Rims for a 80, what works and is weight an issue? (1 Viewer)

[Anders]

So you see, my 80 is a DD and I have MTs on at the moment. I was thinking to preserve my off road tires for off road, reduce highway noise, and perhaps get a little better gas milage by having a second set of rims and mounting street tires on them.

I've been looking around and Land Cruiser rims are expensive I have found Forerunner, Sequoia, etc. rims for less though. Would these work? Same bolt pattern, seems that they would. But can they handle they increased weight of the 80? And so my question: "can you and is it safe to run a rims like those on a 80?"

And yes, I tried searching

 

[Sno bored]

I think backspacing is the issue you need to watch for. Not enough backspace and the rims won't fit.

 

[Doc]

You can cure shallow backspace issues with spacers. Yes, they can handle the weight. You will find, however, that 80 rims are wider than most other toyota rims. If you're running skinny tires on the street for better milage, it's not an issue, but don't put your offroad tires on the skinny wheels. Unless your offroad tires are skinny as well.

 

[Anders]

Hmm, thanks Does anyone know the necessary (or minimum) width requirement to avoid using a spacer on a 80? IIRC, the 80 rim is 16 x 8. The forerunner rims I was looking at were 16 x 7. Would a spacer be necessary?

 

[alkaline747trio]

Hmm, thanks Does anyone know the necessary (or minimum) width requirement to avoid using a spacer on a 80? IIRC, the 80 rim is 16 x 8. The forerunner rims I was looking at were 16 x 7. Would a spacer be necessary?

Depends on the backspacing...4.5" is factory back spacing, any wheel with that will fit, a 7" rim with 4" backspacing will keep the factory track width.

You can cure shallow backspace issues with spacers. Yes, they can handle the weight. You will find, however, that 80 rims are wider than most other toyota rims. If you're running skinny tires on the street for better milage, it's not an issue, but don't put your offroad tires on the skinny wheels. Unless your offroad tires are skinny as well.

That's not always true, and with a narrower rim you will hold a bead at lower pressures, it's possible that the sidewall will be a little more vulnerable and it's possible you'll have some wear issues... Sticking with a tire no wider than a 315 or 12.5" and 35" tall or less and you should be fine, a tire larger than 35" and you can get away with more tire width.

 

[ginericLC]

Hmm, thanks Does anyone know the necessary (or minimum) width requirement to avoid using a spacer on a 80? IIRC, the 80 rim is 16 x 8. The forerunner rims I was looking at were 16 x 7. Would a spacer be necessary?

Probably not, You might be slightly narrowing your track width with the combination of backspacing and narrower rim. But I don't see any lift in your sig line and 265 muds are small, if you were planning on a small AT I wouldn't hesitate to run the 4Runner rim on an unlifted truck without a spacer.

 

[Tools R Us]

I have 7.5x17" Tundra's on mine, with smaller tires they would fit without issue, no spacers, etc needed.

 

[Anders]

Yup, questions answered.

Thanks all

 

[Bluedog]

I have an 8 in. rim with 4 in. backspacing

I have seen may stock rims for sale in the classified section.

Hope this helps.

B.

 

[landtoy80]

Is the issue about back spacing clearance with the tyre or wheel?

 

[alkaline747trio]

Too much back spacing and your track width is too narrow and/or you rub the caliper or something else on the nuckle

too little and you're eating flare/fender

 

[Brian Macgyver]

Yup!! Kevin's truck is HANDSOME with the 37's and Tundra wheels. It has a nice stance with the lift and tall tires. I still have heart patter when I see a white 80.
If you just want some city wheels you can go to Discount Tire or Pep Boys and get steel spokers or holeys in the stock size and offset pretty cheap. They cost more than they used to with China using up all the steel, but they are still not too high. They can order the stock offset and all.
Do you really want to jack up the truck and change wheels every time you leave pavement? I am not you and you are not me, but I cannot see me doing that. I live in a small metro where most 4x4's are not mall cruisers. We use our trucks most weekends. We will not change tires every Friday night! I just can't imagine myself doing that every week. I thought about it and rejected the idea. The Nittos will have to do double duty.

 

[Walking Eagle]

Hmm, thanks Does anyone know the necessary (or minimum) width requirement to avoid using a spacer on a 80? IIRC, the 80 rim is 16 x 8. The forerunner rims I was looking at were 16 x 7. Would a spacer be necessary?

no. I ran 16x7 JJ rims off a Taco limited, no issues - other than with 265's they are dwarfed by the 80.

 

[hks3sgte]

Anyone know the part number for the Tundra/Tacoma steelies?

 

[mnwolftrack]

I had 1997 4Runner wheels on my '96 FZJ-80 for a few weeks. They looked great and fit with 265/75R16's on them, but the problem was the center caps. The center hole of the stock 80 wheels are very "thick" because of the hubs. The 4runner/tacoma wheels are much thinner, and their center caps will not fit over the 80 hubs. There would need to be about 1-2 more inches of wheel thickness at the hub in order to fit. There was not a way to trim to fit either. I chose not to stay with the 16x7 4Runner wheels because I didn't want to expose the 12mm nuts, cone washers, etc... to the elements and road salt. Otherwise, they fit fine. The width difference of the 80 wheels vs. 4runner wheels is a bit noticable, as the 4runner wheels are 1" narrower and are tucked in a bit more.

 

[hks3sgte]

Maybe cDan can help me out with the part number for the 16x7s. Locally I have only found them for about $55 each.

How much do they list for? Or does anyone know a good (cheap) source for them? Thanks!

 

[FZJ80_YV]

HKS3SGTE: You have the part number?

 

[hks3sgte]

Nope. No part number... a local tire shop only has two available $20 each. They're looking for another 3 for me. I still need the part number. ANyone?