I have a 2020 sportline. The 20” wheels are fitted with 235/45/20 tyres. My wife has ground down most wheels on curbs (a side effect of battling the school run on narrow roads). 
 

I don’t want to get them refurbished unless I have a way of preventing the damage recurring. I’m wondering if anyone has fitted higher profile 235/50/20 or 235/55/20 tyres to their Sportline to lift the wheel rim above a typical curb height? 
 

If so, can you post a pic? I want to see what it looks like. Have you experienced any practical issues, such as wildly inaccurate speedo readings or rubbing on wheel arches/arch liners? 
 

Thanks

 

 Mark

Edited 30 November, 20223 yr by mk_83

I know this doesn't answer the question directly... but have you considered alloygators/rimblades or similar?

You are not going to be able to fit tyres with much more sidewall on the 20" roms. so a greater total circumference / diameter than standard.   Smaller wheels, like 18" with tyres to the correct circumference and rim protection is what is required.    Ps.  Any after market rim protectors will not help. Plenty threads on those on the forum. 

Edited 30 November, 20223 yr by toot

You current 40 aspect tyres are about 690-697mm diameter (depending on tread depth)

50 aspect would be 743mm or 6.3% bigger

55 aspect would be 767mm or 9.2% bigger

Far too big

 

Sportline spec, with 20 inch wheels and tall kerbs (and a driver that hits kerbs regularly) is a really poor combination.

 

Look at this brochure, get yourself some 18 inch rims (or even 17 inch), fit them with all season tyres, then either store the others until you sell the car, or sell them on an internet site

 

https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/639a0118-4da5-446b-a786-86e1f789b57b
 

 

 

17” wheels with 215x65 winter tyres on mine at the moment. No worries of kerbs jumping out and attacking them

Agree with everything above. I also have a 2020 Sportline and not a single mark on any alloy. Don't blame the tyres. If you're saying hitting the kerb is unavoidable ( a diplomatic way of saying it's the wife's driving that's the problem  ) then my suggestion would be to accept driving around with curbed alloys.

 

PS - 235/50/20 and 235/55/20 would render your car illegal / would probably invalidate your insurance. To keep those 20" alloys you'd have to go 195/55/20 ( although you'd still have to check with insurer )

 

You can go 17", 18" if you want but given you have a Sportline. then personally I think that'd look silly.  225/55 tyres on 19" rims might work but at the end of the day, it all comes down to how the car is driven.

As the sidewalls of tyres can be quite fragile, attention to leaving clearance from kerbs should be pretty basic. 

7 hours ago, mk_83 said:

My wife has ground down most wheels on curbs

A Kodiac (any spec) and a driver who kerbs wheels/tyres regularly is a dangerous combination IMO.

Edited 30 November, 20223 yr by KenONeill

As far as a car even a SUV not looking stylee on smaller rims and more rubber.  That is a designers issue and some owners but really many are more bothered about practicality and usability.  The big heavy car will get around corners and mount pavements just fine without the low profiles and non sporty look.  Scruffy alloys. 

8 hours ago, mk_83 said:

My wife has ground down most wheels on curbs (a side effect of battling the school run on narrow roads). 

Drastic solution, part exchange the wife, or part exchange for narrow car.

 

🤪 🤭

As with others the comment that your wife is kerbing the alloys on the school run on narrow roads suggests she is probably trying to get through gaps against oncoming traffic that aren't there and that she maybe needs a smaller car, or to be more patient, or even to park somewhere further away and walk the last bit??

 

Not quite sure how you'd raise that with her though...

Most things in life involve a compromise of some sort. Nicer looking alloy wheels are more vulnerable to damage via kerbing and potholes.

 

The 19" Crater alloys on my Scout allow for a profile of tyre where the sidewall extends out past the rim of the alloy offering more protection against kerbing.

 

The solution here is to accept the appearance of the kerbed alloys or downsize. Here's my old Superb running on 17" alloys, the wheels were almost impossible to kerb...

 

 

Smaller wheels will be your friend.

 

I won’t entertain 20” wheels or bigger, for ride and ££££ reasons, hence not ordered a Sportline (among other reasons).

 

Was pleasantly surprised in 2017 when I found the 19” wheels & tyres gave a much better ride than I expected.

 

The change to 17” high profile winter tyres is huge.  Wafts along like a ship in the breeze.

 

Which is where the DCC comes into play.

 

ps - in almost 6 years my Kodiaqs haven’t touched a kerb and to give credit to my wife, the current Polo and previous Octavia didn’t touch a kerb over 6 years.  It is possible to drive carefully. It’s an art.

Edited 30 November, 20223 yr by BoxerBoy

4 hours ago, BoxerBoy said:

Smaller wheels will be your friend.

The change to 17” high profile winter tyres is huge.

Wafts along like a ship in the breeze.

 

Non-standard 215/70R16 will fit the Kodiaq if the front discs are 312x25mm or 314x30mm.

 

340x30mm front discs do need at least 17" rims to clear the front brake calipers.

 

Only Kodiaqs with more than 150HP use the biggest 340x30mm front disc size.

 

Vredestein Quatrac 215/70R16 100H

https://www.blackcircles.com/catalogue/vredestein/quatrac/215/70/R16/H/100/m?tyre=41007506

 

6.5Jx16 ET33 5/112 57.1 steel rims (from the VW Tiguan MK1)

https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/details?vehicleId=62269191771657328&rimCode=ALCAR9922

 

The VW Tiguan MK1 uses a 215/65R16 tyres for its 16" wheel size.

 

Edited 1 December, 20223 yr by Carlston