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Fitting 215/60R16 to the Superb MK3 with ET50 offset rims is not a good idea. The tyres will look sunken in the wheelarches and you might find that the handling doesn't feel quite right as you will have lost quite a bit of track width. I suggest looking at offsets between ET33 to ET43 for the 215/60R16 tyre size, ie. between +3mm and -7mm compared to the 7Jx17 ET40 rim (215/55R17 tyre size). I've linked to a couple of steel rims at the extremes of the ET33 and ET43 range, but there are plenty of alloy rim options between ET33 and ET43 in the 16" size, especially if looking at secondhand VAG rims. 6.5Jx16 ET33 5/112 57.1 steel rim (from VW Tiguan MK1) https://www.oponeo.pl/felga-stalowa/alcar-kfz-9922 6.5Jx16 ET43 5/112 57.1 steel rim (from Audi A3) https://www.oponeo.pl/felga-stalowa/magnetto-wheels-mw-r1-1871

If you look at the new car configurator on the Skoda UK website, it shows that most of the 16" alloy rims on the Scala 95HP/110HP models come with 205/55R16 91H tyres. Skoda UK website https://www.skoda.co.uk/

"skoda eshop cz" are listing four 16" winter wheels for the Scala. All are 89H or 91H depending on size. 195/60R16 is 89H and 205/55R16 is 91H. 16" winter wheels listed on "skoda eshop cz" for the Scala https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/zimni-kompletni-kola/c/winterSetOfWheels?q=%3ApriceAsc%3AcarType%3AScala%2B%282019%2B%29%3ArimDiameter%3A16%22&text=# Considering the 115HP Scala has a top speed less than 130mph, there's no need to over-specify the speed rating of the tyres by choosing V speed rated tyres. Over-specifying the speed and load rating of a tyre can increase its weight and stiffness. The benefit of having a lower powered car is that you can choose less compromised tyres, by choosing a lower speed rating. Take a look at the car's CoC (Certificate of Conformity), as that document will list all the Skoda approved tyre sizes along with their speed rating and load index. Continental AllSeasonContact 2 205/55R16 91H https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rshop/tyre/Continental/AllSeasonContact-2/205-55-R16-91H-EVc/D-127964 Vredestein Quatrac 6 205/55R16 91H https://www.camskill.co.uk/m139b0s8003p202103/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_205_55_R16_91H_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB wheel-size.com lists 195/60R16 89H and 205/55R16 91H for the Scala 1.0TSI 115HP https://www.wheel-size.com/size/skoda/scala/2023/

The speeodmeter usually overreads when on standard tyres, so if you fitted a tyre size that was over 4% smaller than standard (eg. 235/45R17) the speedo might overread by almost 10%, ie. an indicated 60mph might mean you are only doing an actual 55mph, etc. Google maps has a GPS speedo readout feature, so you can use that to see how accurate the speedo is.

The outside diameter of 235/45R17 is too small for the Superb MK3. When people say up to 5% difference in outside diameter is ok, they normally mean up to 5% bigger than standard, not smaller. It depends how the engine's torque characteristics cope with pulling the oversize gearing and with big differences you would need to check that the speedometer doesn't underread. 5% bigger in outside diameter is actually quite extreme, but some people manage that, although most would choose a much smaller difference...perhaps up to 1.5% to 3% bigger outside diameter than standard. As the Audi rims are 7.5Jx17 ET44 (and presumably 5/112 57.1), then that would be an ideal rim width and offset for 235/55R17 when fitted to the Superb MK3. As you can see in the chart below, 235/55R17 has an outside diameter 2.9% bigger than 235/40R19. Outside diameter of tyres 235/40R19 670.6mm 235/55R17 690.3mm (+2.9% compared to 235/40R19) 225/55R17 679.3mm (+1.3% compared to 235/40R19 215/55R17 668.3mm (-0.3% compared to 235/40R19) 225/50R17 656.8mm (-2.1% compared to 235/40R19) 235/45R17 643.3mm (-4.1% compared to 235/40R19) The Vredestein Quatrac Pro has been around for many years, but it's recently been updated to the Pro+ model as shown in the link below. It's one of the few all-season tyres that has a non-directional tread pattern, so can be fitted in any position on the car. Vredestein Quatrac Pro+ 235/55R17 103V XL (non-directional tread pattern) https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rshop/tyre/Vredestein/Quatrac-Pro_/235-55-R17-103V-XL/D-131224

