15" wheels

[cruisertom911]

I have a set of 15"x8" Mickey Thompson wheels w/ a 33x12.5 X-Terrrain on my 4-Runner, will these fit on the 80? Someone said they might hit part of the caliper and that it is nothing that a little grinding can't take care of. Any of ya'll run 15" wheels?

 

[sseaman]

the 91's had them

 

[chitown40]

On your 80, most likely not.

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

It is unlikely that they will fit. Most 15's do not fit, especially aluminum ones. A few steel wheels will fit, including those from a stock FJ60, but not many. This is pretty much a case of trial and error.

Give it a shot and let us know. BTW, if you are going to have problems, you will most likely have them in the rear.

sseaman, 91-92's had semi-floating axles and drum brakes in the rear. That's why the 15's fit.

Ary

 

[cruisertom911]

Just spoke w/ a mechanic friend who is in our club and he said the top of the caliper has a small hump on it and you just smooth it down w/ a grinder and the wheels should fit. Should being the key word. I'll post up some pics when I put the wheels on and we'll see how it goes.

 

[firetruck41]

I wouldn't personally grind down anything on my brake system just to fit a wheel, but, to each his own.

 

[cruisertom911]

If grinding that part off will affect the overall braking, it ain't coming off and the whels will be for sale. I will not compromise the brakes to get wheels to fit. However, if the part of the caliper has enough material behind it and there is no problem taking that material off then I will post results.

 

[Junk]

There's been a lot of threads about grinding down the rear calipers. It's usually not "just a tad" but frequently much more than that. Enough so that most prefer not to take a chance. Plus you get more roll with the 15's help keep folks with their 16's. Just fyi.

 

[cruisertom911]

Thanks for all ya'lls input. I was unsure of how much was to be taken off, if its quite a bit, I won't do it.

 

[Dusty]

if the fit is close perhaps a 1-1.5 inch wheel spacer will get the wheel away from the disk. prepare for rub at the plaster fender things

 

[senorscott]

i had the exact same problem with my lx and tried grinding but never got them to work. i had to end up selling 5 new rims and tires. it sucks... i know. i had the 15x8 rims on my '91 80 but they dont fit on my '97 lx450 because of the disc brakes. sorry dude

 

[cruisertom911]

Dusty- thanks for your post. I'm gonna do the reseach b4 the grinder comes out. The last thing I'm gonna do is compromise the brakes b/c I want to mount a set of wheels that I already have. I've got kids and it ain't f$#@in' worth it. I'll post if the out come is positive and they fit. Every wheel is different and the insides have diffenert patterns and how he wheel fits. My steels wheels on my 40 seem to have a different pattern inside. Now they are 15x10. So...I will let ya'll know

 

[cruisertom911]

senorscott-damn... well, I will see what happens. The one I would like to mount will fit on my 40 and I'll sell the steel ones that are one there. but I still have 4 new tires. Maybe they will end up on here somewhere. Never know

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Steel wheels are thinner and have a better chance of fitting IMO. Perhaps the 40 wheels will fit.

 

[cruisertom911]

I'm gonna see which ones fit the best, if at all. Arya, you are probably right about the steels. They actually have a better BS than the alum ones. Besides the tires sizes are the same and the blk rock crawlers might look better anyway. Thanks for that suggestion. I'll let ya'll know

 

[Kalawang]

Curently, I have 15" rims mounted on my old 80 with 33" yoko M/T's. The early 80's went out stock with 15" rims and slightly smaller rotors. Later versions, I don't know at what year, came stock with 16" rims and slightly larger rotors.

If you already have the rims, why not mount them and see if they turn without issues ? If you have an old 80, you might be one like me.


Kalawang

 

[alkaline747trio]

Kalawag, '93+ had 16's in the states.