Two tyre sizes for 18” recognised by VW;
235/50/18 for up to T30
255/45/18 for T32
For standard summer tyres we tend to fit the bigger tyre to all applications, to offer more wheel protection.
Thanks for your response mate,I will be going for an all year round tyre the company where I am getting the alloys from have recommendedA quick search of 18” brought up this:
Providing the rolling radius is the same, your speedo reading should change.
Website www.willtheyfit.com will confirm this.
Click on the “18"” tag at the bottom to read a bit more about 18’s, such as wheel spacers etc
Sorry they have also recommended 2454018 and 2554018 or is this overkill
To add to your confusion, I’m running 245/45/18.Sorry they have also recommended 245/40/18 and 255/40/18 or is this overkill
Thanks mate I will be lowering also by 30 mm if that makes any difference,you will have to excuse my lack of knowledge mate I am completely new to all thisGo with the sizes I’ve recommended. They are perfect
Cheers greatly appreciatedThese are the two sizes recommended by VW and will keeps everything speedo wise spot on, so no need to deviate. Won’t make any difference lowering.
HTH
Thanks. Would that give a more comfortable ride than a 255/45?Or you could go for 235/55/18, plenty of tyre choices in that size.
Half the modifications I see on here aren't what VW suggest!The approved sizes and correct sizes are 255/45 or 235/50 - I would go for the 255 to give you a bit more protection over the alloy - Stick to the sizes VW suggest
Half the modifications I see on here aren't what VW suggest!
235/55/18 - does the extra sidewall cause issues?
Hi does anyone run on 235/55 r18 instead of the usual 235/50 r18? Because they are 12.7mm more in diameter, I wonder if they look like swampies or whether the difference is not noticeable. I appreciate the speedo will under read by 3% but is the gearing noticeably higher? Cheerswww.t6forum.com