Hi All, 

 

I’m after some tyre advice from someone who might have done this already. I’m attempting to get some more ground clearance with a larger diameter tyre. I have 17” rims... what would be the maximum profile I could go to? I’m looking at a 225-70-17. Will this work? 

 

I realise this will mess up the Speedo, but I use GPS anyway, so not fussed. 

Welcome.

 

You are not getting much extra ground clearance.  You might as well fit taller springs and dampers as well.

Where are you taking your Yeti?

http://kouki.co.uk/utilities/visual-tyre-size-calculator 

Edited 20 July, 20187 yr by Offski

Why do you think you need more ground clearance?

I regularly drive mine off road and have very rarely touched anywhere.

4 hours ago, Offski said:

Welcome.

 

You are not getting much extra ground clearance.  You might as well fit taller springs and dampers as well.

Where are you taking your Yeti?

http://kouki.co.uk/utilities/visual-tyre-size-calculator 

4.4” more in diameter than standard seems to be significant to me. Off-road in Australia. A little more rough than Europe 

Hello Nate81, and welcome.  It helps members to help each other if we have some details about what and where.  We now know that you're in Australia, which links you with other Oz members, but perhaps you'd let us know which Yeti you have. 

Nate81,

4.4" is good, so a taller sidewall of 2.2" giving that extra clearance if the tyres you get did give that difference in height, so that is the difference between Ooo & Ahhh.

Funnily you find rough ground in Europe if you want just as much as in Australia, or as rough as a lifted Yeti will be going across.

Sometimes just the hump in the middle of a farm track will be more than one can deal with even with bigger tyres than you are looking at.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/254024-suspension-lift-kits 

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/321956-yeti-suspension-lifts 

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/446037-skoda-yeti-steel-undertray-under-engine-cover 

 

 

Edited 20 July, 20187 yr by Offski

3 hours ago, Nate81 said:

4.4” more in diameter than standard seems to be significant to me. Off-road in Australia. A little more rough than Europe 

 

4" in diameter will only raise the car 2". Think about it.

And you might be surprised how rough some of the tracks I drive are!

(And why, why, why can't people put their location in their details? It makes life much easier, especially if they are international!)

 

Gently, LG... OP's first post, and probably in bed asleep ATM !

Don’t they say never assume anything

2 hours ago, Llanigraham said:

 

4" in diameter will only raise the car 2". Think about it.

And you might be surprised how rough some of the tracks I drive are!

(And why, why, why can't people put their location in their details? It makes life much easier, especially if they are international!)

 

2” sounds good to me

That is the opening for so many Actress and Vicar jokes or others.

Even a Woodbine joke.

 

Some member will maybe be along with one if he is not in the Octavia Section or a Train Driver Forum.

 

?

What Engine / Gearbox combination has your Yeti?

Edited 20 July, 20187 yr by Offski

103 TDi 6 speed DSG

 

2 inches in the 4x4 world is great.. having been off-road in G-Wagons at work. So has anyone done the 70 profile tyre? 

I'm afraid you are unlikely to find anyone in the UK who has changed their tyre size so radically, since they are not an approved size for Yeti's and there are severe insurance and Construction & Use legislation implications if fitted.
And as someone who regularly off-roads in my Yeti, I doubt that 2" extra is going to make a lot of difference.

4.5 cm sidewall difference is not 2" unless someone is a fisherman or maybe on Tinder.

 

Plenty do fit larger wheels and tyres to offroaders in the UK., do modifications, get a IVA / MOT and Modified Insurance with Mods declared. 

If they did not then there would not be many Road Legal Comp Safari or Winch Challenge Vehicles in the UK, some of winch even go to the Out Back Challenge in Australia.

The UK Offroad Vehicle Modifiers would not exist even.

 

The OP is as well to try them and see and report back how things go with the 225/70 17's fitted.

Edited 20 July, 20187 yr by Offski

3 hours ago, Offski said:

That is the opening for so many Actress and Vicar jokes or others.

Even a Woodbine joke.

 

Some member will maybe be along with one if he is not in the Octavia Section or a Train Driver Forum.

 

?

What Engine / Gearbox combination has your Yeti?

 

29 minutes ago, Llanigraham said:

I'm afraid you are unlikely to find anyone in the UK who has changed their tyre size so radically, since they are not an approved size for Yeti's and there are severe insurance and Construction & Use legislation implications if fitted.
And as someone who regularly off-roads in my Yeti, I doubt that 2" extra is going to make a lot of difference.

