Tyres/wheels
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 10:40 pm
Hello and thankyou for accepting me into this group.
I my self have just bought a Koroq Edition 2.0 tdi manual 2 wheel drive version in business grey + virtual cockpit, the car its is if fine build quality and I just have one critism:-
The wheels and tyres fitted wouldn't of been my first choice but the karoq wasn't a build from factory order just from a dealer group stock with a good discount.The wheels and tyres are of a ridiculous size,19 " Crator Alloys on Bridgestone 225/40 R19 tyres, crazy I think for this mid size hatchback car as I cannot really classify it as a SUV.
I have purchased this karoq as a replacement for my 23 year old Galaxy Ghia X tdi which has been a fine car but just beginning to have some rust issues and I no longer need a 7 seater.
The Galaxy at the time was on the largest size alloys 16 " on 215/65 R16 tyres and had a lovely ride.and actually just as good as the new Karoq on fuel economy.
The ride on this karoq is ridiculously hard so I am looking at replacing the 40 profile tyres with either 50 or 55 profile tyres, does anyone know if they would fit and not foul the inner arch liners or suspension component's.
I have seen other Karoqs on 19" rims and 45 profile tyres, doing my quick calculation is that 225/40 R19 have a 90mm side wall profile 225/50 R19 have a 112.5 side walk profile and 225/55 R19 have a 123 75 sidewall profile.
Just wondering if anyone had gone done this route as I didn't want the expense of changing the alloys and the wheels
I do know that bigger profile tyres will efect speedo accuracy but some of these latest vehicles speed is now being read from GPS as well as conventional vehicle sensors.
Any comments greatly appreciated on this topic....
Rg....Karoq driver
I my self have just bought a Koroq Edition 2.0 tdi manual 2 wheel drive version in business grey + virtual cockpit, the car its is if fine build quality and I just have one critism:-
The wheels and tyres fitted wouldn't of been my first choice but the karoq wasn't a build from factory order just from a dealer group stock with a good discount.The wheels and tyres are of a ridiculous size,19 " Crator Alloys on Bridgestone 225/40 R19 tyres, crazy I think for this mid size hatchback car as I cannot really classify it as a SUV.
I have purchased this karoq as a replacement for my 23 year old Galaxy Ghia X tdi which has been a fine car but just beginning to have some rust issues and I no longer need a 7 seater.
The Galaxy at the time was on the largest size alloys 16 " on 215/65 R16 tyres and had a lovely ride.and actually just as good as the new Karoq on fuel economy.
The ride on this karoq is ridiculously hard so I am looking at replacing the 40 profile tyres with either 50 or 55 profile tyres, does anyone know if they would fit and not foul the inner arch liners or suspension component's.
I have seen other Karoqs on 19" rims and 45 profile tyres, doing my quick calculation is that 225/40 R19 have a 90mm side wall profile 225/50 R19 have a 112.5 side walk profile and 225/55 R19 have a 123 75 sidewall profile.
Just wondering if anyone had gone done this route as I didn't want the expense of changing the alloys and the wheels
I do know that bigger profile tyres will efect speedo accuracy but some of these latest vehicles speed is now being read from GPS as well as conventional vehicle sensors.
Any comments greatly appreciated on this topic....
Rg....Karoq driver