Tiguan Aftermarket Wheel / Rim Thread

[chrishart1]

Quote, originally posted by CWR32 »

...has anybody successfully put a set of Touraeg wheels on a Tiguan...

The Touraeg has a different hub size (5x130).

[E. Gein]

Quote, originally posted by chrishart1 »

The Touraeg has a different hub size (5x130).

so does the Q7

[chrishart1]

I assumed you bought Q7 replicas. But I guess you're indicating that they are the real thing with an adapter?

[kidshorty]

Quote, originally posted by E. Gein »

so does the Q7

damn nice John, holy crap

[N1GHTRA1N]

I'll be getting my new Tiguan on Tuesday. I will have the 17" Los Angelos wheels with 235/55/r17 tires.

What I'd like to do is get a new more stylish rim that uses the same size tires so I can use them for my all season tires and then use the OEM rims for winter tires.

Any suggestions? Or do you think I should upsize to a 18" or 19" wheel and still use the 17" OEM ones for Winter and then jus keep the 17" all season on the vehicle for my lease return in 4 years.

I'm also wonder what size 18" or 19" rim and tire size should be used? How will this play into speedometer and what not?

Thanks,

[E. Gein]

Quote, originally posted by chrishart1 »

I assumed you bought Q7 replicas. But I guess you're indicating that they are the real thing with an adapter?

you assumed correctly

you guessed incorrectly as i was indicating that Audi Q7 hubs are 5 x 130

[E. Gein]

Quote, originally posted by kidshorty »

damn nice John, holy crap

thanks

they should be going on this friday

[chrishart1]

Quote, originally posted by N1GHTRA1N »

...Or do you think I should upsize to a 18" or 19" wheel and still use the 17" OEM ones for Winter and then jus keep the 17" all season on the vehicle for my lease return in 4 years. I'm also wonder what size 18" or 19" rim and tire size should be used? How will this play into speedometer and what not?

You can frequently get 18" wheels for the same or not much more money than 17". But the tires can be significantly more expensive. So keep that in mind and check prices before you make a decision (that is if money is an issue).

The 18" wheels with 50 series tires shouldn't ride significantly worse than the 17's with 55 series. But 18's looks cooler. Check TireRack.com as they regularly have wheels on sale and it's just a nice site to do comparative wheel shopping. You don't have to buy there, but it's a nice starting point.

If you stick with the same tire sizes as the factory uses, you will have no speedometer error.



Modified by chrishart1 at 10:55 PM 3-28-2010

[DT EXP]

Whats the best offset for the TiG, and at what point will things start to rub?

[E. Gein]

Quote, originally posted by DT EXP »

Whats the best offset for the TiG, and at what point will things start to rub?

20 x 9 ET35 with 245/35 Falken 452's

Just mounted them last night so I didn't have time to take it out for a good spin. On the way to work this morning, I was getting rubbing on from the rears on big bumps and when cornering hard. I couldn't tell what was rubbing, but from the sound of it it seemed like the outer edge of the tire was rubbing on the edge of the plastic fender piece. Nothing major though.

The fronts seem to be fine as of now. I am sure I will find out more as the days go on though.

[kidshorty]

you bastid!

looks incredible

[E. Gein]

thanks

[hmsa]

I like!

[DT EXP]

ok, I just got some 17x7.5 rims.. now I'm looking for tires... Tirerack lists 235-55-17 for the rim.. Can you do 235-50-17 on there? (sorry for my noobness) I'm guessing 50 is lower profile then 55 right?

[Transfer]

Quote, originally posted by DT EXP »

ok, I just got some 17x7.5 rims.. now I'm looking for tires... Tirerack lists 235-55-17 for the rim.. Can you do 235-50-17 on there? (sorry for my noobness) I'm guessing 50 is lower profile then 55 right?

If you compare to stock 16s, your speedo will be off by about 2.7%. That's really too much and not recommended. You should go with the 235/55/17.

