[Skrtt Cobain]

Wanted to share for anyone else trying to make their Veloster a little more dirt-friendly.

I just went on a light overland camping trip in my 2016 MT VT to test out my new tires and wheel setup. I am running General Grabber 215/70/R16 tires and Sparco Terra 16x7 wheels. These tires are 27.9" in diameter with a cross section of 8.7". For those who havent seen my other posts, I had to cut the front fenders and relocate some things to make the tires fit in the front, however these wheels and tires fit with no real issues without modification on the rear end.

TLDR: for those who were wondering -16"wheels fit great, they are 45mm offset. Also the VT handles downhill offroading like a champ, uphill gets dicey when you have a lot of gear in the back.

 

[nvyseal]

love it!

 

[Rare Snake]

I have done a little bit of dirt/rally lapping with my VT, and it was extremely fun to throw around. Only issue was traction, if I wanted to be at the top of the pile it would need chunky tires and LSD to really dig in coming out of the corners. Very cool to see someone doing something different with their Veloster!

 

[RPW00Mirage]

no lsd really kills FWD.

 

[Skrtt Cobain]

I definitely have to know my limits with no LSD or AWD, but considering that this was marketed as an economy hot hatchback, and I can now climb relatively steep gravel grades and dig out of some river banks, i'd say its an absolute win lol

 

[HaykneeVeeTee]

Wanted to share for anyone else trying to make their Veloster a little more dirt-friendly.

I just went on a light overland camping trip in my 2016 MT VT to test out my new tires and wheel setup. I am running General Grabber 215/70/R16 tires and Sparco Terra 16x7 wheels. These tires are 27.9" in diameter with a cross section of 8.7". For those who havent seen my other posts, I had to cut the front fenders and relocate some things to make the tires fit in the front, however these wheels and tires fit with no real issues without modification on the rear end.

TLDR: for those who were wondering -16"wheels fit great, they are 45mm offset. Also the VT handles downhill offroading like a champ, uphill gets dicey when you have a lot of gear in the back.
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Hey boss! I absolutely love your VT! Was wondering what you did to lift it, and how much of a lift you gave it along with what tires you went with. I'm pretty new to cars in general, the Veloster I bought is the first car I've done any work on. I'm pretty much full bolt on at this point, and want to do a rally build for sure.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Skrtt Cobain]

Hey boss! I absolutely love your VT! Was wondering what you did to lift it, and how much of a lift you gave it along with what tires you went with. I'm pretty new to cars in general, the Veloster I bought is the first car I've done any work on. I'm pretty much full bolt on at this point, and want to do a rally build for sure.

Thanks in advance!

Hey! Glad to hear you like it. So I think all in all im up about 3 inches in ground clearance between the wheels and the lift kit. In order to go any higher I have to get custom axels made for the front otherwise they will buckle and snap when I turn. Though I will warn you if you plan to fit larger tires on, it took some work up front. On the front end, to fit 28" all terrains i had to take out my wheel well liner, cut the fenders, remove my air intake resonator, and remove my windshield wiper fluid reservoir. If you lift it, I would recommend that you stick within the factory wheel diameter specifications if you don't want to go all In and cuttup your car. I only did that because I frequently got stuck driving it around stock when camping. Dm me I'd you have an specific questions you want answered! And welcome to the VT group!

 

[HaykneeVeeTee]

Hey! Glad to hear you like it. So I think all in all im up about 3 inches in ground clearance between the wheels and the lift kit. In order to go any higher I have to get custom axels made for the front otherwise they will buckle and snap when I turn. Though I will warn you if you plan to fit larger tires on, it took some work up front. On the front end, to fit 28" all terrains i had to take out my wheel well liner, cut the fenders, remove my air intake resonator, and remove my windshield wiper fluid reservoir. If you lift it, I would recommend that you stick within the factory wheel diameter specifications if you don't want to go all In and cuttup your car. I only did that because I frequently got stuck driving it around stock when camping. Dm me I'd you have an specific questions you want answered! And welcome to the VT group!

Thanks for all the info boss! Yea I will probably shy away from cutting out the liner and fenders. How did you go about lifting yours, where did you get your springs from?

 

[Skrtt Cobain]

Thanks for all the info boss! Yea I will probably shy away from cutting out the liner and fenders. How did you go about lifting yours, where did you get your springs from?

The lift is just bushings that go in on top of the springs on the front and back, super easy. I got them from a company called Rising Tuning. Just Google RisingTuning.com and you can put in your car year and model, the product will pop up. I've been using it for years, done plenty of cross country road trips, and I daily this VT, no problems at all! I took the kit to the hyundai dealer and had them put it on.

