Looking for suggestions: Lift kits and wheels. (1 Viewer)

[RevISK]

For wheels, Summit sells the Wheels Vintique.

Looks close to the stock wheel, comes in various sizes and is not crazy expensive.

I have a set of 16’s I haven’t mounted tire to yet.

These are 16x8

Wheel Vintiques 12-680604 Wheel Vintiques 12 Series Smoothie Wheels | Summit Racing

Free Shipping - Wheel Vintiques 12 Series Smoothie Wheels with qualifying orders of $109. Shop Wheels at Summit Racing.

www.summitracing.com

 

[White Stripe]

https://www.uswheel.com/wheels/6664/truck/?page=1&id=6664

 

[1911]

3" lift Alcan springs, 33x10.5x15 on stock steelies. Next time I need tires, I'll go to 35x10.5x15.

 

[Skreddy]

For wheels, Summit sells the Wheels Vintique.

Looks close to the stock wheel, comes in various sizes and is not crazy expensive.

I have a set of 16’s I haven’t mounted tire to yet.

These are 16x8

Wheel Vintiques 12-680604 Wheel Vintiques 12 Series Smoothie Wheels | Summit Racing

Free Shipping - Wheel Vintiques 12 Series Smoothie Wheels with qualifying orders of $109. Shop Wheels at Summit Racing.

www.summitracing.com

If you catch a sale from one of the bigger Toyota dealers online, stock wheels come out to about $95 each. Wait until a holiday and catch a sale with free shipping. They come in black. I left them black on my 60 and painted them gray on my 40. Hubcaps from Toyota are about $10-15 each also.

 

[clrussell]

3" lift Alcan springs, 33x10.5x15 on stock steelies. Next time I need tires, I'll go to 35x10.5x15.

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Can you post some more pictures of the rear quarters? They look extra cut and I’ve considered doing that to mine.

You can send PM if you want

 

[Grayscale]

I always suggest that you match the rim width to the tire width. So, a 5.5-inch wide wheel is what came with the Cruiser, and it is what came with my 2wd Datsun 'minitruck.' A wider rim means a taller, wider tire has the correct contact patch pattern. Tires are sold with specs for rim-width. It helps with traction, steering, braking, etc. A race car employs a spoiler, because it imparts weight on the tires, without contributing to its mass, thus maintaining traction. The additional width and diameter, plus load-rating, means bigger tires need more weight, to maintain a similar traction as their stock counterpart. I doubt anyone would notice it unless they are pushing it hard, like a lifted, bigger tire/stock rim Cruiser on rain, doing cones on a track, etc. Folks doing lifts and bigger tires with IFS may not notice it as much, as double wishbone suspension performs camber changes as the suspension flexes - our shopping-cart-like live-beam-axles respond negativley to suspension compression.

I'm happy running the stock rims, suspension, and 215/75/R15 street treads.

 

[B y r o n]

What you need to decide is what type of abuse/driving you intend to do with your rig. That will have a lot to do with what tire and size will fit the need best. Also, decide what look you want for your rig. With all the images out there post an image of what rim you'd like to see on your rig. Once you post what type of driving you want to do and what wheel look you would like, members here would be able to point you in the right direction without pointing out options that you do not like the looks of or do not fit the driving style you are after.

 

[1911]

Can you post some more pictures of the rear quarters? They look extra cut and I’ve considered doing that to mine.

You can send PM if you want

Yep, a previous owner cut them as far up as possible (right up to the braces in the wheel well), and installed plastic flares. I destroyed the flare on the driver's side on a wheeling trip to Mule and Dark Canyons in southern Utah, and just took the other flare off and filled the mounting holes. I would like to take them back to stock some day with some patch panels, but it's a low priority. They look OK from far enough away, but they're pretty rough up close. I'll send you a PM with close up photos.

 

[pbgbottle]

Spring over axle and widened steel wheels and hub caps.

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[beran earms]

Can you tell us a little more about your widened wheels? I want to run stock wheels with hubcaps but am hoping for 34-35". I called to speak to someone and was told about $1000 per wheel to widen them! Hilarious.

 

[rockcod]

Found these 8” widened wheels on offer up for $80, had them sand blasted and powder coated for another $300. Deciding on tires now.

 

[Pighead]

I called to speak to someone and was told about $1000 per wheel to widen them! Hilarious.

Have you called Stockton Wheel?

 

[pbgbottle]

Found these 8” widened wheels on offer up for $80, had them sand blasted and powder coated for another $300. Deciding on tires now.

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The back spacing looks big have you test fit them on your cruiser yet.

 

[pbgbottle]

Can you tell us a little more about your widened wheels? I want to run stock wheels with hubcaps but am hoping for 34-35". I called to speak to someone and was told about $1000 per wheel to widen them! Hilarious.

If you’re asking me I paid $150 Canadian cash per wheel widened to 15x10. Stock backspacing. . They cut them and added a ring to the wheel.

 

[rockcod]

The back spacing looks big have you test fit them on your cruiser yet.

Yep, I’m running fj60 axles.

 

[NicksFJ40]

I have the Hell Creek 2 1/2”, Billstein shocks, 34x10.50 Swampers on widened OEM wheels.

Also widened a set on my sprung over 60.

Bolton’s Classic Wheels in Gardena CA.

 

[beran earms]

That looks great! Can anyone point me in the right direction to have my stock wheels widened? I'm in NH

 

[Vintij74]

Stockton Wheel went permanently out of business a few years ago. Their shop made my steelies into 16x10, so I could fit E rated MTs. I've had to straighten them twice for being out of round after slipping sideways off rocks. Been happy w Cooper STT Pro, 35x12.

I found Pico Wheel in Ventura County (CA) can cut/weld new barrels in 8, 10" widths. I'm going back to an 8" width. Looks like Bolton does nice work as well

Enjoy whatever you choose

 

[iliketrucks]

Stockton Wheel Service, Inc. | Tire & Wheel Accessories - https://www.stocktonwheel.com/ their website is still up

 

[Pighead]

Stockton Wheel Service, Inc. | Tire & Wheel Accessories - https://www.stocktonwheel.com/ their website is still up

But the phone number doesn't work. Other car forums indicate they closed in 2011 and are still closed. Not a pleasant read. Darn.