Went back to old school rims, what do ya think?

[fireflyr]

Dude on the right looks like he's auditioning for the Village People, uh........ er.... not that I know who the Village People are........... How 'bout them Bears.

Can't go wrong with Old School.

 

[JohnnyC]

you can find alot of old school rims on these two threads:

https://forum.ih8mud.com/paint-body/225642-land-cruiser-usa-print-brochure-archive.html

https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/194207-all-land-cruisers-manuals-factory-lit-etc.html

 

[llandes]

Here's mine after the black spoke wheels came off and the stockers went on. So much better. Can't decide on hubcaps though. Any thoughts on running them or not?

 

[Martian]

Did anyone else notice this ad says: "...it cruises 85 mph all day"? I cannot imagine cruising around in my '78 FJ40 at 85 mph.

 

[Acadia]

old school

 

[1911]

Did anyone else notice this ad says: "...it cruises 85 mph all day"? I cannot imagine cruising around in my '78 FJ40 at 85 mph.

My '80 might go 85 mph if I drove it off a tall cliff. Though I did just discover today while cleaning the carb that my throttle plate was not opening all the way with the pedal to the floor, so maybe now that I adjusted it, it will do better than the 65 or 70 I've had it up to for short stretches.

 

[destin]

stock rocks

I love the "old school" rims the best.

More photos!!!

 

[ocdbeetle]

Here's mine after the black spoke wheels came off and the stockers went on. So much better. Can't decide on hubcaps though. Any thoughts on running them or not?

Can't believe how much better I like mine with hubcaps...

 

[71AZFJ]

I was going to swap my OEM rims for black steel,but after looking at all the stock tlc i have changed my mind.Thanks for saving me some money . Well not really saving , but what can i buy now instead . ... Oh BTW, stock does look better.

 

[justbecause]

Here are mine freshly rattle canned. Got the stock caps to go with.

what kind of top do you have?

 

[Rigger]

"Dude on the right looks like he's auditioning for the Village People, uh........ er.... not that I know who the Village People are........... How 'bout them Bears."



For the record, I am in favor of the old school look. Toyota got it right. My '70 model had the riveted rims. I unloaded them, and found a set of old school welded disc style rims. I grabbed a set of OEM caps from Ralph Hayes Toyota. I have not had a chance to get it all pulled together yet. This thread gets my heart beating faster. This weekend, I'll bolt 'em on and get a picture and post it up here.

Old School is the way to go!

 

[dx379]

Beautiful work on your 40. The OEM rims look great. As to the rear flare, I decided to paint mine body color, as I couldn't afford to repair/replace the fender wells. Here is a quick job of coloring the flares for you and a shot of Cadet with the painted flares.

Cheers.
Greg

More pictures of the 2nd one anywhere? I love it.

Jonny

 

[fj404life]

Steelies are the way to go fer sure!

 

[SouthBostonFJ40]

I went with the OEM black rims.

 

[PabloCruise]

Steelies are the way to go fer sure!

What size tires are dose?

 

[Fast Eddy]

I went with the OEM black rims.

They're only black from the parts counter. I'd paint 'em gray like they're supposed to be. They'd match the top great.

 

[Living in the Past]

Early - 1966 FJ40-45 had black Rims and "T" moon rims

some time in 67 - 68 Toyota changed to the newer style hub caps and gray rims.

The change to the later hub caps was early in the 69 model year. seen a few 69s that still had the early caps. the 68 model started the grey wheels. My early 68 had grey wheels and early hub caps.

 

[Rigger]

Here's my old school rims with the caps.

 

[Rigger]

Here's no caps.

 

[nick]

old school all the way

here's mine