Recently, a stupid good deal on full front and rear four wheel Stoptech big brake kits crossed my path. Unfortunately, a little research into the kits gave a minimum wheel diameter requirement of 20", and that is something that just won't fit into the requirements needed for this rig. An 18" wheel, though, that will still fit with the desired sidewall height. Stoptech supplies a nice brake kit clearance template that can be printed out at home. After a couple of attempts, a template with proper dimensions was produced, and transferred to some cardboard.
So on to trial fitting... upon shoving said template inside a stock Tundra 18" cast alloy wheel, it was very apparent that it was not going to fit in the radial plane. It's not even close, and even with a 1.25" spacer pushing the wheel outward, it's still a big negative. Then the forged 18" TRD BBS wheel came out! Knowing that the smaller 17" TRD Rock Warrior version has special high clearance barrels that clear a 355mm system, my hopes were high for fitting. Unfortunately, the template didn't quite clear the inner bump. However, with a 1.25"spacer (giving a 28mm offset) there appears to be just enough room in the tightest spot - it exceeds Stoptech's minimum of 2mm. Everywhere else is WFO, with room for wheel weights and all.
Now, nothing here is in stone until the kits arrive and all is physically bolted up and test driven. I prefer stock offsets, but a measurement in the +30mm area should prove successful, it has in the past... So right now, things look very good for fitting up some serious brakes on the 200 Series with an 18" wheel. Six piston calipers up front with 380 x 35mm rotors, and four piston with 380 x 32mm out back. The stock ebrake is retained.
So on to trial fitting... upon shoving said template inside a stock Tundra 18" cast alloy wheel, it was very apparent that it was not going to fit in the radial plane. It's not even close, and even with a 1.25" spacer pushing the wheel outward, it's still a big negative. Then the forged 18" TRD BBS wheel came out! Knowing that the smaller 17" TRD Rock Warrior version has special high clearance barrels that clear a 355mm system, my hopes were high for fitting. Unfortunately, the template didn't quite clear the inner bump. However, with a 1.25"spacer (giving a 28mm offset) there appears to be just enough room in the tightest spot - it exceeds Stoptech's minimum of 2mm. Everywhere else is WFO, with room for wheel weights and all.
Now, nothing here is in stone until the kits arrive and all is physically bolted up and test driven. I prefer stock offsets, but a measurement in the +30mm area should prove successful, it has in the past... So right now, things look very good for fitting up some serious brakes on the 200 Series with an 18" wheel. Six piston calipers up front with 380 x 35mm rotors, and four piston with 380 x 32mm out back. The stock ebrake is retained.
