Advice on wheels

[tfarchio]

So, I almost bought a set of 2019 or 2020 TRD Pro Tundra wheels during Toyota's big sale (thanks to everyone who responded to my last post), but I got cold feet at the last minute because I really don't want to deal with special cleaning procedures for the matte finish. I looked more into it and got scared by some of the pictures people were posting about how they ruined the finish, and that even a touchless car wash is ill-advised. Admittedly, in the New England winter, since the water at my house is shut off, I have to wash off the salt at the touchless car wash. It's just soap and water, and it would probably be fine, but knowing myself, it would cause concern every time.

There's some debate online about different versions of essentially the same wheel. The PT960-34190-02 might have a satin finish, while the PT960-34190-F2 has a matte finish. The 2020 wheel—PT960-34200-02—also has a matte finish. In addition, it has several differences from the prior year, including blacked-out BBS and TRD badging and a switch from Pro to TRD branding. Can anyone confirm if the 34190-02 and the 34910-F2 have different finishes? Maybe someone who ordered or was mistakenly sent the wrong version? Or perhaps a dealer? I found one picture of a side-by-side, and they definitely appear to have different finishes. However, on most Toyota sites, they're both listed as having a Matte finish. There are a few sites that explicitly state that one has more of a satin finish, but again, it isn't very clear.

Alternatively, I'm seriously considering a set of Braid Winrace T wheels. The main issue is that their offset is somewhere between +50 and +52. I would like to keep it as close to stock as possible. It only pushes the tires out by a quarter of an inch, which I'm fine with, but I don't want to mess up the handling or put extra strain on my suspension. I have some suspension mods, but I usually lean toward trusting Toyota's engineers, so I don't want to stray too far from OEM specs. Is anyone running these that can comment on this? Or maybe someone with a similar or more aggressive offset can ease my concerns? ChatGPT says the +50 offset should be fine, but I am hoping to get some real data from people who have these wheels.

I also looked into Evo Corse Dakar wheels. The offset is even more aggressive at +45. I haven't seen many complaints about them on this forum, though, which leads me to believe that offset would also be okay.

My LC is from 2016. I'm running Toyo AT3 tires in 285/65/18 on stock wheels. I also have Dobinsons MRR shocks with a 2-inch lift and SPC upper control arms.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Supra Turbo]

You're overthinking it with regards to the offset, the +50 is more than fine in fact its basically what the rock warrior wheels have. Imo, anything +35-45 is ideal with a 2" lift.

Im currently running 285/65/18s on +25 offset with no rubbing, 2" lift, but with stock uca's. The aftermarket ucas move the wheels closer to the body mounts, which can become an issue with lower offsets and bigger tires.

 

[TimCFJ40]

+50 offset is the offset of the Toyota spec'ed Rock Warriors, which were paired with 285/70R17 Tires (~33"Dia)
the Braid Winraces with 285/65R18 tires would be almost exactly the same offset and diameter as the Toyota Rock Warrior package.

 

[tfarchio]

Those responses are very helpful. Thanks. That's what I was thinking (or overthinking), but it's good to hear that the +50 is used on the rock warriors.

Anyone out there running Braid wheels? If so, do you have any pictures? It's tough to find pics with the various colors. My truck is magnetic gray, so I'm thinking Anthracite or maybe black.

 

[jlm43]

As a fellow New Englander, I prefer the original style TRD Pro rims. They look like the standard TRD rims but all black. They can also be found for well under $1,000 for the set of four.

The new style Pro rims that you were looking at leave a lot of the caliper and rotor visible, and those bits are usually brown after a few New England winters. Maybe it's just me but the calipers seem to stand out less on the older style.

I ended up with the dark charcoal gray version off of a 2021 Tundra Trail SE.

 

[tfarchio]

As a fellow New Englander, I prefer the original style TRD Pro rims. They look like the standard TRD rims but all black. They can also be found for well under $1,000 for the set of four.

The new style Pro rims that you were looking at leave a lot of the caliper and rotor visible, and those bits are usually brown after a few New England winters. Maybe it's just me but the calipers seem to stand out less on the older style.

I ended up with the dark charcoal gray version off of a 2021 Tundra Trail SE.

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Those look great, and it's good to know they've been surviving the New England weather. Thanks for the pic.

 

[dudemancool1904]

You are way overthinking this.
Firstly go with your gut.
But practically speaking, I wouldn’t pay a premium for any of these OEM wheels. Yea the BBS ones are factory forged and lighter than stock but I got 5 for like $325 per wheel. I wouldn’t spend more than that. The reason I like these wheels is they are OEM, lighter, stronger, and don’t compromise scrub radius/steering/handling. But I wouldn’t pay $600/wheel for them lol.


Second those other wheels pictured were on the tundra TRD Off road package. Maybe not as bling as the BBS ones but a solid choice and very reasonably priced used. I’ve seen sets for as cheap as $500.

Third there’s no special cleaning procedure with the matte wheels. Like I said I’ve wheeled 20k on street and off road, sand, mud, rocks, ice, snow, etc and they clean up like a normal wheel. You just need a matte paint cleaner like chemical guys, Adam’s, or Dr Beasley’s for $15 to bring the finish back after a soapy wash. That’s it. If you’re that paranoid get them ceramic coated.

Both the braid and corse wheels are great choices. Don’t forget to get a spare. 17s are great for a lot of reasons namely more sidewall, more choices, and better prices than 18”