Oversize Wheels and Tires on a 2006 Cayenne

[Nimesh Udani]

I was thinking about putting some nice black oversize wheels and tires on my Cayenne. Is 275/45/20 okay to put. The tire installer has stated that there should be no rubbing and the rims will stick out in the front by 1/2 inch which would make the 2006 Cayenne look mean! :-)

Not sure what the tire installer's mention of looking mean is but it would look nice. What do you say?

Thanks

[spooltime]

^{The correct tire size to use is 275/40/20. A "45" profile tire is nearly an inch too much overall diameter.}

Edited August 6, 2013 by spooltime

[Nimesh Udani]

^{The correct tire size to use is 275/40/20. A "45" profile tire is nearly an inch too much overall diameter.}

Thanks for your reply. Is is okay to have that? I did see a picture of the rims on a previous install with a Cayenne and it looked nice.

[deepraver]

I have Porsche OEM 20" Sport Techno rims that are black powder-coated with 275/40 ZR 20" tires on my 2004 Cayenne Turbo with no problems at all.. 45 is taller, but there is room around mine so I doubt it would be an issue... Porsche does have an official guide.. http://www.porsche.com/usa/accessoriesandservices/porscheservice/documentsanddownloads/

[RFM]

If you have a Tiptronic, the gearbox will show a strange switching behavior in automatic mode due by a changed final drive, 45 instead of 40 for the same 20" rim.