18" Sportlines On A T32 With Big Brakes

[Martin Gibson]

Hello, i am thinking of fitting a set of 18" sportlines on my black t32 kombi. It has the bigger brakes and so i was wondering if i need spacers? Probably going to fit b14's at the same time if that makes any difference. I think i read @Deaky had the same wheels/brakes and had spacers front and rear but couldnt find it again. Does anyone have any photos of the silver sportlines on a black van? Thanks very much

 

[Pauly]

Sport lines are a straight fit, the newer style 5 spoke T5.1 wheels or the T6 style are fine it is only the older T5 twin spoke style wheels that need small spacers to allow the wheels to clear the callipers

 

[DaveyB]

Big brakes on my T32 running 18” T5.1 sportlines all round. No spacers required to make anything fit.

 

[Martin Gibson]

Thanks @Pauly,@DaveyB ,one less thing to bother about then

 

[Deaky]

These are T5 sportlines and need 5mm spacers all round.



These don’t need spacers

 

[DaveyB]

As per @Deaky 2nd picture;

No spacers.
You can put them on if you want to for aesthetic purposes, but they aren’t needed for function of clearing the VW bigger brakes.
If you are going for looks, then to get them to poke and fill the arches to the lips of the wings then maybe 25mm rear and 15mm front would be all that is required.

 

[Dellmassive]

this any good:

silver T32 (large calipers) black 18" T6 sportlines . . . . . .

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Fancy A Bit Of Red Calipers This Week . . . . Caliper/brake Painting


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[Martin Gibson]

Thanks everyone,its the newer t6 alloys im after in silver on a black van

 

[DaveyB]

Thanks everyone,its the newer t6 alloys im after in silver on a black van

Will still fit.

 

[Martin Gibson]

Thanks @DaveyB, i shouldve directed that to @Dellmassive really,it was the photo i was referring to really

 

[Mr blue]

will these sportline wheels fit on a t6 t32 kombi ? I can’t remember which one will and which won’t because of the larger brakes thanks

 

[Pauly]

They need spacers to clear big brakes

 

[Mr blue]

But would fit with spacers ? Any idea what size spacers ? Pauly

 

[Tourershine]

They need spacers to clear big brakes

Do they?
I thought anything over 17" was fine over big brakes.

 

[Pauly]

@Deaky is running a set and they need 5mm spacers to clear the caliper
I assume it relates to the inside profile of the wheel ? It’s only the T5 Sportlines the 5.1s are ok without spacers

 

[Deaky]

Definitely need 5mm spacers front and back

 

[Mr blue]

Hi deaky does 5mm also put the wheels in line with the wheel arches ?

 

[Deaky]

Hi deaky does 5mm also put the wheels in line with the wheel arches ?

Front's maybe but not the rears

 

[Mr blue]

thanks for this ,I think this has made my mind up to go for them

 

[Mr blue]

sorry to be a pain Deaky should they have the tpms sensors in them or are the wheels to early for that ?