[DT EXP]

Thanks Transfer... the speedo really is an issue I didn't think about

[tovar]

For all those comparing wheel and tire sizes checkout this web site. You can change wheel size, tire size, offset. The chart below will show any changes that could affect clearance.

http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp

Modified by tovar at 11:47 AM 4-8-2010


Modified by tovar at 11:50 AM 4-8-2010

[jaj5026]

E. Gein, tig looks sick you are doing a great job. I was reading your blog and saw you are now going to color match the inserts. good move, I just pulled all the body moldings on my tig and they are in the paint shop getting the match done, cant wait to see how it turns out. My question for you though is what did you find when searching for the right suspension set up for your tig. I too have FWD and and curious where you bought your coils from. Not sure if I am going to do springs or coils at this point. Any suggestions? is there a difference in springs for the 2wd 4-motion applications? Thanks man


Modified by jaj5026 at 5:14 PM 4-8-2010

[E. Gein]

Quote, originally posted by jaj5026 »

E. Gein, tig looks sick you are doing a great job. I was reading your blog and saw you are now going to color match the inserts. good move, I just pulled all the body moldings on my tig and they are in the paint shop getting the match done, cant wait to see how it turns out. My question for you though is what did you find when searching for the right suspension set up for your tig. I too have FWD and and curious where you bought your coils from. Not sure if I am going to do springs or coils at this point. Any suggestions? is there a difference in springs for the 2wd 4-motion applications? Thanks man

yeah, i colormatched them. they turned out very good. i just checked to see how good they match this morning and they are pretty much spot on.

as for the suspension, i got the h&r coilover kit for the 4-motion tiguan even though i have fwd

it's the same kit that craig-o has on his fwd

i got them from john at http://www.20squared.com

[KVWilliams]

trying to figure out what you color matched? Bumper inserts? anyone got a pic for reference?

Also just wanted to say, Wow after seeing both wheels on em, f'ing amazing! Better than I thought it would look. Probably the best looking Tig I've seen and I don't even care for silver! Good freakin' job E. Gein.

[E. Gein]

Quote, originally posted by KVWilliams »

trying to figure out what you color matched? Bumper inserts? anyone got a pic for reference? Also just wanted to say, Wow after seeing both wheels on em, f'ing amazing! Better than I thought it would look. Probably the best looking Tig I've seen and I don't even care for silver! Good freakin' job E. Gein.

I colormatched the orange bumper markers. The little orange things in front of the front fenders that light up when you turn the running lights on.

Just installed them a few hours ago now that they are dry.

I will get some shots eventually.

Thanks for the compliment.

[gti16vman]

Not really aftermarket, but we got some Audi A3 Calera wheels. Got Conti ExtremeContact DWS tires on them today. We love the look, and in the very limited driving, I love the tires. Just need some spacers for the rear now, only had one set for the front.

[DT EXP]

looks good Seth

[EvoVEnto]

[QUOTE=gti16vman]Not really aftermarket, but we got some Audi A3 Calera wheels. Got Conti ExtremeContact DWS tires on them today. We love the look, and in the very limited driving, I love the tires. Just need some spacers for the rear now, only had one set for the front.

QUOTE]
Add 20 inch Q7 rims

[reservoircat]

Passat CC wheels:

[Craige-O]

BBS CK 20x9 235-35-20 Dunlops

[EvoVEnto]

Quote, originally posted by Craige-O »

BBS CK 20x9 235-35-20 Dunlops

thats a good look , size is just right

[Craige-O]

Thanks

[DT EXP]

[type_boy]

Hi Guys,

I am new to this forum.

Here is my Tiguan with 20x8 ET35 OZ with Conti Extrmecontact DWS



Cheers!!

[bmxvr6]

DT EXP, looking great!

[DT EXP]

DT EXP, looking great!

Thanks!

[JTodd27]

wow thats nice!! what rims/size and what tires/size are those?

sweeeet ride!

[dub-Nation]

My sis just pickup at Tiggy!!! I am super excited, because. I get to play with it... LOL.

She is looking for some new wheels. Will any 5x112 wheel work? Or do the wheels need to handle a certain load rating? Also, has anyone put really wide rims on?

[team_v]

My sis just pickup at Tiggy!!! I am super excited, because. I get to play with it... LOL.

She is looking for some new wheels. Will any 5x112 wheel work? Or do the wheels need to handle a certain load rating? Also, has anyone put really wide rims on?

Any 5x112 should fit but the centrebore is different for Merc wheels i believe.
Audi/VW wheels will fit though.

I know that E.Geina nd Millo have put big wheels on their rides.
Widest i think i have seen is 20x10 with spacers/adapters.