It's probably best to fit tyres with a load index of at least 84 (500kg) to the Rapid. The tyre sizes that you might consider fitting to the Rapid include 185/60R15, 185/65R15 195/55R15, 195/60R15, 195/50R16, 195/55R16, 205/50R16, 215/45R16. All of these tyre sizes have a Standard Load index of at least 84 (500kg), so you don't need XL tyres in these sizes. If you were to consider 17" tyres such as 215/40R17, then that might be best as an XL tyre. However, most tyres in that size are XL. The Standard Load index of the 215/40R17 tyre size is less than 84 (500kg), ie. 83 (487kg). 15" tyres are often much cheaper than 16" tyres, and you can get a noticeably better ride because of the higher sidewalls. Price comparison of some 15" and 16" tyre sizes that you might consider fitting to a Rapid Vredestein Quatrac 6 185/65R15 88H £57.05 https://www.camskill.co.uk/m138b0s7990p202115/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_185_65_R15_88H_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB Vredestein Quatrac 6 195/60R15 88H £63.70 https://www.camskill.co.uk/m138b0s7993p202144/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_195_60_R15_88H_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB Vredestein Quatrac 6 195/55R16 87H £86.55 https://www.camskill.co.uk/m139b0s7952p202114/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_195_55_R16_87H_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB Vredestein Quatrac 6 205/50R16 87V £99.70 https://www.camskill.co.uk/m139b0s8002p202113/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_205_50_R16_87V_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB Vredestein Quatrac 6 215/45R16 90V XL £113.10 https://www.camskill.co.uk/m139b0s10011p202111/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_215_45_R16_90V_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_D_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB

Kilen/Lesjofors lists 3Q0511115N rear springs for the VW Passat B8 estate 4motion 190PS. 5Q0411105GN front springs do seem to be the way to go to match the uprated 3Q0511115N rear springs. However, the VW Passat B8 estate 4motion 190PS uses slightly shorter (but the same stiffness) (perhaps about 10mm to 15mm shorter) 5Q0411105CH front springs, so that's another option. I would go with the 5Q0411105GN front springs because 5Q0411105CH would reduce the front suspension travel and increase the risk of the front suspension bottoming out, plus I'm not keen on the look of a dropped front end. Kilen 25123 and Lesjofors 4095137 are the same springs, made in the same factory in Sweden. Just sold under two different brand names. Kilen is more widely marketed in the UK. Lesjofors is more widely marketed in many European countries. Perhaps they think the name Kilen sounds better in English than Lesjofors. Just purchase whatever is available cheaper from a reputable supplier. 5Q0411105GN front springs (Kilen 25123, Lesjofors 4095137, etc.) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/5q0411105gn?supplier[]=253&supplier[]=246 5Q0411105CH front springs https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/5q0411105ch?supplier[]=246&supplier[]=253

According to Jurid on autodoc, the Fabia MK3 1.2TSI 90PS uses 256x22mm front brakes, whereas the slightly more powerful Fabia MK3 1.2TSI 110PS uses 288x25mm front brakes. So as the OP only has 256x22mm front brakes, using the bigger 288x25mm front brakes when doing a 90PS to 130PS remap might be a good idea as he would only be fitting the front brakes that come as standard on the 110PS model. If it was me, I would keep the smaller 256x22mm front brakes so that I could use non-standard 185/65R14 or 185/70R14 tyres. Vredestein Quatrac 5 185/65R14 86T (Euro label D C 69dB) https://www.camskill.co.uk/m137b0s7980p144832/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac5_Vredestein_Quatrac_5_185_65_R14_86T_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_D_Wet_Grip%3A_C_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_69dB Vredestein Quatrac 5 185/70R14 88T (Euro label D C 69dB) https://www.camskill.co.uk/m137b0s7981p144829/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac5_Vredestein_Quatrac_5_185_70_R14_88T_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_D_Wet_Grip%3A_C_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_69dB

