Increasing the size of my Karoq tyres.?.

[w11a]

Like many I'm  cursed with 19" wheels on my 2L AWD Edition  Karoq...

The vehicle was too good to turn my back on when it became time to say goodbye to my 4th Octavia Scout, and trade...

 

I've never been interested in low profiles & more of a All Season Tyre driver;  today's discussion at my local tyre shop leads me to consider moving from my 225x45x19 tyres to Vfalken 225x55x19 in a bid to increase comfort & decrease shock from potholes etc.

Falken FK FK520 or AS210s, both being All Season, neither being cheap...!

 

Has anyone experience of going this route, to achieve comfort & all season performance....?

An alternative of course , would be to re-equip with smaller wheels and tyres...££££££.

 

Thanks, in anticipation of your constructive comments...

 

WW 11A

 

[Schtum]

Buy a set of good, used alloys.  Our 190 TDI Karoq is currently shod with its winter wheels.  It's actually a set of 17" Audi Q3 alloys which I bought with Pirelli Sottozero winter tyres, several years ago for one of my wife's previous Tiguans.

At the time, I paid £350 for them.  They're now shod with Dunlop D5 Winter Sport which are superb on snow and ice but maybe a bit unnecessary most of the time in Wilts.  

 

On my Yeti, I've fitted Michelin CrossClimate + which have been brilliant in all conditions.   If it were me, I'd be looking for a set of good used 17' alloys and fitting them with the new, updated CrossClimate 2 in 225/55x17. 

 

Edited 12 December, 2022 by Schtum

[DSL]

Agreed re 17”ers, original fit on mine and wouldn’t change.  Presently with Conti full winter tyres fitted. 

 

 

 

[kodiaqsportline]

Before making any decision,

2 hours ago, w11a said:

today's discussion at my local tyre shop leads me to consider moving from my 225x45x19 tyres to Vfalken 225x55x19 in a bid to increase comfort & decrease shock from potholes etc.

Falken FK FK520 or AS210s, both being All Season, neither being cheap...!

 

Has anyone experience of going this route, to achieve comfort & all season performance....?

An alternative of course , would be to re-equip with smaller wheels and tyres...££££££.

 

Curious to know details of that discussion. Who was it with, the cleaner?

 

The difference between 225/45/19 and 225/55/19 is 6.16% !  Who advised that as an alternative? If you're going to change from 225/45/19 then basically you're looking at different alloys.

 

Your best 18" alternative is 225/50/18 which equates to an 8J 18 ET45 alloys such as the Braga. ( have a look on ebay or breakers )

 

Your best 17" alternative is 225/55/17 which equates to a 7J 17 ET45 alloy such as Ratikon or Triton. There will obviously be 3rd party alternatives.

 

That's constructive point 1. Constructive point 2 is did they check they have the tyres in stock / that they were able to get them?

 

I ordered Cross Climate 2 SUV tyres for my Kodiaq this morning and booked the car in for Thur 15th  to have them fitted. Got a call this afternoon...  "Sorry but we've just contacted our supplier and it'll be February before they're delivered to us".

[kenfowler3966]

The 19” wheels with 225/45 tyres on my car are much more comfortable than the 17” wheels I had on previous Yeti, so I suppose it is all relative to what you had before.

 

When designing the spec for UK cars it seems they assume top spec cars have to have low profile wheels unfortunately, so if you want a decent spec you have to put up with it.

 

If you want ultimate comfort you can run on 16” wheels! I am using 16” wheels at the moment as my winter tyres fitted but grip in the dry is definitely reduced in tight corners.

 

[Ootohere]

@kenfowler3966 are the tyres you have on the 16" rims still 225 wide?   What are they, all climate / all weather / all season. The kind of thing that should be fine getting around tight corners in the UK with 60 mph NSL,s where there are tight corners.  

[Gaz]

12 hours ago, Schtum said:

Buy a set of good, used alloys...

 

 

 

There appears to be a potential set recently advertised:

 

Gaz

 

[Sanqhar]

Beware the effect on the speedometer.  Legally they are not allowed to under read.  A larger rolling diameter, 6.6% as previously stated, is a real risk of being illegal.

There may also be a potential problem with insurance and type approval.  I wouldn't give an insurance company any excuse to reject a claim.

 

tom

[Carlston]

As you can see below in the charts from wheel-size.com, the Karoq 4x4 uses bigger outside diameter tyres than the Karoq FWD (Front Wheel Drive).

 

The Karoq 4x4 has 225/60R16, 225/55R17, 225/50R18, 225/45R19 tyre options.

 

The Karoq FWD has 215/60R16, 215/55R17, 215/50R18, 225/40R19 tyre options.

