Alloys for Swift - Upsize or same?

- I am thinking of getting alloys for my swift and wwant to know if I should upsize or keep the same.

- If I do upsize then is it true that the overall ride height of the car would come down by around an inch if select tyre size as 15"/195 width/55 profile. how much should be the profile for 15 inch tyres for swift?

- If I keep the rim size as 14 inches can I run my stock tyres (done 9000 Kms) for some more time with the alloys or is it absolutely necessary to get broader tyres?

Ideally I would not want to go for alloy upgrade and tyre upgrade at the same time due to cost considerations.

I visited a local dealer regarding the upgrade and he advised me that since I am having a petrol swift I should not go for alloys as broader tyres will decrease the fuel efficiency considerably.

Could anyone confirm what he suggested is indeed true.

If that is the case then can I put my normal tyres 165/80/R14 on the alloys.

Kindly help.

@ rahul,

u can go for a set of alloys, theres no harm in it. if ur tyres are good than u can use in them as u will save the money for now for new tyres & than after few thousand kms u can go for new tyres.

stick to 14'' wheels only.

Thanks cruiser.

I will be going for 14" alloys as I do not want to put too wide tyres maybe a max 185/70/R14 which is standard in Swift Zxi.

Do we get good options in 5j or 5.5j alloys?

Would'nt 6j alloys be too wide if I do not want to increase the tyre width?

Guys waiting for your response:

Do we get good options in 5j or 5.5j alloys?

Would'nt 6j alloys be too wide if I do not want to increase the tyre width?

Do you mind if you throw some light on this 5j or 5.5j thing in alloys. i also want to change my standard rims to alloys for wagonR. i wanted an alloy which makes my tyres look wider without actually changing the size of the tyre.

please help.

thanks

Dhruv, the alloys don't make the tyres look wider. Generally tyres and rims are chosen together, and a wide tyre is chosen on purpose, with a suitable width rim to go with it. Thats why you feel all alloys make tyres look wider. The tyres ARE in fact wider when you see them so with alloys. They are not the same stock tyres that the vehicle comes on. Stock tyres are sometimes wider when they come on the top variant with stock alloy rims to go with it.

Using rims wider than needed for the tyre will give rise to issues with tubeless tyres. Only the tread width of the tyre is supposed to be in touch with the road. Choosing wider rims will deform the natural profile of tyres, and make them adhere less to the rim (only air pressure makes them stick to the rim), so on tight cornering or emergency brakes with sideways pressure on tyres, may make your tyres deflate suddenly, leading to accidents (there is one such case reported for Cruze on the forum already).

Bottomline: Choose wider tyres, if you want wider rims. This is usually an expenditure of 15k somehow or other, even considering the buyback of stock tyres/rims. I consider this a waste of money, and the budget could be used for better purposes. But my opinion should not bind anyone into doing anything or not doing anything, so you are welcome to proceed as you see fit.

Thanks for the advice.

Its just that i like wider looking tyres but i neither have the finance to carry out my fantasy on the car nor the Heart to compromise with the FE.

I was looking forward to buying alloy wheels for my car but i thought if the choice of alloys itself makes the tyre look wider then its twice good.

So just wanted a suggestion as to different width alloys can be applied to the same configuration tyre or not. please let me know if that can happen easily n without posing problems. i have radial tyres.

Thanks