matt,

I'm running 20" Masafi wheels for summer:
(the OEM wheels that came with the 2015 Execline)

I'm running Audi Felge wheels for winter. These wheels are meh for complementing the Touareg silhouette. If I had fancy Brembo brake calipers underneath, they would look better:

Wheels I'm looking at in the future:

1) Cayenne 20" RS Spyder wheels, if I can find a used set at a reasonable price:

2) In the same vein, these Victor Equipment Wurttenburg wheels appeal to me:

3) Oddly, I also like the look of some truck wheels that have elements of satin bronze, but I've not found such a wheel that translates well to the Touareg silhouette:

If you haven't tried a wheel visualizer yet, here's one of many that will PhotoChop different wheels onto a Touareg:

Wheel Visualizer - CanadaWheels

An interactive way to see your four-wheel friend with the wheels which are perfect fit.

www.canadawheels.ca

 

21” Aftermarket Cayenne Turbo wheels.

21” Vorsteiner V-FF 103

 

21” Aftermarket Cayenne Turbo wheels.

21” Vorsteiner V-FF 103

MY MY, I always wanted the Vorsteiner VFF-103 rims on mine. Only prob is they're worth my book value haha.

 

Very nice, guys!!

Totally w/ you on the Cayenne wheels... they look great on the Treg.

 

Give Tirerack a try. There are a few wheel configuratiors but in my opinion the VW/Audi/Porsche wheels tend to look the best with the Toaureg.

 

Haha! ^^^^^

 

Here's the important thing about these wheels, they fit without spacers. Took me a while to find them, but I did.

 

View attachment 233681 Here's the important thing about these wheels, they fit without spacers. Took me a while to find them, but I did.

They look pretty bad ass. I love the adventure vehicle look.

 

Here are some updated photos... my step dad did the best he could.

 

Here are some updated photos... my step dad did the best he could.

Still waiting for my PM regarding these stunners lol.

 

Gat damn that looks good!!!

 

21” bbs ch-r2 on my touareg for summer

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Dammmnnnn those are bad ass!!

 

VMR V708 20 x 9.5 ( RS4 copy cat )

 

Top wheels are Rohana RC-10, middle are Curva C50, bottom are Asanti Black Label. All are 22" on 265/35/22. Top and bottom are lowered on H&R springs.

 

Oddly I'm looking for a set of 17s or 18s to swap my 20s out. Not a lot of off road or winter tire choices for the 20s.... Anyone have pictures of 18s painted black?

 

I am looking for 18's. I have 17's. All these wheels are too street for me.

 

MY16 R Line (the V8 variant) now running 2013 Porsche Cayenne rims with Pirelli Scorpion AT+ 255/55/R19

 

Staggered 19x9 front, 19x10 rear Porsche Panamera Turbo wheels. The offset was perfect. No spacers needed. With the properly sized tires (taller than stock Panamera tires) the AWD system hasn't complained. Cayennes run staggered AWD on factory setups (that's where I got the idea and confidence to do this).

 

Staggered 19x9 front, 19x10 rear Porsche Panamera Turbo wheels. The offset was perfect. No spacers needed. With the properly sized tires (taller than stock Panamera tires) the AWD system hasn't complained. Cayennes run staggered AWD on factory setups (that's where I got the idea and confidence to do this).

In ten years on this forum you're the first that I can recall that has fitted staggered rims on the Touareg, I'm 100% sure that I have read somewhere that fitting staggered rims was not recommended just as the fitting different profile tyres between the two axles.
I believe it has to do with possible differential issues but unfortunately can't remember where I saw this but sure I did see it.

You say that some Cayenne variants run factory staggered wheels, I don't thing I would be game to do this on my Touareg based just on that fact, have you seen any documentation on this at all?

Love the look though!

TonyB

 

20" peeler reps

 

Are you lowered?

 

Yes, h&r springs

 

We’re almost twins.

 

22" rinspeed reps

 

22" rinspeed reps

 

Very nice, GTKRWN1488. Very, very nice.

 

Thanks!

The concern is about having the front and rear axles spinning at different rates on an AWD system. This is easily addressed by making sure that the outer diameter/circumference of the front and rear wheels match. That’s what Porsche does on their AWD vehicles that use staggered setups and precisely what I did.

You are correct in that the sidewall hight is manipulated by adjusting the sidewall ratio value.

I’ve run this setup for just over 10K miles with zero issues except a small drop in MPG due to wider tires.

Front:
19x9" ET 60
Pirelli PZERO Rosso 255/50
Porsche part number: 97036215801

Rear:
19x10" ET 61
Pirelli PZERO Rosso 285/45
Porsche part number: 97036216001

 

The handling is amazing, even on stock spring suspension. In corners at speed, my nerves will break before the tires will...and my last vehicle was a WRX on coilovers

 

I looked into running staggered rims on our R Line, and had my eyes peeled for a nice set of Panamera rims. Found them. Price was awesome, wheels were great.

BUT.

There would have been regulatory issues, insurance hurdles and compliance issues. As the Touareg has never been sold (certainly in my model) nor equipped OEM with staggered rims. My car would have been deemed "unroadworthy" - and here in Australia, that lands you in a huge stinking hole of red tape. Not worth the effort.

But agreed, the look is amazing.

 

Steve, so you have to declare what wheels you put on your vehicles?

Also, it should be noted that it’s not advised to have more than a 1” width difference between front and rear wheels on Cayennes/Touaregs. Not like 911s where you can go nuts.

I got the tire sizes from Cayenne Turbo OEM specs (or some flavor of Cayenne).

 

No...not actually 'declare'.

But...if you're pulled over for a 'licence check' then sphincter factor kicks in, and there is a huge vacuum seal between your arse cheeks and the leather of the your seat while Constable Care inspects your vehicle, does a random breath test (alcohol/blood %). If he even thinks that something is not right, then he will slap a yellow sticker on your windscreen and you have 14 days to present the car with the noted 'fault' rectified, or you take the car to the Licensing Centre and plead your case. In past experience, it's best to fix the fault.

Also, an average eagle eyed insurance accident assessor will know what is what, and will deem the modification non-compliant for insurance and bang. No claim, and you're paying for the damages of any not at fault party invovled in the accident/claim.

Simply...not worth the hassle here.

 

No...not actually 'declare'.

But...if you're pulled over for a 'licence check' then sphincter factor kicks in, and there is a huge vacuum seal between your arse cheeks and the leather of the your seat while Constable Care inspects your vehicle, does a random breath test (alcohol/blood %). If he even thinks that something is not right, then he will slap a yellow sticker on your windscreen and you have 14 days to present the car with the noted 'fault' rectified, or you take the car to the Licensing Centre and plead your case. In past experience, it's best to fix the fault.

Also, an average eagle eyed insurance accident assessor will know what is what, and will deem the modification non-compliant for insurance and bang. No claim, and you're paying for the damages of any not at fault party invovled in the accident/claim.

Simply...not worth the hassle here.

That’s interesting. The only problem you can probably have if you went too aggressive on the stagger is your ABS going nuts.