I have a testing video showing a Touareg hitting a curb head on at about 50 mph. No blown tires. You must be hitting the curb at too sharp an angle to allow for even contact across the tire patch.
Not a legit off-road vehicle because of Tires!
After six months of ownership in Colorado and purchasing a loaded V8 Treg for it's alleged off-road ability, besides numerous defects such as the TPMS, Gear Workshop warnings, seats, Air suspension, lumbar and other electronic breakdowns...I'm completely frustrated :chainsaw: by the fact that you can't purchase legit. off-road tires such as a BFG All-Terrain. I recently pinch flatted a tire for the third time hitting a curb turning around! Twice before on trail the tires flatted on mild rocks, even air-down at at low speed. I'm a very experienced off-road driver, having taken training courses with Bill Burke's 4wd America, and participated in off-road seminars and clubs for the past ten years. It's obvious the Germans no nothing about true off-road driving or they'd have offered a 16 inch wheel with the ability to put a larger sidewall. Those considering larger wheels such as 20s should be well advised that their Treg's limited off-road capability will be severely compromise. Tires and Wheels are the weak link to this vehicle!
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Somebody here mounted some larger tires on 17" wheels. They might have been Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo, 265/65-17.
And I would rather have big brakes than big, noisey tires.4x4s said:16" wheels won't fit on any US spec Touareg - the brake disks are too big. 17"s will work though. Tire manufacturers need to catch up and offer good tires to fit.MountainLord said:It's obvious the Germans no nothing about true off-road driving or they'd have offered a 16 inch wheel with the ability to put a larger sidewall.
He could use smaller air molecules. :crazy:Hammerdog said:Using the below link to figure out the diameter, the width is ok, but the total diameter will be 31.60". Science Geek put on Bridgestone Dueler AT Revos 265/65/17 and his diameter was 30.56" and his post indicates about 3/4" clearance at the back wheel well and 1" at the front. So you might be rubbing with those size tires.
http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp?action=submit
You can read about science geeks experience at
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1357586
17" wheels will work on a V8 or V6, not on a V10.
Not true. The V10 has 350mm brake rotors up front. The V6 and V8 has 330mm brake rotors up front. The V10 cannot use 17" wheels. The R5 has 308mm brake rotors.AZBob said:Why not? I thought in the U.S. all three vehicles had the same brake components.spockcat said:17" wheels will work on a V8 or V6, not on a V10.
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