Tire & Wheel Talk - All about Tires & Wheels

[angelring]

yokohama, dunlop

[sikreto lang]

Guys ask ko lang kung sulit ba talaga na mag-inflate ng gulong with pure nitrogen?

 

sulit naman mag-inflate ng nitro that is if kaya mo i-maintain... wala naman nitro sa iba so no choice ka kung hindi maglagay ng oxygen diba so maghahalo parin

[SaintPeter5858]

I have always trusted Firestone since the time of my grandpa

[boomouse]

tanong lang mga Bossing: I am using a 14" wheel for my...If I will change it with 15"...Will it affect my gas mileage? How about performance which is better?

 

Using larger diameter wheels while maintaining the tire aspect ratio (going from 195-70/14 to 195-70/15) is not good for your car's drivetrain. You in effect change your gear ratios to something your car was not designed for and it will increase the strain on your transmission and differential and propeller shafts too. In addition your speedometer will be under reading (you will be going faster than what your speedometer says) and your acceleration should suffer because your gear ratios have become taller. Logic will imply that you get more fuel economy as your wheels have to make fewer revolutions to cover the same distance but you will also consume more fuel getting up to speed and incfease wear on your brakes.

 

I suggest you use the Plus 1 rule when you want to use bigger wheels. As you go up on inch in diameter you go down one step in tire sidewall aspect ratio. for instance:

 

195/65-14 => 195/60-15 =>205/55-16 => 205/50-17 =>215/40-18

[M4MMF]

Nitto 555 235/35/19 Makapit and hindi matagtag

[capt morty]

Better to use a tire size calculator to know what's the best upgrade for your rim/tire combo without sacrificing speedometer accuracy. Recently upgraded from 205 65 15 to 235 40 18.

 

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

 

Thanks for sharing the link.

[bmathay]

Bigger (wheels and tires) are not necessarily better, at least performance-wise. The weight (and additional rotational inertia) of those huge wheels work against acceleration, braking, and cornering, even with the additional grip they offer. I remember reading about a Genesis coupe that they were preparing for racing: they changed into smaller wheels (from 19 to 18 inchers).

[SaintPeter5858]

Firestone lang

[newstud]

Bridgestone one of the best

[johnlove]

Bridgestone one of the best

It is the aftermarket ones that are good, the Bridgestone that comes with stock with your brand new cars straight from the casa are crap.

 

Bridgestone one of the best

It is the aftermarket ones that are good, the Bridgestone that comes with stock with your brand new cars straight from the casa are crap.

[307]

when you put bigger wheel and tires than the recommended size, then be ready for all forms of damage such as power-steering, alignment, chamber etc.... in less than a year.

[lanch]

when you put bigger wheel and tires than the recommended size, then be ready for all forms of damage such as power-steering, alignment, chamber etc.... in less than a year.

 

i've been running on 20" for more than 5 years. no problem at all.

 

sorry for the OT. Pirreli the best among the rest.

[sarumonkey]

using kumho and surprisingly durable siya 195-55-15, more than 2 yrs na kapal pa ng thread.

 

unlike ung continental bilis masira. although 195-50-15 ung continental ko dati

[307]

i've been running on 20" for more than 5 years. no problem at all.

 

sorry for the OT. Pirreli the best among the rest.

 

ur one lucky guy. i guess it took u almost two years to replace a tyre.

[miked]

Recently upgraded my tires from 225 40 18 to 245 40 18. Road quality in manila is very bad. Potholes everywhere.