can change 1 1st.. no prob

depends on what car also lah.. if ur talking 500hp skyline best to run matched tyres.. but for normal car alot of ppl mix and match diff pairs with no prob, even for now im running michie pp2 and g'yr nct5 pairs on myvi

i used to run 1x sime (spare tyre) + 3x dunlop eco on saga before, cos its kinda wasting the tyre if its just collecting water and dust in the boot

For normal use:
1. as long the tyre size matches the one on the other side its ok
2. brands not too important
3. drive axle should be matched pair if possible, the free rolling one apa pun boleh
4. when running new tyres dun pek corner for 1st 500-1000km

This post has been edited by ceo684: Oct 31 2008, 12:52 PM

Best is to do regular rotation every ~10k so u can change all 4 at the same time.

cos that way ur running on all fresh tyres mah

quite ok la the pricing..

as for normal car i get rm10 alignment in klang jln kapar

either choice is okie.

roughly 170 or so for michelin. not sure how much nowadays.

if want cheap can use back nct5. the brands starting with S tak boleh pakai wan.

yup 912 much better

BS tyre agent controlled..

so anywhere also not cheap 1 lah

asean countries weather similar wat
u goto tyrerack/1010tyres.com u will c that the michelin range for US is diff from the ones sold here.. got diff 1.. here the roads when raining can be 2-6" of water (one of the highest rainfalls in d world lah) compared to US etc.
just that normally indo tyres suck. tarak grip 1. thai/msia ones ok.

My dad's workplace had a jap dude over in msia. When it rained like how it rains normally, the jap was fascinated. Thought it was gonna flood cos in japan it never rains that heavily!

So...I'd say that (localised-for-jap) tyres are good in dry. Dun push em too hard in d wet.

can do urself. if u rotate tyres regularly at the end of d day u shud have even wear for all tyres - so u can get a new set 4pcs one shot.

Can do with two jacks, easier. if u have 2, that is. Else 1 also can lah.

Dun forget to chock the wheels and put bricks as "stopper" backup if using hydraulic jack.

What size?

You sure got a D in there?

Based on the 2 websites u posted,

Avid touring S
P175/65R14 81S

Avid T4
P175/65R14 81T

Where got "D" in there?

Good question. Seen quite alot of people attempted to use 185 on 5" rim. Normally 185 suits 5.5" width rims better. 185 on 5.0" is at the limit of tyre fitment IIRC.
Cos i read somewhere that says if ur tyres are too wide for ur rims, its not safe either.

But then again, for normal use, just get either michelin xm1 or falken 912 or goodyear NCT5 for 175/65/14, the NCT5 for 99% traded-in tyres should be cheap.

This post has been edited by ceo684: Jan 12 2009, 03:46 PM

How about tread life btw?

expensive la bro.. i think u can get michelin PP2 for ard 200-210.. or falken 912 ~165 this month promo oni

or u can go for yokohama parada spec2 in 195/50/15 ~160 oni

stock size IIRC for city is still 185/55/15
the trick is..

185 has ~8mm tread depth when new
195 has ~10mm tread depth when new
so 195 one will last a bit longer but the 185 is slightly less prone to aquaplaning due to it being narrower.