Hi,

One of the wheels on our yeti is strangely buckled, not dented or egg shaped. It wobbles side to side, not too badly and cannot be felt in the car.

I'd like to chuck some cheap alloys on the car and have found some from a superb.

The current wheel specs are

Dolomite Alloy 7Jx17 ET45 - 5L0 601 025 B 7ZS

And the ones from the superb are

7J x 17 ET37

That's 8mm further out per corner.

Is anyone else running lower offset wheels without any issues, I really doubt I'll get the tyre rubbing the arch!

Alternatively is anyone running 10mm spacers as that's essentially the same situation.

Thanks in advance.

See TP's tyre and rim guide.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/148948-yeti-tyre-and-rim-guide/

See TP's tyre and rim guide.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/148948-yeti-tyre-and-rim-guide/

Thanks, but I've scoured that thread and best I can find is someone running 7.5 et35.

I think I'll risk it. These arches are huge!

I'm sure I'm sure that you'll be aware that if the tyre rim combination is not specified by Skoda your insurance may reject a claim should you be unfortunate to have an accident. Any reason not to pay out.......

That's a strange one though isn't it.

Does that mean only the wheels offered from factory specified for the yeti are insurable without declaring?

Or any skoda (possibly vag) wheels with the correct spec? ET45 17x7

Genuinely interested but not particularly worried

That's a strange one though isn't it.

Does that mean only the wheels offered from factory specified for the yeti are insurable without declaring?

Or any skoda (possibly vag) wheels with the correct spec? ET45 17x7

Genuinely interested but not particularly worried

As far as I know it's the wheel / rim combinations that are specified in the manual. You can of course ask your insurance company but I would think they will refer you back to the manufacturers specified combinations.

I'm no expert but I'd want to stick within the recommended combinations.

Ok great ta, makes sense to me.

I have no issue with using different spec wheels mechanically but it's a fair point about invalidating the insurance.

Just for interest, is it the hub cap giving an optical illusion of a wobbly wheel perhaps?.

Before you do anything do please check with your insurance company!

That's 8mm further out per corner.

Is anyone else running lower offset wheels without any issues, I really doubt I'll get the tyre rubbing the arch!

 

AIUI it's the suspension components behind the wheel as much as the arch itself that constrain the clearance.

 

The Yeti manual states: "Only fit snow chains with links and locks not larger than 12 mm."  That might give some idea of how much wiggle room there is in there.

 

ET45 is the minimum offset specified out of the five wheel/tyre combinations listed in the VAG Certificate of Conformity (CoC) for my Yeti.  That document would be the strongest armament you could take in to a fight with an insurance company about suitability/roadworthiness of a different set of wheels.  (You can request the CoC for your vehicle from VAG by e-mail - details of how to do it are on the Skoda UK web site.)

The maintenance of the zero offset geometry is probably the determining factor with regards to approval.

Wheels and insurance; If you have an accident and claim for one of your newly

fitted wheels they will say you did not inform them of the "extra" this applies to

any kit fitted after market as well as the possibility it could be regarded as "tuning"

or enhancing performance.

A friend fitted an in car entertainment system which cost almost as much as the car!

When the car went missing and the system stolen they did not pay out as it was not declared

Wheels and insurance; If you have an accident and claim for one of your newly

fitted wheels they will say you did not inform them of the "extra" this applies to

any kit fitted after market as well as the possibility it could be regarded as "tuning"

or enhancing performance.

A friend fitted an in car entertainment system which cost almost as much as the car!

When the car went missing and the system stolen they did not pay out as it was not declared

+1, I think this kind of 'car modification' has been reported on this forum many times.  I seem to remember when I first joined there was lots of confusion about winter tyres being fitted as, at the time, some insurance companies deemed them to be a modification.  It never hurts to get it checked out in my view and if it cost a few quid more so be it, at least you've got the peace of mind that you are truly covered in all circumstances.

I need to double check it's not the tyre wobbling on the wheel, no hub caps

With regards to insurance I have owned massively modified cars in my youth and have always insured them correctly with everything declared. I have no issues doing the same with the yeti.

The crux of the question for me is will another 7mm towards the arch of the car foul anything?