Facts, opinions, just want to add to the knowledge pool. Never heard of any problems with OEM so are most changing for what they consider "better looking" wheels?
OEM wheel quality versus replacement wheels
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I believe so. Unless your needing something fully forged the OEM wheels look great and are more than up to the task.
It's kind of nice the 100s are a 5x150 as there aren't as many hideous wheels being run on them.
I hate seeing all the Tacomas with just terrible wheel selections on them. I know I know, to each his own but honestly there are a lot of things in the world that really should be understood as
"Just because you can doesn't mean you should!"
My issue is I can't get Toyota to let me order a Federally Compliant steel wheel for my cruiser that is available in another country. Come on already.
It's kind of nice the 100s are a 5x150 as there aren't as many hideous wheels being run on them.
I hate seeing all the Tacomas with just terrible wheel selections on them. I know I know, to each his own but honestly there are a lot of things in the world that really should be understood as
"Just because you can doesn't mean you should!"
My issue is I can't get Toyota to let me order a Federally Compliant steel wheel for my cruiser that is available in another country. Come on already.
For example?
Toyota alloys seem to be good quality, have a modest weight, and I have never seen one fail. Replacements cheap used.
Forged wheels offer great strength with big weight savings that benefit suspension, overall performance, and drivetrain wear. Most truck owners don't really consider them because they are $$. With all the steel and gear people put on these trucks saving 10 pounds a wheel probably seems insignificant to the money spent for forged rims.
Cast aftermarket are a crap shoot. Most are made in China so they don't have the same quality standards that a Japanese manufacture would. The offsets that are offered in our sizes are not optimum but, they will work. The big draw for me is cosmetic in this category. Finding an option that weighs as much as a stock cast wheel is tough. Most cast aftermarket wheels are quite heavy and when adding big rubber you can add a bunch of extra weight. Harder on the suspension parts, slower acceleration, harder on drive train, and increased braking distance.
It's no surprise that most hard core off roaders stick with the stock wheels. The offsets work well with big rubber and they perform well. I recently got some Fuel Trophy's +20 with 275/70/18 ko2's. The wheel weighs same as stock and quality seems good. I bought this set up because I liked the way it looked and how solid the truck felt with the wider stance. If I was wheeling this truck on a very regular basis I would swap back to my stockers.
Forged wheels offer great strength with big weight savings that benefit suspension, overall performance, and drivetrain wear. Most truck owners don't really consider them because they are $$. With all the steel and gear people put on these trucks saving 10 pounds a wheel probably seems insignificant to the money spent for forged rims.
Cast aftermarket are a crap shoot. Most are made in China so they don't have the same quality standards that a Japanese manufacture would. The offsets that are offered in our sizes are not optimum but, they will work. The big draw for me is cosmetic in this category. Finding an option that weighs as much as a stock cast wheel is tough. Most cast aftermarket wheels are quite heavy and when adding big rubber you can add a bunch of extra weight. Harder on the suspension parts, slower acceleration, harder on drive train, and increased braking distance.
It's no surprise that most hard core off roaders stick with the stock wheels. The offsets work well with big rubber and they perform well. I recently got some Fuel Trophy's +20 with 275/70/18 ko2's. The wheel weighs same as stock and quality seems good. I bought this set up because I liked the way it looked and how solid the truck felt with the wider stance. If I was wheeling this truck on a very regular basis I would swap back to my stockers.
Amen on the saying of, "just because you can.."
I've had my '02 since new. I've always liked the stock wheels but, as each year goes by, that feeling only increases given how rare a 16" wheel is these days on a truck or SUV.
Plus, I'm an old sports car guy. If the brake rotor doesn't visually fill the wheel, then either you need smaller wheels or bigger brakes!
I've had my '02 since new. I've always liked the stock wheels but, as each year goes by, that feeling only increases given how rare a 16" wheel is these days on a truck or SUV.
Plus, I'm an old sports car guy. If the brake rotor doesn't visually fill the wheel, then either you need smaller wheels or bigger brakes!
42601-60610
42601-60620
42611-60020
These are all 5x150 LC wheels,
I have other numbers written down for the 17" steel off a 200 series but don't have them in front of me.
Honestly what I want is a second set of the regular 16" 98-02 hundy wheels to get powered coated. Seems to be the best usable option for me.
I would love a set of the SCS F-5s, but with a zero offset I need to look into it a little more as it's going to position my tires about 2" outside of there stance now. Seems a bit much to me but I could be wrong. Heck it may be the best thing for my SE flares anyways, lol...
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