FJ wheels on 80 series

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Nay said:
Why would you have to grind the wheel studs with a standard 1" spacer?
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The stock studs are ~1-1/8" long. Most of the stock alloys have hollows in the correct places, so work fine with 1" spacers. Most steel wheels are flat, so need thicker spacers or modified studs.
 
Tools R Us said:
The stock studs are ~1-1/8" long. Most of the stock alloys have hollows in the correct places, so work fine with 1" spacers. Most steel wheels are flat, so need thicker spacers or modified studs.
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Of course, completely forgot that.
 
I found a set of fjc rims for a good price. Was thinking about painting them to look something like VCCruzr's rig. Problem is my rig is stock, i.e. no lift. What size tyres do you think I could get away with on the new rims?
The tyre pressure sensors are also still installed. Could these be used in some way on an fj80. IOW, what receiver/monitor would I need to have for a tpms tyre sensor?

Thanks, jt
 
I was running 285/75's on FJC wheels on my '91 with no lift. There are pics of it in the bumper thread and wheels thread here in the 80 section.
 
1996LandCruiser said:
I found a set of fjc rims for a good price. Was thinking about painting them to look something like VCCruzr's rig. Problem is my rig is stock, i.e. no lift. What size tyres do you think I could get away with on the new rims?
The tyre pressure sensors are also still installed. Could these be used in some way on an fj80. IOW, what receiver/monitor would I need to have for a tpms tyre sensor?

Thanks, jt
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I ran 285/75/16 (33's) before my lift. You will like the look and no problems for stock without a lift. Post the pictures when your done. :cheers:


EDIT: I ran 285/75/16 on my stock wheels. On the FJ wheels you would need 285/70/17
 
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Flank said:
HIJACK ON

What tires are those, never seen em before.


HIJACK OFF.
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BF Goodrich. Custom race cut tires from a Pro 2 Truck. They're cheap and work well.
 
Lug nuts!

I swapped my 91 factory wheels with a set of 07 17" FJ wheels, and the one thing I've notice no one ever mentions is that the newer wheels require a different style lug nut than the older wheels. Same pitch, but the newer style fits into the hole rather than sitting on top of the hole.
 
Lug centric versus Hub centric - the lugs center the wheel.
 
Correct, the lug centric wheels on the FJC require using the acorn style lug nut (tapered versus stepped).
 
I think the answer is no but will my 94 FZJ80 absolutely require spacers to accommodate FJ Cruiser 17" wheels with stock tires? I know this was answered here as no, but is anyone actually running FJC wheels without spacers on an 80.

Thanks
 
No. Wheel will physically bolt on without interference. It will sit 1” onboard of stock and may induce interference on articulation but from experience it is minimal esp with smaller tires.


Will look fine. Esp if you are flareless. With flares it looks a lil puny but that judgement would be yours.
 
It looks weird without spacers. I tried a set of Sequoia wheels (17x7.5") from my old 2004 sequoia. They bolt on fine but the track width of the truck is so narrow. These have the same backspacing as all of the other IFS toyota trucks I believe.
 
DiscoCam said:
It looks weird without spacers. I tried a set of Sequoia wheels (17x7.5") from my old 2004 sequoia. They bolt on fine but the track width of the truck is so narrow. These have the same backspacing as all of the other IFS toyota trucks I believe.
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You do lose an inch off each side so 2 of track width. But without her 2” flares they line up well and don’t look so out of place.

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@LockedCollector disco is right and the sequoia have same backspacing as the FJC and most all toy truck ifs wheels.

Not stock but that’s a pic of sequoias and no spacers.
 
Looks nice. Thanks for all the input!
 
Looks great with big tires and no flares. 👌
 
I'm wondering if anyone who has gone to a narrower Toyota rim like the FJ Cruiser or Sequoia has experienced the truck being less stable. Can you post your thoughts/experience with that? I love that my 80 feels very planted and I think the wide track (and that I don't have anything on the roof) helps with that. I'd be concerned that narrowing my track will make the truck less stable and more tippy.
Thoughts/experiences with that?
 
I run FJC 17x7.5 steelies on a lot of what I build around here. It is a real popular wheel.
This is my wife's 80 with rock rings and BFG 34x10.5. Very stable on the road

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FJC steelie with OEM Toyota caps. I modified chevy clips and welded 6 per wheel

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This is a 60 body on an 80 roller with FJC steelies BFG 34x10.5x17 Drives like a dream. has a 6.0L and Tremec 5 speed to a split case with twin sticks

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