New wheels for my Tig

[Dr freedom]

Im curious, what brand of 255's are oversized?

I have the Kuhmos & they are flush, last night I seen a set of Continentals & they are flush.

The inside of the fuel cap door states 255/40 is the maximum.. what gives??

[tigger73]

Im curious, what brand of 255's are oversized?

I have the Kuhmos & they are flush, last night I seen a set of Continentals & they are flush.

The inside of the fuel cap door states 255/40 is the maximum.. what gives??

I think you'll find if you have 19x8.5 rims you may poke a little bit as there are a number of us with 19x8 which sit pretty flush.

So the 245 width tyre will pull in a little more at the top and the 255 will poke a bit more but issue is really what width rims you're running as the bead will sit the same place regardless of 245/255 tyre width.

The 255/40/19 tyres that are spec'd (on your fuel filler flap) are designed to fit on 19x9 rims which are the standard 19" rim for Tigs (not sold in Aus though). The problem with this size is that the tyre/rim does extend past the guard so that's when you definitely need to fit the wheel arch extensions.... Group Buy EOI on Volkswagen Wheel Arch Extensions

I guess you'll find out when you fit your rims to the car whether you need the extensions or not....

[Tiggy155]

Im curious, what brand of 255's are oversized?

I have the Kuhmos & they are flush, last night I seen a set of Continentals & they are flush.

The inside of the fuel cap door states 255/40 is the maximum.. what gives??

It good to hear actual advice about the tyre size and not just speculations.. The tyre place in Richmond that do a lot of euros told me that 255/40 on 35offset are fine on 19" for tiguan but no bigger..
Ill make the call on Tyres once the time comes. Thanks Dr. Freedom.

[Dr freedom]

My rims are 8.5 ET35
Bout the only thing not flush is the dunny out the back of my neighbours, it aint flushing

Be good to have some sort of listing of tyres so we can all add to it.

I think you'll find if you have 19x8.5 rims you may poke a little bit as there are a number of us with 19x8 which sit pretty flush.

So the 245 width tyre will pull in a little more at the top and the 255 will poke a bit more but issue is really what width rims you're running as the bead will sit the same place regardless of 245/255 tyre width.

The 255/40/19 tyres that are spec'd (on your fuel filler flap) are designed to fit on 19x9 rims which are the standard 19" rim for Tigs (not sold in Aus though). The problem with this size is that the tyre/rim does extend past the guard so that's when you definitely need to fit the wheel arch extensions.... Group Buy EOI on Volkswagen Wheel Arch Extensions

I guess you'll find out when you fit your rims to the car whether you need the extensions or not....

[Tiggy155]

Small update:
Received wheels today and they look even better in the flesh
Started calling up for Tyres and decided to go with the 245/45/19 as 3 out of 4 places that I spoke to said it would be a better ride quality and closer to standard.
Got a great price from OzzyTyres from Sydney on the Pirreli Pzero Nero, so that's the final outcome.
Will post pics once all come together.

[Suffolk]

Good choice going with 245.45.19
I'm running the same specs and it is flush, no sticking out. Only thing to be aware of, curb rash! My wife drives my TIG daily, and had to re-furb my rims due to wife hitting the curb daily. Get some rimskins!

[MGV]

Yeah, they will look great! You ended up going with 8.5 wide?
Mind you, my earlier post wasn't speculation... I have 19x8.5 ET35 w/ 245/40/19 Bridgestones, lowered & flusher than Dr Freedom's dunny!

[Tiggy155]

Yeah, they will look great! You ended up going with 8.5 wide?
Mind you, my earlier post wasn't speculation... I have 19x8.5 ET35 w/ 245/40/19 Bridgestones, lowered & flusher than Dr Freedom's dunny!

Yeah mine are also 8.5 with ET35. And the speculating was more that I wanted to hear from ppl that actually run the wider tyres. Can't wait to fit them this weekend,.. Just gonna have to stay clear of those curbs!

[Dr freedom]

My dunny has issues.. maybe its the user , I dunno, but one things certain, the rubber brand is what will determine whether you are sticking out or not. Obviously Bridgey, Kuhmo, Dumblop etc treat tyre sizes like shoe manufactuers do, one brand of size 12 fits, the next brand of size 12 doesnt.

My personal pref is wide like an M5, for me 245 is too narrow & makes it look anemic.. this is my opinion tho, so if you like the 245 size, then you should get them. Ride for me is a no brainer.. Ive spent most of my life on hard/lowered springs, I prefer less roll, but my tiggy has the adaptive chassis control so if I ever start to dislike bumps, I press the button from sport to comfort.

[99Reza]

I agree with Dr freedom, I found that Yokohama brand has a very square edges whereas Toyo or Falken has more rounded edges, ideal for wider or aggressive offset rims. No experience with other brand.