What is the OEM part number of your current factory supplied front spring? It might be 5Q0411105GN, which is shown in the list below. Which brand of aftermarket rear spring did you fit? 1 5Q0411105GF Coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark blue orange 2 PR-L01 1 5Q0411105GG Coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark blue red 2 PR-L02 1 5Q0411105GH Coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark blue violet 2 PR-L03 1 5Q0411105GJ Coil spring 2 paint marks blue 2 PR-L04 1 5Q0411105GK Coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark blue green 2 PR-L05 1 5Q0411105GL Coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark blue brown 2 PR-L06 1 5Q0411105GM Coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark blue Grey 2 PR-L07 1 5Q0411105GN Coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark green white 2 PR-L08 1 5Q0411105GP Coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark green yellow 2 PR-L09 1 5Q0411105GQ Coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark green orange 2 PR-L10

If you want the cheaper steel rims, then they are only available in 16"...at least in the standard Karoq 6Jx16 ET43 rim size. However, if you want alloy rims then you can look at both 16" and 17" sizes. 6Jx16 ET43 5/112 57.1 alloy rim (from Karoq) https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kolo-nanuq-16-karoq/p/57A071496A+8Z8 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 215/55R17 94V (Euro label B B 70dB) https://www.camskill.co.uk/m140b0s8825p220589/Continental_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Continental_Conti_All_Season_Contact_2_215_55_R17_94V_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_B_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB 7Jx17 ET45 5/112 57.1 alloy rim (from Karoq) https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kolo-ratikon-17-karoq/p/57A071497C+8Z8

You could use 20" alloy rims from the Kodiaq, perhaps with 245/35R20 tyres. The offset is 3mm less than the standard 19" rims. There's no need for spacers or spigots. The XL eXtra Load index of the 245/35R20 tyre size is 95 (690kg), which is enough to support the gross axle weights of the Superb MK3. The XL eXtra Load index of the standard 235/40R19 is 96 (710kg), so you could use the same tyre pressures as that tyre size (or just add 1psi to the 235/40R19 tyre pressures when using the 245/35R20 tyre size). It's best not to use the smaller 235/35R20 tyre size because the load index is less than the standard Superb MK3 tyre sizes. The slightly bigger 245/35R20 tyre size would give a little more protection from potholes and kerbing damage due to being slightly wider and having slightly more sidewall height. You might think that the 245/35R20 is 10mm wider than 235/35R20 tyre size, but when both are fitted to an 8J rim the 245/35R20 is only 7mm wider than 235/35R20. This is because the actual inflated width of a tyre always depends on the width of the rim to which it is fitted. The 245/35R20 tyre size has 3.5mm more sidewall height than 235/35R20. As you can see in the chart below, ETRTO approves the fitment of a 245/35R20 to an 8J rim width. ETRTO approved rim widths 245/35R20 8.0-8.5-9.5 Uniroyal RainSport 5 245/35R20 95Y XL (Euro label D A 72dB) https://www.camskill.co.uk/m63b0s339p188353/Uniroyal_Tyres_Car_Uniroyal_RainSport_5_245_35_R20_95Y_XL_FR_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_D_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_72dB 8Jx20 ET41 5/112 57.1 alloy rims (from Kodiaq) https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/alu-kola/c/alloyWheels?sort=priceAsc&q=%3AscoreDesc%3AcarType%3AKodiaq%2B%282016%2B%29%3ArimDiameter%3A20%22#

The OEM part numbers that the Skoda garage gave you are not correct, as those numbers don't exist. It looks like a typo. So they incorrectly typed a "W" instead of a "Q" (the W is next to the Q on the keyboard), and they misidentified the number "0" with the capital letter "O". It would have been better if the Skoda garage had copied and pasted the OEM part numbers, as that saves incorrectly copying the numbers and letters. You can ask the Skoda garage to recheck the OEM part numbers. Just tell them that the OEM part numbers that they gave you don't exist. As you have 3Q0511115AC rear coils springs, two of your car's build codes are 1JC and 0YE. 3Q0511115AC Rear coil spring 1JC+0YE If you want all of your car's build codes, there's a seller on ebay that charges about 3 Euros. Search "skoda vin decoder" on ebay to find the listing. You could also try emailing your country's Skoda distributor to find out if they can supply the car's build codes free of charge. "skoda vin decoder" https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224631127243

I think you mean 3Q0413031CR front shocks, not 3QO413031CR, and 3Q0513049FP rear shocks, not 3W0513049FP.

