Alloys For Toyota Vitz

[murshidm]

Hi all. this is my first post.. hope you'll keeping fine. I want your guys opinion on couple of things.

I bought a unreg Toyota Vitz 2003. Which came with 13" normal tyres. I would like to give it a nice look by putting an Alloy wheel set.

1. Is it recommended to go for a bigger tyre size to enhance the looks. ex: 14" will it decrease the performance or any other aspects (fuel consump.) of the vehicle?

2. Who are the good alloy wheel dealers. and what are the general prices for a 13" 4 pc set?

Appreciate your comments.

Mur

[jerryda]

Hi all. this is my first post.. hope you'll keeping fine. I want your guys opinion on couple of things.

I bought a unreg Toyota Vitz 2003. Which came with 13" normal tyres. I would like to give it a nice look by putting an Alloy wheel set.

1. Is it recommended to go for a bigger tyre size to enhance the looks. ex: 14" will it decrease the performance or any other aspects (fuel consump.) of the vehicle?

2. Who are the good alloy wheel dealers. and what are the general prices for a 13" 4 pc set?

Appreciate your comments.

Mur

http://www.smartwheels.biz/benefits-of-alloys.php

[JadeyBlitzen]

i think 14"s are ur best option. cos 15s are going to be pretty heavy. heck i got 15s on mine. they weigh in at 7.3 kg at each corner. anything lighter than that should be ok. and make sure you get the offset right. it should be 45mm. and tyres over 175 are pointless too if urs is a 1.0. if i were you i'd get the original 14" vitz wheels imported from japan. they'll look pretty good on ur car.

[Mani]

14" have been addressed.

You can also go with 15 or 18s.

185/60/15 215/35/18 will all fit that car. Main concern should be the aspect ratio which you need to keep to as close to factory specs as possible so your spedo and gas mileage will not be off. Use the link below to calculate your aspect ratios.

http://www.net-comber.com/tirecalc.html

I have some pictures of two cars with 15" and 18" which I'll post later.

[Mani]

Phone pictures so they are not great but you get the idea.

215/35/18

165/60/15

[JadeyBlitzen]

i've seen even 19s on the vitz with the right offset you should be able to fit them.

if i was running 13 steelies i would go from some rota lightweights or jsps preferabally in 14". trust me everything about your car will feel 10 or 20% better

[murshidm]

thanks guys for ur valuable feedback. As for tyres im looking at 175/70/14

Will that be a safe & reliable option?

[jerryda]

http://www.apa.ca/template.asp?DocID=94

[jerryda]

http://www.apa.ca/template.asp?DocID=94

[JadeyBlitzen]

thanks guys for ur valuable feedback. As for tyres im looking at 175/70/14

Will that be a safe & reliable option?

the profiles too big mate! that could fit a van!

go for 175/65s or 175/60s with 14"s

[murshidm]

guys i found something very useful regarding tyre sizes.

pls check this.. pretty useful for n00bs like me

http://www.kouki.co.uk/utilities/visual-tyre-size-calculator