Vw t5 with amarok wheels

[DOUBLECAB]

Will Amarok 16" wheels with 245/70/16 tyres fit on a T5 2008 without rubbing and will the speedo be out?? And if the speed needs recalibration what can one expect to pay?

Thanks in advance.

[Toa84]

Hi mate. I've got Amarok 16 inch steelies in 235/70R16 BF Goodrich AT's. Almost no rubbing on full lock but if the plastic inside the wheel arch is deformed at all it may rub. Speedo is a touch out, gps 100kmh vw 98kmh. Hope this helps

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[riche543]

245/65/R17. These were amarok wheels, slight rub on full lock , just trimmed the plastic a bit.
I have adjusted speedo with VCDS cuz it was about 11kmh out.


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[CrankyT5]

Hi rich543, your van looks great, well done. I have purchased the same wheels and tyres as yours and I have a few questions if you don't mind?
1) Was the VCDS expensive, where did you buy it?
2) Does the spare wheel fit easily?
3) Do you know if its necessary to run the larger size brake rotors (i am upgrading from 215/65/16) or is the difference in braking performance not noticeable?

[riche543]

Hi rich543, your van looks great, well done. I have purchased the same wheels and tyres as yours and I have a few questions if you don't mind?
1) Was the VCDS expensive, where did you buy it?
2) Does the spare wheel fit easily?
3) Do you know if its necessary to run the larger size brake rotors (i am upgrading from 215/65/16) or is the difference in braking performance not noticeable?

Hey mate.

1)I was lucky got vcds cable & small laptop all for $100[emoji106]
2) guy I bought wheels off only had 4 , so still have original for spare. [emoji3061]
3) I still use same size rotors just changed them for the slotted ones , seems ok.

If your any where near Gold Coast, I’m more than happy to help you out with VCDS
Cheers
Riche [emoji1690][emoji1690]


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[CrankyT5]

I have fitted the Amarok wheels and thought I would share my experience with everyone. Firstly, my van is a 2008 SWB, 4 Motion, 2.5tdi transporter. Standard 6.5 inch wide steel wheels 215/65/16 tyres. The Amarok wheels i have purchased are 8 inch wide with 245/65/17 Bridgestone HT D684 lll duelers. The rears fit ok. It's pretty tight and I had to bend a small section of the heat shield but it was very easy to do.
The front is another story. The drivers side rubs in a few places. Full lock left it hits the plastic engine protector (this might be a 4motion only part?) . The protector could be trimmed or braced to avoid this. Full lock right brings the rearmost sidewall into contact with one of the the control arms. The passenger side also rubs in two places on the engine protector. It would require a fair bit of plastic to be chopped out. The spare wheel doesn't fit, not even close. I removed the hinge pin from the carrier and dropped it to the lower position but it was no help. The wheel is simply too wide and too tall to fit. The torque is noticeably lower and second gear rolling starts are not as easy as before. On the positive side the ride is definitely more plush and for the first time ever my speedo is accurate.

[heyasam]

Loving my Amarok Canyon wheels, 17X8 inch. Drives nice to me with 235/65/17 all terrain tyres, so much better offroad soaking up the bumps and grip. Only tiny scrub on full right lock, should be easily cured trimming some plastic. Fits into spare tyre carrier on lower setting using the deflated 'jack it in' method, haven't tried removing the tire from the carrier yet though!

Have to decide now if I should actually go ahead with the raised king springs I have, will I really benefit that much offroad from further lift? Seems my van is still under 2m total height, handy around Sydney carparks.

PS for serious offroad, I think these rims sit a bit proud with this size tyre and could get scratched up, though I'm not aiming for rock crawling myself.

[DOUBLECAB]

Hi Folks............replaced my 225/65/16 steelies on my 2008 LWB T5 MOTION DOUBLE Cab with alloy Amarok 245/65/17 Duelers I got for $60 . No rubbing on front wheel arches and none on rear which has an alloy tray with folded guards. Torque is noticeably less in 5th and 6th gear and cruise control gets screwed consistently on hills and I have to drop a cog or two to bring it back up to the speed limit which is a pain. When the rubber wears on the duelers I'm looking at going to 235/60/17s which only has a 2.2% 699 to 714 diameter size difference compared to the 225/65/16s and I hope that brings the torque up again otherwise if I have to go to 225/60/17 they may not be wide enough/suitable for the rim. The Amarok wheels also messed up the speedo and I ended up buying a HUD on Ebay to sort that out. They do look a lot better than the steelies. Feel free to comment/add your 2cents worth.