Does your car have 15mm lowered (ie. sports) suspension? Do you have DCC (electronically adjustable) shock absorbers? Do you carry much weight in the car? The first thing you could do, is find out what the OEM part numbers are for the front and rear springs. Then you could fit 5% to 10% stiffer springs. Perhaps start with the rear springs and see if that solves the issue. If you do have sports suspension, you might have 5Q0411105HE front springs and 3Q0511115AB rear springs. If the car has build code L18 then the front springs have OEM part number 5Q0411105HE which are marked with 1 brown dot and 1 yellow dot. If the car has build codes 1JC and 0YD then the rear springs have OEM part number 3Q0511115AB. 3Q0511115AB could be upgraded to 3Q0511115AD, which is two weight ranges higher than 3Q0511115AB. Eibach R22928 (matches 3Q0511115AD) https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/18112510

Rotate the wheels front to back and see if that helps. If the four wheels are all balanced and the horizontal and vertical runout of both the rims and the mounted tyres (mounted tyres means when fitted to the rim) is ok, then you shouldn't notice a difference. If you can notice a difference with the front to back wheel swap, then that indicates a problem with one or more of the wheels. Modern wheel balancing machines do often have a facility for checking the runout of both the rim on its own and the mounted tyre. Bear in mind that if a rim is out of round (eg. damaged by a pothole), then no amount of balancing will correct that kind of imbalance problem.

You could try these 1K0511115CT rear springs. They are two weight ranges higher than your current 1K0511115CR. If you measure your current ride height (from centre of wheel to bottom of wheel arch) you will be able to measure how much they increase the rear ride height. You might find that you gain about 15mm. Another 15mm could be gained by fitting bigger outside diameter tyres, such as 235/60R16 on the standard 16" Yeti rims, ie. 7Jx16 ET45 5/112 57.1 Eibach R10494 Rear springs matching OEM part number 1K0511115CT https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/13828886 Alcar 9257 7Jx16 ET45 5/112 57.1 steel rim https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/details?vehicleId=182363349315490928&rimCode=ALCAR9257 There's also a good selection of 7Jx16 ET45 alloy rims, including lightweight forged alloy ones that weigh only 7.3kg each (from some old Audi A4/A6 from about 20 years ago). Yokohama Geolandar AT G015 235/60R16 100H https://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s425p148190/Yokohama_Tyres_Car_Yokohama_Geolandar_AT_G015_235_60_R16_100H_RPB_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_E_Wet_Grip%3A_C_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_72dB See this thread where someone fitted 235/55R17 to their Yeti (top photo 225/50R17, bottom photo 235/55R17) To look for those lightweight forged alloy rims (from Audi A4/A6 about 20 years ago) you could search OEM part numbers 4B0601025P and 8D0601025K. They often come up on the German version of ebay. 7Jx16 ET45 5/112 57.1 lightweight forged alloy rims 4B0601025P https://www.ebay.de/itm/266520424411 7Jx16 ET45 5/112 57.1 lightweight forged alloy rims 8D0601025K https://www.ebay.de/itm/126188302863

The OEM part number for the M14x1.5x27 wheel bolts is WHT001812 Wheel bolts M14x1.5x27 Eibach S1-6-14-50-27-17 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/wht001812?search=OEN WHT001812&supplier[0]=112

According to the gknautomotive spring catalogue, the Yeti 2.0TDI 4x4 uses 1K0411105DN front springs and 1K0511115CR or 1K0511115CS rear springs. According to the Kilen/Lesjofors spring catalogue, the Yeti 2.0TDI 4x4 uses 1K0411105DM front springs and 1K0511115CR or 1K0511115CS rear springs. Front coil spring 1K0411105DM 2 violet paint marks L66 1K0411105DN 3 violet paint marks L67 Rear coil spring 1K0511115CR 1 red paint mark and 2 green paint marks 0YK 1K0511115CS 1 red paint mark and 3 green paint marks 0YL 1K0511115CT 1 red paint mark and 1 brown paint mark 0YM

The front and rear springs that come in the E10-81-010-05-22 kit do appear to be correct for the Fabia MK3 1.2TSI. It appears that Eibach has made a mistake by listing the Fabia 5J (MK2), as that car uses different springs to what's in this kit. The Eibach spring catalogue (on ebay.de) shows that the E10-81-010-05-22 kit comprises F11-81-010-05-VA front springs and F11-81-010-04-HA rear springs.

