New user from Chile

[pablo_silva]

Hello!

My name is Pablo and I live in Chile. I drive a 1999 RZJ-90, without mods. I use it to go to the Andes mountains, where I like to climb.

A couple of pics:







I have to change my tyres and was wondering if I can fit 15 in rims. R15 tyres are cheaper than R16.


Greetings from Chile.
Pablo

[TEPUI]

Hi Pablo,
Welcome to ih8mud! I also live in Chile and have a RZJ90 just like yours.

15 inch rims will not fit the 90 series Prado due to the size of the brake caliper. You can fit the 15 in rims with a wheel spacer to move the rim out and away from the caliper. A 1 or 1.5 inch spacer should work. You can get these spacers in Chile from many different vendors that import 4x4 parts, or look in www.twistedandes.com for "espaciadores 6 en 5.5" (6-5.5 is the wheel bolt pattern of our Toyotas.) Some local fabbers make these spacers in steel, but i recommend aluminum/alloy for weight. (yes you will feel the weight difference)

I've heard that some people grind the caliper to fit 15 inch rims on 3rd gen 4runners, but it needs to be done very carefully, I do not recommend it. Also keep in mind that some 3rd gen 4runners have a smaller caliper that allows the use of 15 inch rims, so another solution is to find these calipers and switch them, but I'm not sure if it's worth the effort and/or cost, versus the cost of getting 16 inch tires.

If you decide to change to 15 in rims I might be interested in buying your 16x8 rims, feel free to contact me by PM.

Feel free to post any other questions you may have, good to see you here,

[TEPUI]

Awesome picture!

[pablo_silva]

Tepui, thanks for your quick answer!!! Nice to see someone from Chile here!

I´ve heard about grinding the calipers, but it seems a little risky to me.

Saludos,
Pablo


PS: That's our camp at 4.600 m at Nevado Juncal. Wonderful views from there!

[TEPUI]

Hola Pablo,

What have you decided to do? Are you going to switch to 15 inch wheels?

[pablo_silva]

Hi Tepui,

Finally I did not change the rims. I bought new tyres, Bridgestone Dueler A/T LT245 75R16 ($900 for 4 tyres, my wallet still hurts!). This weekend I'll use them on dirt roads.


Saludos,
Pablo

[-MaTTi-]

Originally Posted by TEPUI

Hi Pablo,
Welcome to ih8mud! I also live in Chile and have a RZJ90 just like yours.

15 inch rims will not fit the 90 series Prado due to the size of the brake caliper. You can fit the 15 in rims with a wheel spacer to move the rim out and away from the caliper. A 1 or 1.5 inch spacer should work. You can get these spacers in Chile from many different vendors that import 4x4 parts, or look in www.twistedandes.com for "espaciadores 6 en 5.5" (6-5.5 is the wheel bolt pattern of our Toyotas.) Some local fabbers make these spacers in steel, but i recommend aluminum/alloy for weight. (yes you will feel the weight difference)

I've heard that some people grind the caliper to fit 15 inch rims on 3rd gen 4runners, but it needs to be done very carefully, I do not recommend it. Also keep in mind that some 3rd gen 4runners have a smaller caliper that allows the use of 15 inch rims, so another solution is to find these calipers and switch them, but I'm not sure if it's worth the effort and/or cost, versus the cost of getting 16 inch tires.

If you decide to change to 15 in rims I might be interested in buying your 16x8 rims, feel free to contact me by PM.

Feel free to post any other questions you may have, good to see you here,

Here´s a story about brake caliber grinding for 15" wheels (w/difficult language): http://eventos3d.com/landcruiser/ind...Posts;start=45

[alvarorb]

Originally Posted by -MaTTi-

Here´s a story about brake caliber grinding for 15" wheels (w/difficult language): http://eventos3d.com/landcruiser/ind...Posts;start=45

It's a nice site. But it's all in Portuguese.
Here's another site that a friend of mine moderates from China.
http://www.kdjoteros.com/
This one is in Spanish.

Regards

Alvaro

[Tapage]

Originally Posted by alvarorb

It's a nice site. But it's all in Portuguese.
Here's another site that a friend of mine moderates from China.
http://www.kdjoteros.com/
This one is in Spanish.

Regards

Alvaro

This forum is from spain Alvaro . ? but is moderated by a mate from China .. wou !

Globalization !

[brownbear]

Originally Posted by Tapage

This forum is from spain Alvaro . ? but is moderated by a mate from China .. wou !

Globalization !

Mud is like that. Many of the moderators are in different countries. OZ, Canada, Chile maybe more...... But Mud is based in the USA.

[alvarorb]

It's one big Cruiser family

Alvaro

[Truckasaurus]

Originally Posted by alvarorb

It's one big, HAPPY Cruiser family

Alvaro

Fixed it for ya!

[guacharin]

hello and welcome, nice pictures, i recoment the spacers.

i love the look of the front light on those 90.

full regards

[nikland]

hi pablo. do you have a whinch behind your front bar?

[pablo_silva]

Hi nikland,

You're right, there's a winch under the Toyota plate. Here in Chile, 4x4 vehicles with a winch and only 2 doors (SWB) can be sold as work vehicles and the first buyer has some tax benefits. This is not my case because I buy it second hand.



Saludos!