P235-55-R17 tires

psaboic · Jan 17, 2014

Question.....Our 2013 Passat has 215-55-R17's on it. My wife's co-worker gave her a set of (4) 235-55-R17's with about 20,000 miles use on them (i.e. a lot of tread left on them) I know it may throw the speedo off a bit but I was wondering if they would fit when I eventually have to replace the tires that are now on the car?

Thanks,

Glenn

passatv6af · Jan 18, 2014

You shouldn't have any problems. I don't see why it would throw off the speedo. I think the oem rims are 17x7 and fit up to 245 at least. FREE TIRES....

gforce1108 · Jan 18, 2014

They are taller, so they will certainly affect your speedo, but they should work just fine (you will be going faster than indicated, so be careful), Personally, I'd skip them to keep the correct size (or sell them!), but free tires are pretty sweet.

psd1 · Jan 18, 2014

They will be slightly taller and slightly wider, but Free tires are Free tires! Use a GPS to confirm speed difference and drive happy!

30_Yr_Dsl_Veteran · Jan 18, 2014

Here's how it works:

A really mini car should have 10" wheels.

A sub-compact car should have 12" wheels.

A compact car should have 13" wheels.

A mid-size car should have 14" wheels.

A huge, full size car should have 15" wheels.

17" wheels on a little VW??? You must be out of your mind!!!

50pascals · Jan 18, 2014

Use the Torque App and you can definitely adjust speed there.

Papa Woody · Jan 18, 2014

There is an adjustment for snow tires that allows you to adjust the speedometer from -5% to +5%. You can make this adjustment with the steering wheel controls in the MFI display.
Adios,
Woody

50pascals · Jan 19, 2014

^ I knew I saw a speed adjustment somewhere. Didn't know it was in the snow tires.

Spyke · Jan 19, 2014

Papa Woody said:
There is an adjustment for snow tires that allows you to adjust the speedometer from -5% to +5%. You can make this adjustment with the steering wheel controls in the MFI display.
Adios,
Woody

Really? Where in the MFI?

The only thing I know of is the winter tire speed alert on my 2012 and 2013 in the MFI.

APT · Jan 20, 2014

Do some research on those free tires. They will cost $60-80 to mount and balance. 20k miles may not have "plenty of tread left". I wouldn't do it if they are anything like our Passat OEM tires that only last 40k with relatively poor performance.

detroitmike · Jan 23, 2014

Papa Woody said:
There is an adjustment for snow tires that allows you to adjust the speedometer from -5% to +5%. You can make this adjustment with the steering wheel controls in the MFI display.
Adios,
Woody

That would be nice if this actually existed.

VeeDubTDI · Jan 23, 2014

Papa Woody said:
There is an adjustment for snow tires that allows you to adjust the speedometer from -5% to +5%. You can make this adjustment with the steering wheel controls in the MFI display.
Adios,
Woody

No sir, that is not correct. The "Snow Tires" menu in the MFI lets you set a speed warning if your snow tires are rated for a lower speed than your regular tires.

50pascals · Jan 26, 2014

APT said:
Do some research on those free tires. They will cost $60-80 to mount and balance. 20k miles may not have "plenty of tread left". I wouldn't do it if they are anything like our Passat OEM tires that only last 40k with relatively poor performance.

My Conti's have 33k on them, and probably have 3/8 of their life left. I figure now that I have snows, I'll get another summer out of them.

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