T32 Wheel Options.

Frigo110 said:
Will get Conti AllSeasonContact fitted on Friday (if the wheels arrive on time).
245/45 front (8.5J) and 275/40 rear (10J)
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Soooo…
Wheels arrived on time. The fitter did a “dry” fit without the tyres and the wheel was more than close to the inner wheel arch (rear). Too close for me.
Front looked good.

Conclusion: I drive now 8.5x19 Wolfrace Munich GTR in gloss black .
Why now 19 and not 20? The price. Got the full set with Michelin Cross Clima 2 (255/45) for 1K new fitted.
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Frigo110 said:
Soooo…
Wheels arrived on time. The fitter did a “dry” fit without the tyres and the wheel was more than close to the inner wheel arch (rear). Too close for me.
Front looked good.

Conclusion: I drive now 8.5x19 Wolfrace Munich GTR in gloss black .
Why now 19 and not 20? The price. Got the full set with Michelin Cross Clima 2 (255/45) for 1K new fitted.
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Good afternoon Sir,

I'm interested in your comments regarding the rear fitment issues you had with our 20x10 Torques as we've never had any issues in the past!?

Regards - INOVIT
 
Frigo110 said:
Soooo…
Wheels arrived on time. The fitter did a “dry” fit without the tyres and the wheel was more than close to the inner wheel arch (rear). Too close for me.
Front looked good.

Conclusion: I drive now 8.5x19 Wolfrace Munich GTR in gloss black .
Why now 19 and not 20? The price. Got the full set with Michelin Cross Clima 2 (255/45) for 1K new fitted.
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I’m also interested in your comments . I’ve never had an issue with wheel arches running 20’s and a full CRS lowered set up.
 
Hi,
Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures to document it.

Upon inspection, I noticed that the wheel without the tire was positioned no more than 5mm away from the inner wheel arch liner when the suspension was uncompressed.
We checked both sides thoroughly to ensure that there were no issues with the liner and confirmed that the van hasn’t been involved in any accidents.

While it might have been sufficient to drive under those conditions, the clearance felt a bit too tight for my comfort.

I was looking forward to fit the wheels because I really like the design.
 
Thanks for the reply!

Ok, i'm not a suspension specialist but I would assume that with the vehicle in the air, the 'dry' fitment would not have given a true reflection of how the wheel would sit with a tyre under load. For every vehicle I have had on a ramp, the wheels tend to bow inwards due to the bushes and links/arms contracting having no weight to bear - again that would be my assumption.

Shame as we've sold hundreds with that very fitment for 4 years or more and it's such a great fitment on the Transporter!

Thanks for the reply anyway, and maybe consider us in the future when you get bored of the Wolfrace! I'll do you a 'forum deal' on a set of 20's ;)
 
You´re absolutely right.
I´m aware how the links under the car work and I´m sure with load it would have looked different.
I just thought that with the tyre adding more bulk even the added clearance would have helped a lot.

I know plenty of people drive 10Jx20 on the T6 without much modification. I was just a bit too scared :)

I have the Pop top this month and I would like to get the seats re-trimmed before Christmas, need to have a look into my bank account next year :cool:
 
I quite fancy a set of Calibre Fives, as they are load rated for the T32 (the VI Performance five spoke isn't), but if I was being picky I'd like ET45 9J which the Calibres aren't

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I was lucky to come across some of the last OZ Racing Monaco HLTs. 19x9, load rated, ET50 with 5mm front and 15mm rear spacers. Not looking bad for four years old.
Apologies, hadn’t noticed centre cap upside down and my 275/40 19s looking a little undersized, now half worn!
Andy

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