Amarok 18" wheels fitted to my VW T5.1 Multivan

[Transporter]

Nice work Gents.
Is the ride harder? ( do you feel the bumps more )?
I do alot of freeway driving in my T5.1 and want a cruisey ride

It shouldn’t be harsher ride. I had stock 235/55/17 on my 4motion and ride was very good.

[Tig-uan]

The ride on 18" can indeed be very good as you can buy much better tyres in 18" size. I ran Michelin Pilot Sport 4, 255/45r18, they are great.

Handling on 18"s also improves, as they are 8" wide (factory), whereas the factory 17"s are 7" wide and makes the van lean too much.
Note that the width of 255/45r18 tyre is almost identical to the width of 235/55r17 tyre as the tyre markings are nominal, they do not represent the actual dimentions.

About Amarok wheels, while they are more available, their Offset is different to the Van's factory 18" Offset, so I prefer the feel of the Van's factory 18".

[heyasam]

I'm keen to find what the factory 18 inch wheels look like now! Though also if you can squeeze an all terrain 18 inch tyre into the spare wheel carrier...?

[Bryn23]

Heyasam, i have got 225/65 R17 BFG KO2 spare under my van, it just fits, if i recall its was about 35mm overall larger than my stock 215/60R17

you should be able to see what size 18 inch tire will fit from that info, by looking at the 18 inch diameter sizing options

[Sunny43.5]

Yes larger wheels can be a pain in the spare wheel carrier , I used to actually jack ours up into the recess with the lifting arm . Once you can start the bolt just keep winding until your happy , but watch out when you have to change the spare as it will let go with great gusto !!

[MikeJonesMV]

Hi.

I have a 2011 Multivan.

Looking to change the rims and was wondering if 225/45/18’s will fit without any issues?

Multi stud 5x100, 5x120

Any advice would be great.

Cheers

[Stickshift]

Looking to change the rims and was wondering if 225/45/18’s will fit without any issues?

That size will be fine, my 2011 came fitted with 255/45-18 from the factory.

[heyasam]

Hey @Sunny43.5 what size wheel/ tyre do you have that it needs to be jacked into the spare tyre carrier?

[Sunny43.5]

It was in our old T5 that we sold 4 years ago not so much diameter just the width , I used the secondary holes for the support bracket but still had to use a jack to force it up until the bolt could be engaged in the keyhole , thank goodness we only ever had to use the spare once . Typically it was in a remote area 38C temp with trailer on the back . One of the tyres delaminated and blew out at 100kays , sorry can,t recall the size but the old 2.5 T5 had pretty wide tyres stock back then .

[Kombi]

Interestingly even Highline models fitted with optional 18 inch wheels are wrongly specified as 235/55/17 under specs on carsales.com
I replaced 255/45/18 on mine with 255/55/18 as posted some time ago, I dunno what setting to change to post fotos of my big wheel bus.
18 inch models unfortunately came without spare wheels, I bought a brace from wrecker and fitted a 235/55/17 spare easy enough, I use the jack to jack up the spare wheel brace when I need to change a tyre with my town clothes on !