I am thinking 18" Tundra rims (same style as the 20's pictured) powder coated black for my 2003.... thoughts??
'07 Tundra 20" wheels installed on my 100 series **Pictures**
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I personally think they would look great, not a whole lot different than the 18" that come on the the newer 100 series and you could have a sizeable selection of tires.
Kyoso, so did you have any issues with tire rub on a roll/parked and turning the steering wheel from bump to bump? By the way, it looks great. I want to do the same thing.
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Zero issues at all. Overall, the tire diameter is not really that much different than the stock setup, the sidewalls are just much thinner. I've stuffed them into the fenders many times. The tires are obviously not that great for offroad use, but thats what I kept the stockers for.
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for those of you looking to do 18" wheels - you'll find there are LOADS better tire options in 20 than there is in 18, if you are going to buy 18" wheels, do yourself a favor and step DOWN to the 16 or 17 inch wheels... There are even lots of options for AT/MT tires in 20" now, and cost no more than the 18"...
i am trying to win an ebay bid on a set of these wheels/tires as we speak.
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i am trying to win an ebay bid on a set of these wheels/tires as we speak.
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So you mean 20's for STREET use then, yes? Not sure about you, but I'd much rather run 18's than 20's since there is any amount of dirt time. If I was more hard core off road I'd probably go 16's, but i like the 18's good mixed use capabilites.. I see a decent amount of 18" tire choices now - I have REVO's now but moving to a slightly more aggressive and deeper lug AT with the Cooper S/T in 275/70/18 - found them on-line for $210 each...
Even if you are looking at doing hardcore offroading, because 20" wheels are so much more common now you could go 35x12.50x20 for less than a 35x12.50x17.
Now with that being said, yes I would much prefer the 16s for that purpose but honestly there are so few good tire options in the 18s that i'd stay away from the 18s..., I've been stalling and stalling trying to find a decent tire at a decent price that is good all around, can't find a damn thing - In the 20s I can get a 275/55(or60)/20 in so many options it's rediculous...
don't get me wrong, I'm not a huge fan of gigantic wheels, but overall the 18" in a 275 and 285 width with a decent profile, 60, 65, or 70 is a hard tire to find and not many vehicles have it - over all toyota chooses odd sizes for their stock tires (ask any 4Runner owner, I had a TERRIBLE time finding good tires for my for runner... if i went up in size they were all load rated, if i stayed stock size i had minimal choices) - Drop down to the 16 or 17 is what I am saying as a FIRST choice, but don't choose the 18s for tire selection and offroading because the choice is minimal...
For moderate dirt use, trail riding i wouldn't hesitate to use a 20" wheel and tire, a 55-60 profile is plenty on a tire as wide as a 275+ - It's not like my SRT where i am running 305/35/20s in the rear and you really really do feel cigarette butts...
you can even get a BFG AT in a 285/55/20 which i would gladly offroad with... although that particular tire is stupid expensive (300$ each)
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Now with that being said, yes I would much prefer the 16s for that purpose but honestly there are so few good tire options in the 18s that i'd stay away from the 18s..., I've been stalling and stalling trying to find a decent tire at a decent price that is good all around, can't find a damn thing - In the 20s I can get a 275/55(or60)/20 in so many options it's rediculous...
don't get me wrong, I'm not a huge fan of gigantic wheels, but overall the 18" in a 275 and 285 width with a decent profile, 60, 65, or 70 is a hard tire to find and not many vehicles have it - over all toyota chooses odd sizes for their stock tires (ask any 4Runner owner, I had a TERRIBLE time finding good tires for my for runner... if i went up in size they were all load rated, if i stayed stock size i had minimal choices) - Drop down to the 16 or 17 is what I am saying as a FIRST choice, but don't choose the 18s for tire selection and offroading because the choice is minimal...
For moderate dirt use, trail riding i wouldn't hesitate to use a 20" wheel and tire, a 55-60 profile is plenty on a tire as wide as a 275+ - It's not like my SRT where i am running 305/35/20s in the rear and you really really do feel cigarette butts...
you can even get a BFG AT in a 285/55/20 which i would gladly offroad with... although that particular tire is stupid expensive (300$ each)
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Just an FYI... I've gotten into some pretty hairy spots (purely unintentional of course
) with the sock Dueler's that came on these 20" and I've had "0" problems so far. I wouldn't do it all the time though as I wouldn't want to ruin the nice finish they have
. If I didn't have my old set of 16's still to beat on, I wouldn't hessitate to wheel with these 20's as long as a decent thick-plied sidewall AT/MT were available and priced right.
) with the sock Dueler's that came on these 20" and I've had "0" problems so far. I wouldn't do it all the time though as I wouldn't want to ruin the nice finish they have. If I didn't have my old set of 16's still to beat on, I wouldn't hessitate to wheel with these 20's as long as a decent thick-plied sidewall AT/MT were available and priced right.- Thread starter
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Although the stopping didn't really seem to change from the wheel change, I killed what was left of the brakes not long after they were installed. I installed some drilled/slotted cryo treated rotors and TRD pads. They're a little noisy but they stop incredibly well, noticed mostly when towing.
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How does Craigslist stack up in your area? A set of brand new 20" Tundra take offs sold the other day here for $300. I called the second I saw the add and they were like, "well, I just sold 'em". The add was only up for like an hour or so. I could have made an extra $500-$600 easy off those.
