T10 for rear plate can buy in Pasar Road la... plenty of colors and type there... no need drive to Klang just to get, unless you pass there lor...

Or get the Klangsters to buy from Shorty and pass to you???

Was about to reply this "aquaplaning" thingy that almost everyone is getting it wrong...

As accurately said by stewPik... when you feel your wheels pulling one side, it simply mean one tyre (deep in water) is turning slower due to added friction of water than the other tyre (not deep in water)... when it pulls, means BOTH tyres are sticking on the road, just that one spins slower....

When you aquaplane, you dont feel any pull or any sheet.... your steering becomes loose and your car slides and drifts as it wants.... I dont think many of you guys have felt this....

So, the CC5 is doing its job, the pulling is mainly due to the lower water displacement capabilities of if (aka pushing water out of the grooves) as the Yokos....

Nicely said, Mr stewPik....(he is rather clever actually)...

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Added on December 5, 2011, 3:13 pmYou are right, the wider the tyre the worse grip it have.... damn hard to explain in words... ask me if you see me in TT.... if you wanna know....

(NOT ASK ME FOR MY 2TB.... )

This post has been edited by Poadster: Dec 5 2011, 03:13 PM

You can pump 220 front and 210 back, if you dont carry passengers at the back.... FR car need more air as the engine and driveshaft is at the front....

Nope.... if one side of the wheel have NO traction while the other side have full traction, your car will have spun.... think about it....

The Penang kias are here to spice up the Monday Blues ma.....

You asks these kinda small details from HSK meh??? Blain not fully functioning yet, baru wake up ma...

Seriously, I NEVER keep my eyes on the RPM meter when i drive, i mainly based my feedback on the feel of the pickup, and guesstimate the RPM based on the feel....

Pls ask XC for better description.....

Oso hor, the RPW map seems ok oredi, no dips anywhere oredi.....

You FELT it leh....????

I have plenty of aquaplaning play experience.... had one in Inspira a few week back.... heavy rain + long downwards slope + 100km = balls oso shrink....!!!

huh???

Once you have been there and done that, and for a few times, you know very well what your car can do in which situation.... thus others will see it as balls of steel, while you simply have the experience and know what can be done....

Seriously, at 4K RPM ++, my eyes are full on the road.... and i dont think i felt it....

When you slip and slide (aka aquaplaning), you feel like a "thai kam" (eunuch) lor.....

Yup.... for water displacement, the treads of the tyres (aka tyre flower... not those QQ or Wakaka or Danok type, ok???) are responsible for this.... thus you will see find diff tread for diff tyre properties.... uni-direction la, V type la. etc...

Me not good in explaining, pls go google or wiki tyre treads patterns...

This post has been edited by Poadster: Dec 5 2011, 03:35 PM

Treadwear = lifespan of tyre, the higher the longer, but usually also means the louder as they use harder compound to make it last...

Traction = braking distance on wet roads measured in a straight line.... rated from AA, A, B and C.... AA being the best lor.... this is usually directly in relation to Treadwear, as longer the lifespan, the harder the compound, the worse the braking distance lor...

91V = index of load (max weight the tyre can take) and Speed Symbol (max speed the tyre can run)... so 91V = 615 kg of weight (per tyre) and max run speed of 240km/h lor...


So buying tyres are not simply about 225/45/18... the type of the tyre (as per above markings) is more important as they tell you what is the max rating they can take, and you should match this to your driving style and habits....

You have been in that situation before leh.... sounds like speaking from sexperience....

But hor... there are some really cute and horny maids.... i have had the honor.....

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Added on December 5, 2011, 4:00 pmYou oso have a Lagi Power Super Best sampan ma.... no??

So waiting for flood to hit your area to fully utilize your sampan???

Chabutzzz.....

This post has been edited by Poadster: Dec 5 2011, 04:00 PM

Tyres looking "fat" usually means the offset is too little.... thus when ppl change rims, they need to ask how bulging they want the rims and tyres to look.... too much (48 and your rims sits deeper into the car), too little (42 and the rims and tyres may hit the fender)...

Inspira rims offset is 46, using a 215 wont add much bulk to the looks of the rims and tyres... but have anyone used 215/55/16 on their Inspira?? You may be the first, as many will either change rims + tyres, or simply remain using CC5 205/60/16....

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Added on December 5, 2011, 4:08 pm215/55/16 will be better than 205/55/16 in terms of looks and performance.... its only 1.4% away from the ori CC5....

And the 205/55/16 will make your tyres even smaller in the wheel arch.... fugly lor....

This post has been edited by Poadster: Dec 5 2011, 04:08 PM

215/55/16 will be better than 205/55/16 in terms of looks and performance.... its only 1.4% away from the ori CC5....

And the 205/55/16 will make your tyres even smaller in the wheel arch.... fugly lor....

But honestly, very rarely I have seen ppl go for smaller tyre size than ori..... but blame it on Proton for using odd sized tyres.....

What is your concern? Looks or wet weather performance?? If performance, then you can still use the CC5, just dont drive so crazily in the rain lor.....

Personally I would either size up or use CC5 till its dead, then size up... which exactly what I am doing now....

Vroom vroom power demands 18 or 19 lor....

17 is best matched with 215/55/17, makes the wheel well not so "kosong" and you still have the comfort.... my opinion la...

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Added on December 5, 2011, 4:22 pmWoi.... i have principles.... morals are highly overrated.....

This post has been edited by Poadster: Dec 5 2011, 04:22 PM

Me too (heh heh) poor for 19", thus still using 16"...

Actually our wheel well can fit 20" oso.... saw one car with 20", white....

This post has been edited by Poadster: Dec 5 2011, 04:33 PM

Wider tyres have wider width contact, but as weight remains the same, the contact length area becum reduced.... thus they perform worse in braking and water displacement in wet than slimmer tyres....

Size does matter, but not as much as to technique....

This post has been edited by Poadster: Dec 5 2011, 04:37 PM

215/55/16 have way more options in brands than 205/60/16 ma....

F1 tyres are wide AND thick, 245/55 R13 (front) and 350/45 R13 (rear), yes... F1 cars uses 13" rims....

The diff are the overall weight of the F1 cars. max weight is 640kgs (with driver, fuel + cameras).... which is almost half our Inspira weight....

Thus their braking distance is very very very good....



When i refer to slimmer tyres, i mean 205 vs 225 only, not the other factors ma....

This post has been edited by Poadster: Dec 5 2011, 04:55 PM

Dude.... your car so many nuts loose lor.... what kinda vibrating movement goes on inside the car that creates all these loose nuts????

I doubt these stuff can claim, its wear and tear.... but u can always try....