wheels

[geejayy]

hi guys,

i've been told 16'' passat wheels will fit an 03 sharan , is this correct??

[Brian Considine]

Even if they do they will almost certainly not be load rated for the Sharon - a much heavier vehicle than the Passat.

Could be dangerous & invalidate your insurance.

[geejayy]

cheerz bri,
spoke wi a m8 at a,t,s last night.
he confirmed this as a prob

[drodders]

i have passat wheels on my 03 bus just had to change the tyres which are 215,55,16 & load rated been on it now for over 12 months have a look on the
www.carbibles.com/tyre (http://www.carbibles.com/tyre) it will tell you everything you need to know....:beerchug:

[geejayy]

i have passat wheels on my 03 bus just had to change the tyres which are 215,55,16 & load rated been on it now for over 12 months have a look on the
www.carbibles.com/tyre (http://www.carbibles.com/tyre) it will tell you everything you need to know....:beerchug:

cheerz for the link drodders, thats some good info,

but it was the load rateing of the wheels that is questioned i think?

[drodders]

the load rating on my tyres is 97 at 750kg per tyre H reinforced on 215,55,16 hope this helps...

check here also,tyres arent cheap though all mine are avon reinforced...
www.blackcircles.com/general/sidewall (http://www.blackcircles.com/general/sidewall)

[drodders]

by the way the photo of the wheels your after are on the sport models & the sl model as an option...which you probably know already..

[geejayy]

by the way the photo of the wheels your after are on the sport models & the sl model as an option...which you probably know already..

:Blush2: i know nothing :D thats why i'm asking here,
i got back to my mate, he was talking 'bout tyre load rateings.

cheerz for the help.

[geejayy]

would a change of off set, say from 59-42 make any appreciable difference if all 4 wheels changed??

[drodders]

would a change of off set, say from 59-42 make any appreciable difference if all 4 wheels changed??
all as i can say is my offset is 42,but on my friends its 45 sorry cant shed no more light on it...all as you need is 7 J X 16 5X112 ET42

you can always ring the main dealer to get it from the horses mouth...hope this has helped...as iv said iv got passat alloys on my bus..

[Brian Considine]

cheerz for the link drodders, thats some good info,

but it was the load rateing of the wheels that is questioned i think?

Yes, the wheels as well as the tyres must be load rated to remain legal, sure there are people running around with tyre/wheel combinations that are not load rated - IMHO that's their lookout - as long as they don't collide with me through tyre/wheel failure.

[geejayy]

Yes, the wheels as well as the tyres must be load rated to remain legal, sure there are people running around with tyre/wheel combinations that are not load rated - IMHO that's their lookout - as long as they don't collide with me through tyre/wheel failure.


i guess thats calculated by halveing the axle max load kgs ?

is there a code on wheels to indicate this ?:confused:

( have spoke with local dealer , just got brushed off, )

[Brian Considine]

i guess thats calculated by halveing the axle max load kgs ?

is there a code on wheels to indicate this ?:confused:

( have spoke with local dealer , just got brushed off, )

Wheel load bearing can be diffecult to assess - the dealer may not want to give advice because of possible litigation should a problem arise.

[geejayy]

:biglaugh::biglaugh: thats just typical,

yes there is a min load rateing
& by law you need to meet this requirement
but we at vw arn't gonna tell you what it is in case we get sued.
:biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh: :biglaugh:

its like something out of monty python:beerchug: