Maruti Suzuki Swift : Tyre & wheel upgrade thread

rider60 · 2nd March 2009, 23:50

dude the XM1+ is not the top of the line of michelins hell man i bought the 195/60-R15 MXV8s at 4200 a tyre WTH and this tyre costs me 3700 a piece its just the pricing i cant mentally digest and i rather stick to the ER-60

as for the alloys they are from Honda itself and a steal if u ask me!

dilipkumar7278 · 3rd March 2009, 08:43

Guys
I will be taking delivery of my swift vdi in two days. I would like to upgrade my stock tyres and rims. My priority is ride comfort.(not into perfomance thingy).Can you suggest a setup in 14in and 15 in keeping in mind ride comfort.Also the brand of tyre and alloys in these sizes? Please pour in your valuable suggestions...
Cheers
Dilip

DieselFan · 3rd March 2009, 09:10

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Originally Posted by dilipkumar7278

Guys
I will be taking delivery of my swift vdi in two days. I would like to upgrade my stock tyres and rims. My priority is ride comfort.(not into perfomance thingy).Can you suggest a setup in 14in and 15 in keeping in mind ride comfort.Also the brand of tyre and alloys in these sizes? Please pour in your valuable suggestions...
Cheers
Dilip

If you are looking for comfort stick to 14 in tyres. Either go for 185/70/R14 or 195/70/R14

mobike008 · 3rd March 2009, 09:19

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Originally Posted by rider60

i rather stick to the ER-60

Good choice, its quite popular brand of the forum too. They will serve you well.

Ricky_63 · 3rd March 2009, 09:45

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Originally Posted by dilipkumar7278

Guys
I will be taking delivery of my swift vdi in two days. I would like to upgrade my stock tyres and rims. My priority is ride comfort.(not into perfomance thingy).Can you suggest a setup in 14in and 15 in keeping in mind ride comfort.Also the brand of tyre and alloys in these sizes? Please pour in your valuable suggestions...
Cheers
Dilip

IMHO, 205/60/15 would fit the bill perfectly - as in looks & ride quality.

Cheers

Nikhilb2008 · 3rd March 2009, 09:53

205/60-15 is a bit too big. 205/55-15 is the correct size.

DieselFan · 3rd March 2009, 10:01

205s will be expensive and you would have to shell out at least 5-8k more for the tyres. These tyres would also give you lower FE 1-2 km/l. Also you would be sacrificing on the comfort if you go for 15" as compared to 14". If you are looking for performance and braking for high speed driving go for 205s else 185s are perfectly fine.

rider60 · 3rd March 2009, 14:02

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Originally Posted by dilipkumar7278

Guys
I will be taking delivery of my swift vdi in two days. I would like to upgrade my stock tyres and rims. My priority is ride comfort.(not into perfomance thingy).Can you suggest a setup in 14in and 15 in keeping in mind ride comfort.Also the brand of tyre and alloys in these sizes? Please pour in your valuable suggestions...
Cheers
Dilip

dilipkumar if you need more of a comfort based setup my personal choice would be the 185/70-R14 on stock rims or maruti alloys OR 195/70-R14 on 14x6J or 14x6.5J alloys.

see mate i say the stock maruti alloys because they will surely add to the resale of the car as well, other wise you can even go for the after market 14x6J alloys for the 185/70-R14 too will have slightly better performance in comparison as the tyre stretchs .5J more, say with a bit compromise on the comfort but will still do mate. that the only reason for suggesting maruti alloys.

trust me anything below that would compromise a little on ride comfort, see the thing is most of the swift drivers with low-profile tyres are youngsters so they would not mind a little loss in the ride quality, for people like my dad who are 50+ the 195/60-R15 MXV8 Michelin tyres had bad ride comfort it did give him back aches during un-avoidable pot holes.

so i put them on viva accent of mine and now i run on 185/70-R14 on maruthi Type-II alloys right now, its just that the suspension on swift is too bad to absorb the pot holes and bumps unlike my viva, the same tyres work like a charm on my accent viva even though they are 7% big tyres they did suit my car perfectly.

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Originally Posted by DieselFan

If you are looking for comfort stick to 14 in tyres. Either go for 185/70/R14 or 195/70/R14

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Originally Posted by mobike008

Good choice, its quite popular brand of the forum too. They will serve you well.

dude i find them better than the XM1+ over all so i am happy with the tyres and the price

. after all my decision was not bad.

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Originally Posted by Ricky_63

IMHO, 205/60/15 would fit the bill perfectly - as in looks & ride quality.

Cheers

like i said again the 60 profile is bad on swift's suspension the Indian version of the swift is simply not good enough with that profile, we youngsters may be fine but but the elders will surely feel the pinch.

