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Pura Vida
What an absolute noob
Yea they look like 16 inch split rims. I had some on mine but I swapped them out for OEM 15s on my 45. A lot safer to have USA 15s, especially when changing the tires. The 16s aren’t bad but I think it’s worth changing them out for city racers for a 16 inch rim, or OEM for a 15 inch rim.
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I thought they looked like the old 4Runner wheels. Like these...
I'm liking the tall and skinny profile.
I'm liking the tall and skinny profile.
Pura Vida
What an absolute noob
16 inch split fj40 wheels
Pura Vida
What an absolute noob
The one in OP picture have a crack in the outside part of the rim, indicating it is a split rim. The 4Runner ones are not splitI thought they looked like the old 4Runner wheels. Like these...
I'm liking the tall and skinny profile.
Any way to determine if split rims are OEM Toyota?
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As a collector/restorer of heavy trucks for 49 years now, I say the best way to know if they are OEM Toyota is that drop down section on the ring. What I mean is there are various 'multi-piece wheels' out there but the design of the outer ring on a toyota is FAR superior to Anything else I have seen. A cross section of this ring shows an 'L' shape. As the tire airs up, the bead rises onto this shoulder making it virtually impossible to blow off. Some 'split rims' are very dangerous and have been outlawed since the 70s. Another thing is it is very uncommon to see any 16" multi piece wheel with six lugs other than this toyota wheel. Most of the cruisers I have owned have had their 15" one piece wheels swapped to 16" splits after I made a run to British Columbia to a wrecking yard to prrchase them. I always do the tire mounting myself, they are easy. Taking old ones off, not always easy. I still like them and would use any good ones I come up with. BC is big road salt country, so they aten't always useable.....