There are lots of insurance companies, some good some bad. Just because one bad insurance company insisted that refurbished wheels is a modification (it's not according to the insurance ombudsman) doesn't mean that they are all like that. Strangely, this bad insurance company thought that if you kerbed your rims and refurbished them that was a modification, but if you scratched your bodywork and repainted that it wasn't a modification. Clearly, neither are modifications...according to the insurance ombudsman.

The specification of the 16" Kamiq rim is either 6Jx16 ET35 or 6Jx16 ET38, and the specification of the 16" Kamiq tyre is 205/60R16. The specification of the 16" Seat Ibiza 2007 rim is 6.5Jx16 ET43, and the specification of the 16" Seat Ibiza 2007 tyre is 205/45R16. As you can see in the chart below, the outside diameter of 205/60R16 is 10.4% bigger than 205/45R16...which is far too big a difference. Outside diameter of tyre 205/45R16 590.9mm 205/60R16 652.4mm (+10.4%)

The outside diameter of all four tyre sizes is almost identical, so changing between these sizes won't reduce the wheel arch gap. Outside diameter of tyres 205/50R17 636.8mm 225/45R17 634.3mm 225/40R18 637.2mm 225/35R19 640.1mm 19" rims when fitted with the very low profile (ie. very little sidewall height) 225/35R19 are very prone to pothole damage. That might explain why the Octavia MK4 doesn't offer 225/35 tyres. If 225/35 were offered on the Octavia MK4 it would be 225/35R20 rather than 225/35R19 because the tyres on the Octavia MK4 have an outside diameter about 1" bigger than the tyres on the Octavia MK3.

The Octavia MK3 owner's manual shows that 205/50R17 fitted to either 6Jx17 ET45 or 6Jx17 ET48 rims can be used with snow chains on the VRS. So that's one of the Skoda approved tyre and rim sizes. You will probably also find 225/45R17, 225/40R18, and 225/35R19 listed in the car's CoC (Certificate of Conformity) and possibly shown inside the fuel filler flap. wheel-size.com lists all four of these tyre sizes for the Octavia MK3 245HP VRS.

On the Superb MK3 (at least with the front wheel drive car), you can fit a spare wheel that has an actual width of no more than 215mm, such as a 215/60R16 fitted to a 6Jx16 ET43 5/112 57.1 steel rim (from the Karoq). The standard Superb MK3 wheel sizes won't fit because they all have an inflated width of more than 215mm. As you can see in the chart below, the standard Superb MK3 tyre sizes all have an actual inflated width of at least 220mm. Actual inflated width of tyres (measured from the outside of one sidewall to the outside of the other sidewall) 215/60R16 fitted to 6J rim 215mm (from Karoq) 215/60R16 fitted to 6.5J rim 221mm (from Superb MK3) 215/55R17 fitted to 6.5J rim 220mm (from Superb MK3) 215/55R17 fitted to 7J rim 226mm (from Superb MK3) 6Jx16 ET43 5/112 57.1 steel rim (from Karoq) https://www.oponeo.pl/felga-stalowa/alcar-kfz-6665 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/alcar/14750540

You can order the below spare wheel kit from a VAG parts department using OEM part number 57A093860C. 3,409CZK is about £121.31. The 3.5Jx18 ET25.5 5/112 57.1 steel space saver rim is normally fitted with a 125/70R18, but this tyre size has an outside diameter that is too small for the Karoq 4x4 because it's really an Octavia MK3 spare saver tyre that Skoda has simply repurposed for other cars rather than selecting something more appropriate. This is probably a cost saving measure. I suggest you use this spacer saver rim but with a bigger outside diameter 135/80R18 space saver tyre. This will closely match the outside diameter of the 225/60R16, 225/55R17, 225/50R18, 225/45R19, Karoq 4x4 standard tyre sizes. Continental 135/80R18 space saver tyre https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rshop/tyre/Continental/sContact/T135-80-R18-104M/D-123378 3.5Jx18 ET25.5 5/112 57.1 steel space saver rim 1K0601027AP03C 5Q0601027BC03C https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234787975693 Karoq 4x4 spare wheel kit (includes foam and jack, ie. everything except space saver wheel) 57A093860C https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/sada-pro-vymenu-rezervniho-kola-18/p/57A093860C