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Originally Posted by DieselFan

205s will be expensive and you would have to shell out at least 5-8k more for the tyres. These tyres would also give you lower FE 1-2 km/l. Also you would be sacrificing on the comfort if you go for 15" as compared to 14". If you are looking for performance and braking for high speed driving go for 205s else 185s are perfectly fine.

dude again take my recommendation i have experienced this first hand if you want comfort stick to 70 profile and you will be just fine man.

guess what GUYS i just picked up the TYPE-II SWIFT alloys for a steal DEAL can any one guess the price for a set of 5?

well i will answer that in the evening just try guessing.

karankapoor · 3rd March 2009, 22:15

@rider60 sorry to say but i don't agree with you 195/60/15 is the best upsize for swift and plus there is no problem with the ride quality.

Ricky_63 · 4th March 2009, 09:17

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Originally Posted by Nikhilb2008

205/60-15 is a bit too big. 205/55-15 is the correct size.

If you check on the tyre size calculator, you will see that what I suggested has the minimum variation on the outer diameter of the tyre vs OE spec.

Nonetheless on could very well use the 55 profile.

Cheers

rider60 · 4th March 2009, 11:45

all right i go the set of 5 stock alloys for 10K + 500 for balancing + 500 for nitrogen so total 11K HE..HE..

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Originally Posted by karankapoor

@rider60 sorry to say but i don't agree with you 195/60/15 is the best upsize for swift and plus there is no problem with the ride quality.

dude thats my personal experience and from what my dad agrees too, every time there was an unavoidable pot hole the car just hit hard with the 60 profile too for him, hence i wrote what i did, well lets leave the rest to one who want to buy the tyres, let them take a test drive and decide.

dushmish · 4th March 2009, 12:33

Hi, all you planning to change the footwear of your lovely cars, check this thread http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ntinues-4.html

dushmish

chipfoose · 5th March 2009, 10:17

friends is it possible to use 195/65/R14 tyres on Swift VDi's stock rims?

iraghava · 5th March 2009, 13:44

I would recommend against it, 195 is too wide for the stock steel rims. Stick to 185/70.

chipfoose · 5th March 2009, 15:16

iraghava,
so you mean to say i should upgarede my stock rim to 14 inch alloys right.

2nd March 2009, 23:50	#526
rider60 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bhagyanagaram. (A.K.A. Hyderabad) Posts: 1,620 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	dude the XM1+ is not the top of the line of michelins hell man i bought the 195/60-R15 MXV8s at 4200 a tyre WTH and this tyre costs me 3700 a piece its just the pricing i cant mentally digest and i rather stick to the ER-60 as for the alloys they are from Honda itself and a steal if u ask me!
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dilipkumar7278 BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: COCHIN Posts: 441 Thanked: 110 Times View My Garage	Tyre upgrade for Swift VDI Guys I will be taking delivery of my swift vdi in two days. I would like to upgrade my stock tyres and rims. My priority is ride comfort.(not into perfomance thingy).Can you suggest a setup in 14in and 15 in keeping in mind ride comfort.Also the brand of tyre and alloys in these sizes? Please pour in your valuable suggestions... Cheers Dilip
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Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,198 Thanked: 10,166 Times	205/60-15 is a bit too big. 205/55-15 is the correct size.
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3rd March 2009, 10:01	#532
DieselFan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,584 Thanked: 259 Times	205s will be expensive and you would have to shell out at least 5-8k more for the tyres. These tyres would also give you lower FE 1-2 km/l. Also you would be sacrificing on the comfort if you go for 15" as compared to 14". If you are looking for performance and braking for high speed driving go for 205s else 185s are perfectly fine.
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3rd March 2009, 22:15	#534
karankapoor Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: in the car!!! Posts: 1,675 Thanked: 6 Times	@rider60 sorry to say but i don't agree with you 195/60/15 is the best upsize for swift and plus there is no problem with the ride quality.
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dushmish BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 418 Thanked: 83 Times View My Garage	Hi, all you planning to change the footwear of your lovely cars, check this thread http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ntinues-4.html dushmish
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5th March 2009, 10:17	#538
chipfoose BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: blr Posts: 86 Thanked: 0 Times	friends is it possible to use 195/65/R14 tyres on Swift VDi's stock rims?
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5th March 2009, 13:44	#539
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 278 Times View My Garage	I would recommend against it, 195 is too wide for the stock steel rims. Stick to 185/70.
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5th March 2009, 15:16	#540
chipfoose BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: blr Posts: 86 Thanked: 0 Times	iraghava, so you mean to say i should upgarede my stock rim to 14 inch alloys right.
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