Skoda Karoq 2.0TDI 4x4

 

– Generation: NU7 [2017 .. 2022] 

– Market: EUDM 

– Power: 148 hp | 110 kW | 150 PS 

– Engine: 2.0L, DFFA, I4, Diesel

– Options: SE, SE L, Ambition, Executive, Style, Scout, SportLine

– Center Bore: 57.1 mm 

– PCD: 5x112 

– Wheel Fasteners: Lug bolts 

– Wheel Tightening Torque: 140 Nm

– Thread Size: M14 x 1.5 

– Trim Production: [2017 .. 2021]

Tire	Rim
225/55R17 97V	7Jx17 ET45	2.4
225/60R16 98V	6Jx16 ET43	2.3
225/50R18 95V	7Jx18 ET45	2.4
225/45R19 92W	8Jx19 ET45	2.4

Skoda Karoq 2.0TDI FWD

– Generation: NU7 [2017 .. 2022] 

– Market: EUDM 

– Power: 148 hp | 110 kW | 150 PS 

– Engine: 2.0L, DFFA, I4, Diesel

– Options: SE, SE L, Ambition, Executive, Style, SportLine

– Center Bore: 57.1 mm 

– PCD: 5x112 

– Wheel Fasteners: Lug bolts 

– Wheel Tightening Torque: 140 Nm

– Thread Size: M14 x 1.5 

– Trim Production: [2018 .. 2021]

Tire	Rim
215/60R16 95V	6Jx16 ET43	2.2
215/55R17 94V	7Jx17 ET45	2.2
215/50R18 92V	7Jx18 ET45	2.4
225/40R19 93W	8Jx19 ET45	2.4

https://www.wheel-size.com/size/skoda/karoq/2020/#trim-20tdi-eudm-148

 

As you can see in the below Yeti photos, changing 225/50R17 to 235/55R17 gives the Yeti a more chunky look.

 

For an even more chunky look on the karoq 4x4, maybe try 235/60R16 on 7Jx16 ET45 rims.

 

7Jx16 ET45 rims were a standard rim size on the Superb MK2 and Yeti, with steel and alloy rims being available in this size.

 

The 235/60R16 could be an ideal "chunky" tyre size for the Karoq 4x4 because the outside diameter is less than 0.5% bigger than the standard 225/45R19 tyre size.

 

Yokohama G015 Geolander AT - 235/60R16 100H

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s425p148190/Yokohama_Tyres_Car_Yokohama_G015_Geolander_AT_Yokohama_G_015_-_235_60_R16_100H_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_E_Wet_Grip%3A_C_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_72dB

 

Yeti 225/50R17 top photo, 235/55R17 bottom photo

 

Edited 13 December, 2022 by Carlston

[kenfowler3966]

8 hours ago, toot said:

@kenfowler3966 are the tyres you have on the 16" rims still 225 wide?   What are they, all climate / all weather / all season. The kind of thing that should be fine getting around tight corners in the UK with 60 mph NSL,s where there are tight corners.  

225/69, Dunlop winter sports I think, I only use these in Winter season. Now in sixth winter and still plenty of tread left. ( I bought them for Yeti in 2017

[BoxerBoy]

I know I run a Kodiaq not a Karoq, but the song remains the same.

 

19” summers to 17” winters work a treat. 
 

OEM summer 7x19” with 235/50x19 Pirelli

Winter 6.5x17” with 215/65 x17 Continental
 

Just by looking at other Skoda models will show you the range of tyre sizes that suit.

Or one of the many web sites will give you the info you need.

 

My current rims are from Skoda, but I’ve used second hand VW rims and Skoda steel wheels on previous vehicles.
 

[SurreyJohn]

There are lots of Skoda wheels for Karoq (and other Skoda models)

 

Karoq has 16, 17, 18, 19 inch rims available

There are pictures, and tells you tyre sizes in this catalogue 

 

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

 

With 4 sizes, I would pick nearest to below middle (17 inch for Karoq) if you want comfort, then fit them with all season tyres, (not summer tyres).   You can always sell the large rims to someone who prefers looks to practicality.

 

 

[w11a]

Surrey John - Greetings, I'd like to congratulate you on your post, 18/12/22.

I've only just found it !!

Extremely useful to anyone wishing to discover exactly which wheel / tyre sizes are suitable for their Skoda.

Readers maybe interested to learn that the Skoda showroom (Salisbury) at Old Sarum were most unhelpful;

the supporting duo behind the parts counter tried to tell me that Skoda UK maintained that one should never change the size of the wheels fitted as new & original?....as such, no information was forthcoming from Skoda UK.

 

My response,  as I made for the exit, was to remind them of the 2nd set of (usually smaller) winter wheels & tyres hanging on every German (etc) car owner's garage wall....

 

TDM.

 

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[Smiler100]

Thanks for all the replies, very helpful. At least I have time now to look around and see what is available. From first look fitting new wheels is expensive and I may go for all weather tyres and a good premium manufactured tyre.

Good to know that all this in-depth knowledge is around, the garages and centres are often very unhelpful

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