7.5inch wide rims on Yeti?

[BJ75]

I'm interested in changing the wheels on my Yeti. After pining for a set of Matterhorns, but subsequently realizing it's too expensive to get any in Australia, I have been looking at VW/Audi wheels, and replica VW/Audi wheels.

Some of the styles I like in 5x112 ET45 are 17x7.5, whereas the current Spitzbergs are 17x7.

Leaving the same 225/50 tyres on, would these wider wheels have any clearance issues? As in, would they affect the way the tyre sits in the wheel well? My gut tells me no, but thought I'd ask people with more knowledge first.

Cheers,

bj.

[Tigger]

shouldnt be a drama.
check to see which wheels will fit the tiguan...as it is basically the same car....

[CPITUNING]

AK (owner of Autoslick) is the real brains when it comes to wheels but we have some wheels which may work?

Calibre Askari | SlickOnline - AutoSlick & HomeSlick

- Joe

[brad]

What is the offset / ET of the OEM wheels?

[BJ75]

By OEM Wheels do you mean the Spitzbergs that came with the car? They are ET45. Therefore none of the options of the very nice looking Autoslick Wheels Joe provided the link for will be suitable I think. They're probably a bit too sporty for what I'm after anyway (but thanks for the suggestion anyway Joe).

Have started a dialog with another Yeti owner on here that will hopefully end with us swapping wheels and each getting what we're after. But will wait to hear from him before that goes ahead any further.

[brad]

OEM = Original Equipment Manufacture ie: The wheels that came with the car from the factory.

17x7.5 Anywhere from ET40-ET52 will fit no probs.

You can probably even go 8" with a bit of thought, measurement & judicious choosing of offset.