Max Width Of Wheels

[Clemens]

Hi All,

Can anyone advice me what is the max set up that fits T5? With wheels just in arches?

I have nice wheels I realy like and want to keep. The size is 8x19 ET 43 with 235/45/19 tyre. Unfrotunatelly need to use adaptors to go from 5x120 to 5x112. It will widen wheel of additional 20mm.

Taking into considetration adapters can assume wheel will be of 8x19 ET 23 - anyone to have such a set up?

I am using now original steelies 6,5x16 ET 51 with tyres 205/65/16 did some measurements
According to results rims should fit on rear with few mm clearance of arches - as rear wheels are deaper inside.
But am really not sure about front. Seems that it may be few mm out of arches.

Thanks in advance for any comments

 

[bullracing]

I have 245/65/17 AT tyres with an ET55. They are about 1cm away from the rear plastics. The fronts rub on full lock. I have some 25 and 30mm spacers coming so I can pull them away from the front arches.
You will be around 12mm from the strut closer then mine and mine are close. Although you can sort this with spacers.

The diamerter overall is smaller then mine so in that respect you shoud be relatively safe so you just need to concerntrate of make sure you pull them away from the hub. There really is only one way to tell if they will fit though and I can only give my side based on my wheel and tyre setup.

 

[Sabre]

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[The Van Cave]

Hi All,

Can anyone advice me what is the max set up that fits T5? With wheels just in arches?

I have nice wheels I realy like and want to keep. The size is 8x19 ET 43 with 235/45/19 tyre. Unfrotunatelly need to use adaptors to go from 5x120 to 5x112. It will widen wheel of additional 20mm.

Taking into considetration adapters can assume wheel will be of 8x19 ET 23 - anyone to have such a set up?

I am using now original steelies 6,5x16 ET 51 with tyres 205/65/16 did some measurements
According to results rims should fit on rear with few mm clearance of arches - as rear wheels are deaper inside.
But am really not sure about front. Seems that it may be few mm out of arches.

Thanks in advance for any comments

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I think you might be OK. I run 20s so not quite the same as you, but the offsets end up similar. My front wheels are 9" wide with a 38mm offset. So, half the width difference compared to yours =12.7mm, so if the offsets were the same I would be that much further out than you. Offsets aren't the same though, so my offset of 38 minus yours of 23 = 15mm. So you would effectively be 2.3mm further out that I am. I reckon you can get away with that. I'm lowered about 80mm and the outside edges of my tyres are just inside the outer arch. Your van's suspension looks to be at standard height, so that 2.5mm further out shouldn't be an issue. You'll have plenty of clearance on the inside.

Your rear won't be a problem.

 

[Clemens]

Thanks for reply and clues.

@ bullracing,
New set up should clearly pass strout as inner part of alloy will be 1mm outer then original wheel - 0,75"(19mm) - half of additional rim width will be compensated by adaptor (20mm).
There is problem with outer part of rim. As such a offset may push it way to far.

@ Sabre,
calculator shows that rims whell be 47mm more out then originally. I have calculated total result in 48mm, so it matches. However I'am still concerned if it will go under arch.
Perpendicular distance from ori front tyre/ rim to arch is now 32/42mm. According to that new wheel will stick approx 6mm out of arch.
It may look good, but really I cannt go for that. Plastic covers on arches to widen them? Last resort...

@ChirsR,
I will stay with original suspension and it may make more difficult to see wheels out of arches
Dont have adpators yet and tried to mock up new wheel with car on jack and some spacers in between wheel and hub. Didnt work well as car wasnt level the and was giving false impression of look.

I dont have any experience with adptors. Do you think is it safe to use them for van, that is occasionally loaded with +1ton? Personally would go for proper rims directly but got some good offer for these ones.

Regards