Thanks for the input. They sell 2” lift kits, so I’m certain it makes a difference. I’m a professional 4x4 driver, I’m just not certain if anyone has used larger profile tyre on th yeti. 

 

Isnt this a worldwide forum or just poms who drive in paddocks? Come on fellas! 

29 minutes ago, Nate81 said:

 

Thanks for the input. They sell 2” lift kits, so I’m certain it makes a difference. I’m a professional 4x4 driver, I’m just not certain if anyone has used larger profile tyre on th yeti. 

 

Isnt this a worldwide forum or just poms who drive in paddocks? Come on fellas! 

 

Yes it is an international forum, but the majority of people on here are based in the UK and Europe, funnily enough where most Yeti's are sold.
 

No we don't all "drive in paddocks" so I see no need for your apparant snide remark, I regularly drive rough forestry tracks, both in my hobby as a rally radio and safety official, and also as a contractor to Natural Resources Wales, plus I do go green laning. Unlike Australia we can't just drive where we like but can only drive designated Rights of Way (green lanes), some of which can be beyond the capabilities of the Yeti, and there aren't really that many of them. As said we also have legal and insurance constraints on what we can fit to our cars.

 

There is also the fact that few owners are interested in taking their cars "off-road" that much. Many have only bought a 4x4 because of their perceived improvement during periods of poor weather or because they tow caravans, and need the capability to tow off wet pitches.

And I'm an ex-Land Rover trained 4x4 driver, plus was a driving assessor and instructor for 4x4 Response Wales until recent years.

Edited 20 July, 20187 yr by Llanigraham

Oops ................somebody’s lit the blue touch paper!

On 20/07/2018 at 20:47, Llanigraham said:

 

......so I see no need for your apparant snide remark......

 

Oh the irony

On 21/07/2018 at 05:47, Llanigraham said:

 

Yes it is an international forum, but the majority of people on here are based in the UK and Europe, funnily enough where most Yeti's are sold.
 

No we don't all "drive in paddocks" so I see no need for your apparant snide remark, I regularly drive rough forestry tracks, both in my hobby as a rally radio and safety official, and also as a contractor to Natural Resources Wales, plus I do go green laning. Unlike Australia we can't just drive where we like but can only drive designated Rights of Way (green lanes), some of which can be beyond the capabilities of the Yeti, and there aren't really that many of them. As said we also have legal and insurance constraints on what we can fit to our cars.

 

There is also the fact that few owners are interested in taking their cars "off-road" that much. Many have only bought a 4x4 because of their perceived improvement during periods of poor weather or because they tow caravans, and need the capability to tow off wet pitches.

And I'm an ex-Land Rover trained 4x4 driver, plus was a driving assessor and instructor for 4x4 Response Wales until recent years.

You paddock bashing poms are a little touchy aren’t you 

I'm not sure there will be room for much higher profile tyres in the front arches.  When applying steering lock, the edges of the tyres (I was going to say corners, but round things don't have corners do they?!) Get pretty close to the front and back of the wheel arch liners.

 

 

26 minutes ago, Andy Sayle said:

I'm not sure there will be room for much higher profile tyres in the front arches.  When applying steering lock, the edges of the tyres (I was going to say corners, but round things don't have corners do they?!) Get pretty close to the front and back of the wheel arch liners.

 

 

Well done - the 1st attempt to answer the actual question asked!

Ha ha!  I only know that because I looked into exactly the same thing last autumn.  I have 17" wheels, and wanted some chunky rubber for some light duty off road and snow duties.  In the end  I fitted Nokian Weatherproof 225/50 R17 98V XL tyres, and the clearance is about 10mm at a certain amount of steering lock (the closest being the rear of the front arches).    I suppose a bit of liberal heatgun use may allow the arch liner to be deformed enough to squeeze a larger tyres in there though...

 

 

Or go 215/75 R 17 and longer springs and dampers. 

Consider the wheels offset as well.

Maybe for Australia go for a 16" wheel and taller tyres and longer springs and dampers.

(215/80 R 16 a good size for serious tyres for serious terrain.)

 

Or All Terrains with good road manners.

Edited 24 July, 20187 yr by Offski

On 24/07/2018 at 16:14, x19 said:

Well done - the 1st attempt to answer the actual question asked!

What Tyre size did you end up going with? 

@JamesWood Welcome to the forum.

 

Do you want to know the biggest tyres you can fit on 17" rims, or what size rims?

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/474351-all-terrains-on-a-yeti

 

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/457077-yeti-tourer

 

 

Edited 30 December, 20205 yr by e-Roottoot