Taller Tyres for a 4motion Maxi

[petrev]

Hi,

Tyre calc in earlier link now not working.

This is a really useful site
Caddy 4 SA 2018
https://www.wheel-size.com/size/volkswa ... i-eudm-123

Comparing sizes to OEM (e.g. 2016 Touran spec)
https://www.wheel-size.com/calc/?wheel1 ... 0mm&sr=0mm

Can anyone confirm if 205/65R16 is TUV approved ? Further reading seems to say only with raised kit ...

Ta

[Greg The Great]

Problem I'm having is finding a 205/65 16" AT tyre, Yokos geolandars don't seem to be available in this size anymore

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[anoneamus]

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You need to upload the photo somewhere and then embed an image link with a tag like:

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Apparently you can use an app called Tapatalk but I've never tried that.

[Greg The Great]

I roughly measured my front discs and they were 320mm, would 15" wheels fit over these?

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[anoneamus]

I roughly measured my front discs and they were 320mm, would 15" wheels fit over these?

[edited]
Sounds like the 312mm discs, in that case, no.

[Greg The Great]

Sounds like the 312mm discs, in that case, yes.

Excellent, thanks anoneamus the hunt for some 15" wheels continues.

[Greg The Great]

Just fallen on some other VAG forums that suggest 15" wheels will not fit over 312mm brake discs, is anyone able to advise?

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[anoneamus]

Just fallen on some other VAG forums that suggest 15" wheels will not fit over 312mm brake discs, is anyone able to advise?

[edited]
This is correct, I thought the discs on my car were 312mm, but it turns out they're 288mm.

In any case, I'd suggest test fitting a 15" rim to give yourself peace of mind before buying 4 or 5 rims and tyres.

[NZDubNurd]

Also make sure you check on the rear too - Standard brakes should be fine... but...

I have 312 Fronts and 310 vented rears. 17" is the smallest that fits on the rear, because of the handbrake part of the caliper :-(

I wanted 16's

[Greg The Great]

Cheers chaps, will try and locate a 15" wheel I can borrow.

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[Conrad]

Cheers chaps, will try and locate a 15" wheel I can borrow.

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After checking with VW Checking my VIN, I just bought some steel factory 15's for my 312mm front rotors and they DO NOT FIT! Goodride and Nexen both do 16 inch all terrains here in Australia. @anoneamus are your 15's aftermarket?

[Greg The Great]

That's not good, can you return the steelies?

I've gone for some Yoko geolandars on the 16" alloys. Got fed up looking at over priced rusty steels with barely legal tyres on.

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[anoneamus]

After checking with VW Checking my VIN, I just bought some steel factory 15's for my 312mm front rotors and they DO NOT FIT! Goodride and Nexen both do 16 inch all terrains here in Australia. @anoneamus are your 15's aftermarket?

Hmmm, that's a shame, and weird. I've used VW Caddy steel 15" rims and am now using VW 15" SIMA rims. Not an aftermarket rim kinda person.

[anoneamus]

After checking with VW Checking my VIN, I just bought some steel factory 15's for my 312mm front rotors and they DO NOT FIT! Goodride and Nexen both do 16 inch all terrains here in Australia. @anoneamus are your 15's aftermarket?

Yikes! Humble apologies, turns out I don't know what I'm talking about. I was pretty certain that my disc size was 312mm, but I didn't investigate when changing the wheels because there is only one size of brake disc used on South African Caddys, so no point, most of them have steel wheels. Turns out they are 288mm discs and not 312mm.

[Conrad]

Yikes! Humble apologies, turns out I don't know what I'm talking about. I was pretty certain that my disc size was 312mm, but I didn't investigate when changing the wheels because there is only one size of brake disc used on South African Caddys, so no point, most of them have steel wheels. Turns out they are 288mm discs and not 312mm.

There's a future upgrade for you!
New rotors, callipers, pads, rims and two sets of tyres.
Maybe not.