20 Inch Rims On The Tiguan

[JamesTiguan147]

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone has put 20 inch wheels on their Tiguan or if they fit.

I am considering the Audi Q7 20 inch wheels, 9 inch wide with 275/45 tyres and VW centre caps.

Apart from looking the goods, the 45 wall should still provide a decent ride quality, after all, these 20's are standard upgrade wheels for the Q7 (the entry level Q7 models have 18 inch wheels standard), albeit a bigger vehicle.









I am looking at getting replicas which look very convincing. If the 20 inch wont fit, they are also available in 18 inch which are 8 inch wide and i imagine would have 255/55 tyres.

I have seen the 45 wall and it actually looks ok, nothing like the stip of liquorice look thats for sure. Not too fussed about offset as i imagine i will get the chunky/wide stance/X5 look from the additional width of the wheel itself...could i be wrong here?

Comments welcome

[Transfer]

You've gotta do some math behind your wheels. 275/45/20 is about a 30" diameter. Stock is 27". If that would even fit under the wheel wells, your speedo would be about 10% off.

If you really wanted to do 20s, you would have to get tires with an aspect ratio of 35. 255/35/20 or 265/35/20 would work. Ride comfort would be seriously compromised. Go with 19s if you want to go big and really 255/40/19 is about as big of a tire as you should go. Make sure wheel offset is ET32-35 if you want chunky stance that is still correct. For 18s, 255/45/18 or 235/50/18 is the correct tire size.

[Pullstarter]

If you want to compare tire sizes go here;

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

20"s have been done on the Tig not that big a deal, just gotta get the right offset and tyres. As a general rule of thumb stay at least 3% either side of your original tyre diameter.

[Sanman]

Check your local RTA
NSW:

http://163.189.7.150/registration/downloads/vsi/vsi09_rev4.pdf

front wheel widths shall be no more than 26mm greater than the widest optional wheel offered by the vehicle manufacturer. This requirement also applies to fourwheel drive vehicles with constant front wheel drive.
Vic:

http://http//www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/CC48FC10-4D57-4F04-82E1-3BD72EF88340/0/VSI8.pdf

The overall diameter of any replacement rim and tyre must not be:more than 15mm larger than largest diameter tyre specified by the vehicle manufacturer fo that model or vehicle series;

If you didn't know, Vagcom tool can be used to recalibrate Speedo readings.

[JamesTiguan147]

Thanks Sanman, Pullstarter and Transfer,

Some comprehensive advice on the 20 inch option.

The wheel arches look so big on the Tig, i was hoping to keep a decent wall on the tyres but then, ofcourse, "the man" and his laws...damn killjoy.

I liked the decent tyre wall for ride quality, these wheels dont come in 19 inch, its an odd size it seems.

damn damn damn

[jayjay]

just another note. audi q7 wheels wont fit any way.

they run larger 5x130 PCD fittings.

i have a feeling this is because the toureg was designed in conjuction with the porsche cayenne ( which the audi q7 is somewhat a derivative of ).

the tiguan has a 5x112 PCD similar to most audis vws and mercedes.

[cubes]

If you realy want to run a Q7, Touareg or Porche Cayenne wheel you could get a FK Automotive 25mm bolt on spacer/PCD adapter with a 5 x 130 to 5 x 112 and brings the Q7 ET50 offset to the required 35.

I am getting some 20"RS6 Replica wheels which I plan to run either 245/40/20 and 275/35/20 which give 27.7" rolling diameter for tad more sidewall as oposed to the required 27" which come on the 255/35/20 tyre, hopefuly the 0.7" or 17.78mm won't make much of a difference as far as steering clearance goes. Or if you want to be adventureous try squeezing in a set of BMW X5 spec 275/40/20 front and 315/35/20 tyres, might not fit but they sure would look the part.

[cubes]

Just fitted tyres some 255/35/20 Godyear eagle F asymmetric http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....+F1+Asymmetricto the RS6 replicas wheels. Decided to stick with te 255/35/20 over a 245/40/20b to keep the rolling diameter to stock spec and chose the German made Goodyaer over the Continental Contact sport etreme because of a crazy deal I got at US$107 a tyre which ended up been just over AU$250 shipped to my door Fedex plus they rate a small step down from the Michelin PS2. Got quoted from Kmart tyre and auto $745 each for a replacement, still they did a good job fitting and banancing them for $20 a pop..

Here is a link of where I got te tyres fom if any one wants to find a bargain.
http://www.onlinetires.com

[Pullstarter]

IMMEDIATELY!!!!

[cubes]

I know I have pics of the wheels but I want to upload them with the tyres fitted so I will get off my a$$ and get pics tommorrow and again stop been lazy and upload them t an image site or somewhere.

[Pullstarter]

6.00am thanks

[clip]

6.00am thanks

up and at it early this morning Simon

[Pullstarter]

Must.............see.............20"s............o n................Tig. Hmm maybe not, I'll want some then

[Preen59]

20 inch wheels? You should just buy a Hilux and go to Tempe tyres...

[Pullstarter]

Stay in the MK1 section where you belong Preeny These modern type cars have bigger wheel arches