Are low-profile tyres useful for Pakistani roads?

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Are low-profile tyres useful for Pakistani roads?

hi!

these days we are having a debate in our house whether to install standard rims/tyres onto our new civic(pt)oriel or we should opt for fancy low profile tyres and 17incher wheels?

Given the road conditions here, and as far as i know if we put bigger rims and low profile(45-50) 225s on our civic, suspension is bound to suffer, alongwith with heavy fuel consumption and to add to it further, car's handling will be compromised to a certain extent.

experts, fill me in!

Gari.pk User 5956 asked on 03 Aug 2010 16:47:37 pm

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Mohsin - on 03 Aug 2010 16:50:13 pm

LOW PROFILE TIRES FINISH THE CAR
ACTUALLY THE TRUTH IS THAT UNFORTUNATELY ITS THE FOOLISHNESS OF MANY PAKISTANI PEOPLE THAT THEY DON'T KNOW THIS FACT BUT STILL THEY INSTALL 17 INCH RIMS OR BIGGER ON THEIR STANDARD CARS WITH SO THICK 215 OR 225 TIRES AND THEY DO THIS JUST AND JUST FOR BEAUTY AND THEY DON'T KNOW AT ALL THAT BY DOING THIS THEY RUIN THEIR CAR'S PRECIOUS SUSPENSION WHICH COSTS AND MATTERS A LOT THAN THEIR CAR'S SO CALLED "BEAUTY"

LARGE RIMS AND TIRES AFFECT A LOT ON THE CAR'S PROPER RUNNING AND HANDLING ALONG WITH ACCELERATION AS WELL BECAUSE BY INSTALLING LARGER RIMS THAN STANDARD ONES ALSO DECREASES THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE A LOT OF LOAD IS APPLIED ON THE AXLE OF THE WHEEL IF YOU INSTALL LARGER RIMS THAN USUAL OR STANDARD SIZE WHICH IS 15" AT MOST

ACTUALLY THE WHEEL HAS TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND IF THE RIMS ARE LARGE THEY WILL NOT MOVE FAST AND CORRECTLY BECAUSE THEIR IS A LOT OF LOAD ON THE AXLE OF THE WHEEL BECAUSE OF HEAVY AND LARGE RIMS AND THICK TIRES AND THIS WILL DAMAGE YOUR CAR'S PICK AND IT WILL RUN SLOWER THAN BEFORE AND TRUST ME I HAVE NOTICED THIS ON MY OWN CAR

AS FAR AS YOU CONSIDER LOW PROFILE TIRES SO YES THEY ARE NOT AT ALL USEFUL FOR OUR PAKISTANI ROADS BECAUSE THEIR LIFE IS NO SO LONG AS THEY ARE VERY THIN SO THEY WORN OUT QUICKLY THAN STANDARD TIRES

AND SECONDLY WHY DO YOU WANT TO INSTALL SO LARGER RIMS WHEN YOUR HONDA CIVIC ALREADY HAS GOT SO BEAUTIFUL & GENUINE RIMS IN IT IN 15" AND 195 TIRES