Will 15" of a 2002 Passat Work without mods?

[evantis121]

I've a 1.9 TD AAZ conversion that screams along at 65mph. Its on 14" steels and the standard tyres. I'm desperate to get it to a nice 70 mph cruising speed that won't give me tinitus without out the use of spacers or any other mods and as cheaply as possible.

I've come across 4 15" VW passat (2002) alloys with 205/65 R15's. The owner claims that they are 5x112 PCD but doesn't have any other info on them.

I'll obviously have to get larger tyres for the rears but my question is will the fit straight on or if there are some additional questions I need to be asking??


PS if anyone reading this knows how to upload images, could you tell me as I'd like to show you the wheel in question.

[g60steve]

but my question is will the fit straight on??

No.....99% of non standard T25 alloys don't fit straight on.

Centre bore will need enlarging.
Offset is too high so spacers are required.
Longer rear studs and front bolts required.

Oh and they won't be load rated for van that can weigh almost 2.5 ton.

[evantis121]

A big thanks to you Steve. I was seriously tempted by this bargain....

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-moto ... 1072465680" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[g60steve]

Why not buy them and then sell them on for a profit....got to be worth at least £125 darn sarf?

[evantis121]

Ha, probably. Crying shame they don't fit. They'd look great on the van.