 

[HaykneeVeeTee]

The lift is just bushings that go in on top of the springs on the front and back, super easy. I got them from a company called Rising Tuning. Just Google RisingTuning.com and you can put in your car year and model, the product will pop up. I've been using it for years, done plenty of cross country road trips, and I daily this VT, no problems at all! I took the kit to the hyundai dealer and had them put it on.

Damn man I’ll have to look into those for sure! Thanks for all the guidance! Are you on Instagram?

 

[Skrtt Cobain]

Damn man I’ll have to look into those for sure! Thanks for all the guidance! Are you on Instagram?

Yessir, but my profile do

Damn man I’ll have to look into those for sure! Thanks for all the guidance! Are you on Instagram?

Yessir, but it's just like a normal account, it's not about my car. Most my car stuff goes here

 

[Lucas VT]

Wanted to share for anyone else trying to make their Veloster a little more dirt-friendly.

I just went on a light overland camping trip in my 2016 MT VT to test out my new tires and wheel setup. I am running General Grabber 215/70/R16 tires and Sparco Terra 16x7 wheels. These tires are 27.9" in diameter with a cross section of 8.7". For those who havent seen my other posts, I had to cut the front fenders and relocate some things to make the tires fit in the front, however these wheels and tires fit with no real issues without modification on the rear end.

TLDR: for those who were wondering -16"wheels fit great, they are 45mm offset. Also the VT handles downhill offroading like a champ, uphill gets dicey when you have a lot of gear in the back.
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Wanted to share for anyone else trying to make their Veloster a little more dirt-friendly.

I just went on a light overland camping trip in my 2016 MT VT to test out my new tires and wheel setup. I am running General Grabber 215/70/R16 tires and Sparco Terra 16x7 wheels. These tires are 27.9" in diameter with a cross section of 8.7". For those who havent seen my other posts, I had to cut the front fenders and relocate some things to make the tires fit in the front, however these wheels and tires fit with no real issues without modification on the rear end.

TLDR: for those who were wondering -16"wheels fit great, they are 45mm offset. Also the VT handles downhill offroading like a champ, uphill gets dicey when you have a lot of gear in the back.
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Hi,
I really want to lift my VT because I will be moving in the north westurn territories in northern Canada.

I would like to know with the suspention risers and the tires you have what is the total ground clearence? and how did you mesure to cut the front render?

Thank you so much for your help.

 

[J_Martin]

Hey @Skrtt Cobain! Your build looks awesome!! I would love to see footage of your VT traversing offroad. Do you have a youtube channel?

 

[BBEILMAN]

what's the roof rack you're using? looks sick btw

 

[Skrtt Cobain]

what's the roof rack you're using? looks sick btw

The rack itself is the BaseLine System from Yakima, with the CoreBars. The rooftop cargo thing is just a random one i got from a friend when they took it off their family SUV, I had to drill holes in it to make it sit forward enough to still let me open the hatch all the way. The bike carrier up there is the Yakima FrontLoader. I put that on backwards as well so I could open the hatch all the way lol. and thanks! I need to post more on here but havent had the time.

 

[Skrtt Cobain]

Fun fact: you can uncomfortably sleep 3 in the back of a VT if you have a cargo bay instead of back seats. we drove this thing out to Big Bend for some light trails and hiking! the new tires rip and give much more flexibility with maneuvering. Soon I will be taking my Veloster to Utah to access a hiking trail that the national park services states "requires high ground clearence 4wd vehcles" so we will really be putting the VT to the test! should have another post up by april 2nd.

 

[RPW00Mirage]

looking good! thanks for sharing all this!

 

[thatferrariguy]

Looks like a lot of fun!

 

[BBEILMAN]

Have you thought about putting a rooftop tent on it? I've been looking into them as I want to put one on mine but idk how secure the roof racks are on these things.

 

[Skrtt Cobain]

Have you thought about putting a rooftop tent on it? I've been looking into them as I want to put one on mine but idk how secure the roof racks are on these things.

I breifly thought of it, but after looking how my roof rack is attached, i didnt feel like it would hold a tent with someone in it, especially not while going down the freeway , i imagine it would rip the bars off. Plus I usually sleep in the back on the platform, and need to roof for my bike and gear in the cargo container. So I never went very far down the rabbit hole of getting a tent up there. currious to see if you can get one to work, though! It may take custom roof mounts