I just had my 12’ Superb dropped 30mm with the Eibach Pro Kit. Went in easily w no issues. Drives so much better now. 

 

But summer is around the corner and I’m thinking wheels. Been bouncing around for some 19” Cades Apollo (sold out until May ish) and some Veemann 19x8.5 et45 on my existing 245/35/19 Rainsports. Or Ispiri 20x8.5 ET42 with 245/30/20s probably from kumho or Falken. 

 

My 19s from last year just look so small on this big ole Superb. And that’s kind of pushed me to the 20s. Searched a lot on the inter-web and I’m really liking the 20s  and Superbs out there. 

 

Other than the initial price, is living with 20 inch wheels a real PITA? 30 series tire. More weight. ?????

 

Im really struggling with this one here. I love the Veemann wheels I found but the ET doesn’t match in 20s. Scared the 19s would just be a repeat of the unsatifsfaction I had last summer with the Caliber 19x8 I currently have. But that 245/30 tire is pretty stiff. 

 

Thanks for the help. 

Joe

 

 

Here are the Veemanns. 

19x8.5 ( not sure if the picture is of the 19 or 20s). 

 

Damn they are pretty. 

Here are the Ispiri

20x8.5 et42. 

 

Fitment is perfect. Wish they were a tad bit more concave tho. 

Hi

 

The 19’s should fit pretty well now you’ve lowered it. Before hand it would have looked a bit monster truck!

 

I’ve got my lowered 40/40 on H&R springs and run 18’s on my summer wheels but i’d like to go upto 19’s if i’m Honest.

 

I think 20’s might be a stretch too far, although the Superb is a big car it doesn’t seem to suit big wheels too well, you need to be careful with width and offset else they will foul the body somewhere.

 

What’s the cost of the 20’s?

 

Matt

 

 

The total set is £1500. Mounted and balanced for the 20s. It’ll be a little cheaper for the 19s. But the price different is t that great. 

 

Its more the practical side of driving around w a 30 series tire. After the Bilstein 30mm suspension drop, the car rides a good bit more stuff which I am very happy about. But I don’t want it to become teeth shattering going from a 35 to a 30 tire. 

15 hours ago, Joelliott said:

Im really struggling with this one here. I love the Veemann wheels I found but the ET doesn’t match in 20s. Scared the 19s would just be a repeat of the unsatifsfaction I had last summer with the Caliber 19x8 I currently have. But that 245/30 tire is pretty stiff.

What was wrong with the 19s and how do you hope the 20s will fix it?

I've posted here on what's possible with wheel and tyre sizes regarding speedometer/odometer error:

 

A quick comparison of tyre sizes suggests that 245/35/20 is quite close to 235/45/18, which should give you some more sidewall if you're worried about comfort. Don't forget that the profile height is a percentage of section width so on a wider tyre even a lower profile can still give more sidewall.

Edited 14 March, 20188 yr by chimaera
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3 hours ago, chimaera said:

I've posted here on what's possible with wheel and tyre sizes regarding speedometer/odometer error:

 

A quick comparison of tyre sizes suggests that 245/35/20 is quite close to 235/45/18, which should give you some more sidewall if you're worried about comfort. Don't forget that the profile height is a percentage of section width so on a wider tyre even a lower profile can still give more sidewall.

Thanks for the help both of you. I am looking at 245/30/20 tires. The 35 series would be way too big to fit. Lol. Although I’d like to. The wheel wells on these Superbs are simply too small in comparison to the size of the vehicle. Audi did a better job and fitting the 2 together. 

 

I really want the 20s because I feel like the 19s get swallowed up by the fenders. It didn’t help at the 19s I used last summer are only 8” wide and 45 offset. Makes them very flat on the face of the whee. Not exactly the concave I was hoping for. The joys of internet ordering. Lol

 

So this time around I want to get it right and not want to try again next year. Hence I’m taking my time and really thinking about it. But the sale on the wheels I’m looking at will of course end at some point. So I can’t wait forever. 

 

As far as the Speedo etc, I’m not really worried about it. Driven many lifted trucks in my life where all of the electronics were way off from very big tires. But I dont want that damned tire pressure warning light going off every day. 

 

Can you run a 245/35/19 on the front and a 255/35/19 on the rear???? It’s just under 1% difference. 

 

Joe

19 minutes ago, Joelliott said:

Thanks for the help both of you. I am looking at 245/30/20 tires. The 35 series would be way too big to fit. Lol. Although I’d like to. The wheel wells on these Superbs are simply too small in comparison to the size of the vehicle. Audi did a better job and fitting the 2 together. 

 

I really want the 20s because I feel like the 19s get swallowed up by the fenders. It didn’t help at the 19s I used last summer are only 8” wide and 45 offset. Makes them very flat on the face of the whee. Not exactly the concave I was hoping for. The joys of internet ordering. Lol

The A6 was conceived of with 20" wheels from the outset as these are an optional fitment on the RS6, though that model comes with flared wheelarches too to make a bit more room.

 

I can't say I get the fascination with stuffing over large wheels up into the arches: if the wheel is off-centre in the arch it looks odd to me. The stock setup is perfect that way because the wheel centre sits right on top of the arch's centre of curvature. Fitting a skirt if the wheels look oversized is the better option than lowering IMO.

 

21 minutes ago, Joelliott said:

Can you run a 245/35/19 on the front and a 255/35/19 on the rear???? It’s just under 1% difference.

I doubt it - the ABS and ESP will get confused and light up the dashboard I suspect. Bear in mind that the tyre pressure warning system on the Superb 2 uses wheel speed information from the ABS computer to determine when a tyre is deflated by detecting the change in speed caused by the change in rolling radius. If you have VCDS, I guess you could check if there's an option to code for different sized wheels front and rear but I'll be surprised if the Superb has that as an option.