Lift kit for T5 4 Motion - supplier?

[Big Bug]

Ok, thanks for that.

[T5 Double off road]

I've recently raised my 4-motion and fitted some larger all-terrains to get it off-road capable.

I fitted the Seikel off road kit which I bought from Trakka in Sydney (and they unfortunately charge a ridiculous amount). The kit includes the springs, shocks, struts and diff spacers. It's advertised as being a 30mm increase. It about that on the front, but quite a bit more on the rear when unladen, making the differ spacers quite important. Even with them there's a lot of angle on the CVs.

Aside from the price, I'm very happy with the kit. Performs brilliantly. Rides just as smoothly as stock and soaks up big hits quite well.

So it went from looking like this:


to this:


Since then I've fitted the all terrains. They're Pirelli Scorpions, 235/65r17, on a 17"x8" +30 offset rim. That's 48mm up in diameter from stock, so still legal. You need a smaller offset wheel to avoid rubbing on the inner arch. +30 with these tires is spot on, with the tire flush with the guard. It's now a good ~3" higher than stock, which is about the same as most of the dual cab 4x4 utes (Navara, Amarok, Hilux etc).



Goes pretty damn well on the beach too!

I hope you have better wear with your Pirelli Scorpions than I did fitted to our Tiguan - very disappointed - now wearing Master's and lasting incredibly well,I think they are part of Cooper Tyres.

[Murphenzo]

We'll see. Can't say I paid too much attention to the wear when I was reading reviews. My main focus was on getting a tire that was going to be quiet and well behaved on road (where it'll ultimately spend most of its time) yet still be quite capable off road (particularly on sand). The Pirelli seemed to be one of the best for those criteria. So far I've been pretty impressed. The impact on road noise, handling and braking, compared to the normal sized road tires has been negligible......which is well beyond my expectation.

I'd read so many reports from people fitting ATs to their T5s along the lines of "love the ability offered, but it's loud and it's slow". That hasn't been my experience at all. It drives much like it did before. I'm pretty happy.

[Murphenzo]

Hey T5 Double....just read in your intro thread that you fitted the diff lock to your T5. Can you tell me a bit more about how you did that? Guessing you just swapped in the whole diff? Did you also add the various control and actuator modules, or just rig up a manual method of actuating it?

[Das]

Hi Murphenzo,

Im thinking of getting a 4 motion van like yours for work and going up teewah beach camping.
Can you tell me what is the measurement of yours from the ground to underside of the lowest point ( maybe that's the diff prob)?
I have an old Rodeo 4x4 ute it is 215mm from ground to bot of diff.

cheers............Das.

[Big Bug]

Finally made a decision and got the Seikel Desert HD lift kit and had it fitted yesterday. So now do I just get a wheel alignment and wear out these original tyres or do I get the van yet another Christmas present of some slightly larger tyres, very tempting. Decisions-decisions......

Bruce CQ

[Transporter]

Finally made a decision and got the Seikel Desert HD lift kit and had it fitted yesterday. So now do I just get a wheel alignment and wear out these original tyres or do I get the van yet another Christmas present of some slightly larger tyres, very tempting. Decisions-decisions......

Bruce CQ

I'd say get the tyres before you do any serious off road driving.

[Murphenzo]

Agreed. Just do it.

[Big Bug]

OK, 235/65/17's it is then......
Bruce CQ

[Big Bug]

Well..... Ordered 5 Yokohama 235/65/17 AT GO12's from Bob Jane as they had a deal, buy 3 and get the 4th free. Finally arrived this week and booked in to get them fitted today. Went off to the doctor and got a phone call to say they couldn't fit them as they were too big. They were illegal as the VW wasn't a proper 4WD with low-range gearing. So I need to do some research into this or can anybody help with relevant documentation. I see on the compliance plate it is Category NA Vehicle which is a Light Goods vehicle but haven't worked out yet where that fits into the 50mm larger tyre rules. There must be something in those rules somewhere.

Bruce CQ