[heyasam]

Interesting that the 245/65/17 didn't rub in your front wheel arches but tiny bit of rub prior to trimming from my 235/65/17. Is yours lifted @DOUBLECAB?

[DOUBLECAB]

Interesting that the 245/65/17 didn't rub in your front wheel arches but tiny bit of rub prior to trimming from my 235/65/17. Is yours lifted @DOUBLECAB?

Nope...........

[Jerel]

This is a topic that is current in my mind as well.

I've got the standard 215/65/16s but have got 255/55/18s waiting in the wings to be bolted on in the next few weeks. Thing is, the tyres are a bit worn on the 18s so I'm thinking if I can go to 255/60/18s with no downside. I was told that 255/55/18s had no rubbing so am just curious if anyone is running with the higher profile setup (255/60/1 and can comment on whether they have experienced rubbing.

[DOUBLECAB]

This is a topic that is current in my mind as well.

I've got the standard 215/65/16s but have got 255/55/18s waiting in the wings to be bolted on in the next few weeks. Thing is, the tyres are a bit worn on the 18s so I'm thinking if I can go to 255/60/18s with no downside. I was told that 255/55/18s had no rubbing so am just curious if anyone is running with the higher profile setup (255/60/1 and can comment on whether they have experienced rubbing.

Can't comment on your rubbing question.

But when you put the 18's on let us know what it does to your top end torque and how your cruise control likes it, thanks.

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Going from 215/65/16 to 255/55/18 you gain 51mm (bit over 2") in height and your revs go down.

Going from 215/65/16 to 255/60/18 you gain 76mm (3") in height and your revs go down even more.

[jjhobart]

Will Amarok 16" wheels with 245/70/16 tyres fit on a T5 2008 without rubbing and will the speedo be out?? And if the speed needs recalibration what can one expect to pay?

Thanks in advance.

Hi
I have tried this on my T5 Caravelle 4-Motion (2009).
The tyres won't rub except at hard full lock, HOWEVER the brake calipher unit will bind against the inside of the front wheel rims.
The external left and right edge corners of the caiipher unit was the problem with the rims I tried.

You would need to trim about 2 or 3 mm off those corners to give enough clearance but you'd also need to add about a 3 to 5mm wheel spacer to centre the tyre with the same offset as the original rims. Longer wheel bolts would be required. (one of the tyre web sites has a calculator where this can be viewed).

The speedo would read about 3 kilometres under the actual speed.
The torque band would be off and a manual gear change requires a slightly higher speed - I'm not sure about automatics though.
The fuel economy could be adversely affected.

None of the above is legal and I am definitely not advocating you do this.

Regards

[DOUBLECAB]

Hi
I have tried this on my T5 Caravelle 4-Motion (2009).
The tyres won't rub except at hard full lock, HOWEVER the brake calipher unit will bind against the inside of the front wheel rims.
The external left and right edge corners of the caiipher unit was the problem with the rims I tried.

You would need to trim about 2 or 3 mm off those corners to give enough clearance but you'd also need to add about a 3 to 5mm wheel spacer to centre the tyre with the same offset as the original rims. Longer wheel bolts would be required. (one of the tyre web sites has a calculator where this can be viewed).

The speedo would read about 3 kilometres under the actual speed.
The torque band would be off and a manual gear change requires a slightly higher speed - I'm not sure about automatics though.
The fuel economy could be adversely affected.

None of the above is legal and I am definitely not advocating you do this.

Regards

Did you read my post no 8 ??

Btw I also first went through the Amarok 16" wheel exercise (and there is a thread somewhere on the forum about that exercise).....the bottom line is that the T5 Motions have larger brakes on the front because the T5 motion is a heavier vehicle than the Amarok.

Believe the Amarok 16"s will fit on the standard T5's (non Motion) because they have the same size front brakes as the Amarok.

[DOUBLECAB]

Hi Guys.............further my post no 8.

Now at the point where I'm looking at changing the tyres and am looking at 'fixing' the torque problems the extra height/diameter of the 245/65/17's compared to the 225/65/16 steelies (50mm height difference) that were on originally.

So looking at putting on 235/60/17's which will result in only a 15mm height difference to the original 225/65/16's and will give me more revs/torque.

So as I need a load rating of a minimum of 103, I have discovered my tyre choices are limited to Comforser LT 117 load @ $110ea, Michelin @ $275ea and Dunlop @$225ea all LT's.

But I can get Cooper ATT's with a load rating of 103 for $210ea

So its a toss up between the Comforser LT's and the Cooper ATT's

I had Comforsers on my 16" steelies and they were a solid stiff ride and good value for my $.

So my question Guys, is, have any of you had Cooper ATT's and would like to give me your feedback on them??