Offroad rims and tyres

[BertieT5]

Ok so i've had some 245/75R16 tyres on stock rims for about 2 years now but only done 30K kms but already they are completely shagged!

So ive worked out the main problem.... the width of the rim. 6.5" is just too narrow for the tyres and the wear pattern is terrible!!!.

I was looking on gumtree at Amarok rims and trying to see if they might be ok.

the 17"x7" rims with ET49 is only 2mm of offset different to the T5 but i dont think i'll be getting the gains i want.

Ideally i would like to run a set of cooper discoverer A/T3's but to keep within warranty terms the 6.5 wide rims need to be replaced with 8" .

Does anyone else have any ideas for me? I dont wanna blow the budget too hard coz then the of the upgrades go on the backburner again.

If we were in the UK i would get a set of stock rims banded out to 8" and all my problems will be solved.

I kind of want to get it all sorted for christmas since i might be doing quite a bit of driving a and don't want to put the stock tyre and rims back on. I prefer the 16" size because when i go offroad it is almost always on the beach.


I don't want to spend too much and i'm happy with steel rims.

[Transporter]

The 17" steel which my 4Motion came on should be suitable, even saw them on Amarok, so should be good enough on T5 for off road use.

[gldgti]

difficult to find anything that wide in that diameter. My stock allroad rims are 17x7.5, and I know my pa has a set of aftermarket MAC rims that are 17x7.5 suiting T4.

[Seano]

If we were in the UK i would get a set of stock rims banded out to 8" and all my problems will be solved.

That could be done in Perth. Get in touch with Summerfield Engineering. This bloke uses them to do customised steelies https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hicra...22677874535089

[Murphenzo]

Easy. Dynamic do a suitable steel wheel for about $115 a pop. I've just fitted a set of 17"x8" in a +30 offset to my 4-motion. With 235/65r17 Pirelli Scorpion All Terrains you get no rubbing on the inner arch and they're flush with the arches on the outside. That tire is a 48mm diameter increase on the stockers, so it's still legal. Note I do have raised suspension in mine.

Dynamic Tyres & Wheels
They don't list them in their catalogue, but they do do the 17x8 +30 with the 5x120 PCD. Note they also do a 16x8, but they don't fit over the brakes. Found that one out the hard way. Oh yes, and they are load rated well above what we need.

[Sunny43.5]

Nice photos you should sell them to VW for advertising purposes .

[TFour]

Yes, nice photo. Inskip?

[Murphenzo]

Cheers! The first is Teewah and the second Inskip. Heading back up there this weekend.
There are a few more photos from the last two trips here: Index of /pics/transporter

[Murphenzo]

One thing I forgot to mention is that the Dynamics have a centre bore of 72.6 mm (LandRover), not the 65.1 that our T5s use. The wheels will still locate on the studs, but it is prone to very slight misalignment. Note that no loads are transferred through the wheel hub/centre bore, it's just there to centrally locate the wheel. I ran like that for a month and only noticed vibration a few times on very specific surfaces at over 100km/h.

Today I've just installed a set of hub centric rings to see if that makes a difference. They're just a small aluminium ring that sits between the hub ring and the wheel centre bore. I picked mine up from sunline automotive on eBay for about $35. I'll report back after this weekends inskip trip.

[Murphenzo]

I can confirm after a quick blast down the motorway....it's definitely a good bit smoother with the hub centric rings in. Highly recommended.