BTW - I'm an EBAY sniper. I do it manually though.;p
BTW - I'm an EBAY sniper. I do it manually though.;p
there is no listings for 20" tundra wheels, a few for 18s - I don't mind sniping honestly - it's just part of ebay, but it was obviously a 3rd party program because the guy that won hadn't bid at all in 3 days, not even to show any interest.... The thing that pisses me off is this set was LOCAL so i could have literally gone to pick them up..
You'd think living in San Antonio that a set of 20" wheels would be easily had considering the amount of trucks around here, problem is all the illegals buy the base models ;P
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You'd think living in San Antonio that a set of 20" wheels would be easily had considering the amount of trucks around here, problem is all the illegals buy the base models ;P
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You will need your 100 Series caps, any model of them will work (Lexus ones included). Even with wheel spacers, the front grease caps still stick out too much for the Tundra caps. Mess around with it some, see if you come up with something. Did you get them for $800 with tires? If so, good find. It took me over a month to come up on some.
I did, 800$ with tires that had ~58 miles on them - apparently there are two models of the identical 20" wheel one is port installed and the other is factory installed - I went round and round with the parts department guy tyring to make sure the lugs fit until he figured out there were seperate wheels that look identical, one used a little acorn style lug, the factory installed wheels use the same lug nut with the same part # as nearly every toyota truck since like 00
The front caps will definitely not fit, and I actually think the flat fitting cap on the back looks weird, so I'm just going to trim my caps the way you did - My only concern is that they don't really color match, they are a few shades darker (and much more worn)
The other thing different about my truck is that I have the OEM fender flares so they appear to fit under the fender a small bit - a bit different look than the 285/60/18s i had which filled the well up nicely (but road like complete ass)
I can say I am VERY pleasantly surprised at how well the wheels and tires balanced out and ride - I paid for a good road force balance and it literally is a night and day ride quality difference - Now I am just torn with what to do with my 18"s - Might try to sell em on ebay to drop down to 16s for the rough work... dunno..
I also had them test fit some some 285/55/20 BFG AT's - and honestly, they looked f'in sweet - I almost bought them but at 300$ a whack it was just too rich for my blood at the time. but rest assured when i have to replace these bridgestone's that's what I'm doing....
I'll get some pics posted once i get the center cap situation figured out.
edit: Oh - what are you doing for a spare? I have a factory sized spare which is .9in smaller than the current wheel/tire - never been used, original tire in good shape, and balanced out fine today. I thought about maybe using one of my 285/60/18s as a spare since that is nealry identical (.2") sized, although according to toyota and the tire guy .9in is with in spec for tire difference sizes, on my subaru's it was almost like .3-.4 inches so .9 surprises me...
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The front caps will definitely not fit, and I actually think the flat fitting cap on the back looks weird, so I'm just going to trim my caps the way you did - My only concern is that they don't really color match, they are a few shades darker (and much more worn)
The other thing different about my truck is that I have the OEM fender flares so they appear to fit under the fender a small bit - a bit different look than the 285/60/18s i had which filled the well up nicely (but road like complete ass)
I can say I am VERY pleasantly surprised at how well the wheels and tires balanced out and ride - I paid for a good road force balance and it literally is a night and day ride quality difference - Now I am just torn with what to do with my 18"s - Might try to sell em on ebay to drop down to 16s for the rough work... dunno..
I also had them test fit some some 285/55/20 BFG AT's - and honestly, they looked f'in sweet - I almost bought them but at 300$ a whack it was just too rich for my blood at the time. but rest assured when i have to replace these bridgestone's that's what I'm doing....
I'll get some pics posted once i get the center cap situation figured out.
edit: Oh - what are you doing for a spare? I have a factory sized spare which is .9in smaller than the current wheel/tire - never been used, original tire in good shape, and balanced out fine today. I thought about maybe using one of my 285/60/18s as a spare since that is nealry identical (.2") sized, although according to toyota and the tire guy .9in is with in spec for tire difference sizes, on my subaru's it was almost like .3-.4 inches so .9 surprises me...
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I have a my regular stock 16 w/275s for a spare, but if you can fit your 285 in the spare tire storage under the truck I'd put that in there. I always keep a plug kit in my truck too so the only way I'd ever want to mount the spare would be if there were significant damage. I would also guess that many people would be willing to trade your 18's for some 16's, but I'd keep one 18" for a spare if possible. That's what I'd do. My center caps are also a tad darker, but I had recently replaced a couple of them a month or two before I bought the wheels. You could do a quick spray on them if you masked the center off, I just didn't have the patience by the time I got that far. The first thing I noticed was how nicely they ride on the street than my OEM 16" Michelins it was riding on before. It really handles noticeably better and the ride quality seems the same although a bit more stable. I've even been offroad a few times with the Bridgestones. Obviously not a great idea probably, but I was pleasantly suprised at the traction I really did have in a couple tough spots. They will be replaced with at least an A/T tire when it's time but I've got close to 20k on these tires already and they're barely braking a sweat. Let's see some pics of them mounted on your truck when you get a chance.
I got the caps on - but I have to say, at least in the pictures that your dremmel work looks a bit better than mine... from 2 feet away my caps look like they belong but up close you can see they don't quite fit right... I am thinking about trimming them down some more.
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I used an electric sander to do my finished fit.
