )
http://www.tyresizecalculator.com/tyre-wheel-calculators/wheel-rim-size-calculator
If there are other disadvantage may be we need some expert to comment on it.

 

[Lameassonwheels]

Is there any chance to get single alloy same design that comes with city 2014 ? The idea is to use alloy for spare wheel, so that I can use spare wheel in wheel rotation.

You can get a single alloy wheel from Honda ASS itself. But it is not advisable to use the spare wheel in wheel rotation unless you are planning a tyre/wheel upsize soon. As you must be knowing, in case of a puncture you are supposed to use the spare wheel only until you get the punctured tyre repaired and fitted back. The basic idea is, the spare tyre should be in the best possible condition and most reliable nullifying any chances of a second fault after a puncture. In that case if the spare is having a steel rim of same size, let it be like that.

 

[Akash1886]

Let's say the tyre gets heated only to 30*c, then depending on the findings in the video the pressure inside a nitrogen filled tyre would still be more compared to normal air right!!!

For this we can't assume until we practically drive 2 cars (one with Nitrogen and other with normal) back to back. Then we can check and come to a conclusion as to what exactly would be the rise in Psi.

Regards

Akash

 

[j4jigar]

You can get a single alloy wheel from Honda ASS itself. But it is not advisable to use the spare wheel in wheel rotation unless you are planning a tyre/wheel upsize soon. As you must be knowing, in case of a puncture you are supposed to use the spare wheel only until you get the punctured tyre repaired and fitted back. The basic idea is, the spare tyre should be in the best possible condition and most reliable nullifying any chances of a second fault after a puncture. In that case if the spare is having a steel rim of same size, let it be like that.

Thanks, My thought was, since tire rubber get hard even if it is not used so it's better to use it.

Also regardless of weather you have used tire or not after some time you need to change tire, hence I wanted to use spare tire in tire rotation.

Also in manual also tire rotation has both option 4 wheel and 5 wheel.

I will be inquiring for single alloy wheel with Honda ASS, if price is less then single tire then it make sense otherwise need to drop this idea.