GX470 wheels on a '95 FJZ80

[murphy917]

Looking to replace my OEMs as they are all corroded and need to be blasted and powder coated, which I am just too lazy to do... What do you guys think about these GX470 wheels. They appear to fit but was wondering what you guys think. What about the factory wheelcovers? or would the Lexus ones fit? Didnt see anything after searching for a while so thought I'd toss this out there for discussion. It is for my Daily Driver 1995 FJZ80
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice.

 

[MLX450]

Same bolt pattern. I don'tknow the offset though. It might fit, go give it a try and post some pics!

 

[FirstToy]

I have those wheels in the for sale section- all 5 w/ caps

they are 17x7.5, 25
Someone here had 4th gen 4R wheels on their 80 (same bs) and several have the Tundra 17's- (not sure but the Tundras are same or very close offset)

 

[murphy917]

I looked on the for sale board and didnt see them? I only need the rims, what are you asking? Any idea on shipping to NC? 27101? thanks for the info....

 

[FirstToy]

oops, they are in the 'parts' section. I'll PM you.

Also, I believe you can run them straight but they look good w/ spacers to make it look yoked out.

 

[lx450landcruiser]

ill be intrested in your old corroded wheels

 

[murphy917]

I'm going to keep the old ones and put some off road tires on them. Looking for some better looking rims to use for now as it is my daily driver until I decide what car to get and use my 80 for what it was meant for.... I'll keep you in mind in case I decide to sell them though.

 

[jfz80]

There is a guy in town here who has him on his 450, or whats left of it. they looked good and didnt seem to sit as inboard as the tundra wheels i have. think he scored for 286 shipped NY to greensboro w/ tires off ebay.

( you drive up/down hwy 68 much, saw a nice 60 last week, UNCG stickers? )

 

[syrinxstar]

oops, they are in the 'parts' section. I'll PM you.

Also, I believe you can run them straight but they look good w/ spacers to make it look yoked out.

You wouldn't want to run them straight. I bought some a while back and fitted them to my rig. They sit in too far. I didn't want to deal with spacers so I sold them.

 

[hoch]

Just by looking at them, you can tell that they will be sitting too far into the fenders. I wouldn't do this. I would much prefer the LX/LC-80 wheels to the 100's any day of the week.

 

[rugbypike11]

Weird bump, but I found this thread while researching a wheel purchase and I wanted to give a more definitive answer for anybody considering GX470 wheels as a solution. I was struggling to find 80 series OEM wheels nearby and found a good deal on a set of black powder coated GX wheels and tires. Most of what I could find on the internet said you need at least a 1 inch/25 mm spacer to run the GX wheels on an 80. Bought the wheels and tires earlier this week, ordered the 1 inch spacer, and just got them all installed this morning.

The wheels themselves look fine, but I like the OEM wheels better and I would stick with OEM 80 series wheels if I was keeping the LX450. You WON'T be able to use the GX hubcaps with a 1 inch spacer. I think you'd need AT LEAST 1.5 inch spacer, and maybe 2 inches if you wanted to use the GX hubcabs in both the front and rear (see pictures below). Surprisingly, the front hub caps were closer to fitting with the 1 inch spacers than the back hubs.

On a somewhat related note, after running 285 or 315s, I forgot how wimpy the stock 265 sized tires look. These wheels would probably look better with 33s.

Back wheels with hubcaps not fitting:

Front wheels with hubcaps not fitting:

 

[YVRYota]

You wouldn't want to run them straight. I bought some a while back and fitted them to my rig. They sit in too far. I didn't want to deal with spacers so I sold them.

what was the issue? Rubbing or something else, or just didn't like the looks?

what size tire were you running?

 

[YVRYota]

On a somewhat related note, after running 285 or 315s, I forgot how wimpy the stock 265 sized tires look. These wheels would probably look better with 33s.

Did you end up keeping them? I'm in the same situation OEMs are hard to find locally. I intent to go a size down from current 35x12.5, likely 305/70R17, on stock gears.

 

[syrinxstar]

what was the issue? Rubbing or something else, or just didn't like the looks?

what size tire were you running?

HA -- I honestly don't even remember this. I'm sure it was more looks than rubbing. I probably had a 31" tire on there. I do wish I never sold that rig now but the 100 is great too.

 

[rugbypike11]

Did you end up keeping them? I'm in the same situation OEMs are hard to find locally. I intent to go a size down from current 35x12.5, likely 305/70R17, on stock gears.

I sold the rig. Not sure if the buyer kept the old wheels or not.