Wheel and Tire suggestions for my 1976 FJ40. just finishing up.

[406mud]

HI Guys, My 1976 FJ40 has 16 " welded wheels with disk brakes.
Im looking for wheel and tire suggestions.

 

[1911]

HI Guys, My 1976 FJ40 has 16 " welded wheels with disk brakes.
Im looking for wheel and tire suggestions.

If you want to stay with 16" wheels and don't mind the cost, City Racer's wheels would be my first choice:

16" Wheels / Rims for Land Cruiser FJ40 FJ45 FJ55 FJ60 - https://www.cityracerllc.com/products/16-wheel-for-toyota-land-cruiser-fj40-fj45-fj60-70-series

For quite a bit less cost, the stock 15" steel wheels are still available at Toyota dealers and are a popular choice.

Both of these accept the stock hub caps for the traditional look. If you want something less traditional, the sky's the limit.

As for tires, most guys run some form of AT or MT tire. 10.5x33x15 are possibly the most common/popular choice for the stock 15" wheels, if you have a lift installed. You'll have more size choices with 16" wheels.

 

[4Cruisers]

Which 16-inch wheels are you running? I can't tell from the photo. On my '86 FJ60 I'm running the 70-Series 16-inch wheels with BFG LT235/85R16 ATs. They are about 32 inches tall. I like the tall skinny look, and it suits the type of driving I do. I think that tire size is about the maximum you could go on an FJ40 without a lift. The BFG 30X9.50R15 ATs look good on my pretty much stock '76 FJ40, a little taller than the original tire size.

 

[B y r o n]

What exactly are you looking for in your new wheel/tire combination? Are you looking for stock look or are you wanting something totally different.

 

[Pura Vida]

BFG makes the best AT tire, and a very good MT tire. I think almost everyone can agree BFG is one of the best tire choices

BFG KO2 for all terrain

BFG KM3 for mud terrain


All terrain is better for city driving, mud terrain is better off-road. If you don’t plan on going off-roading a lot, I would suggest sticking with BFG KO2

 

[merbesfield]

16” City Racer w BFG KO2

 

[Land Rover]

Which 16-inch wheels are you running? I can't tell from the photo. On my '86 FJ60 I'm running the 70-Series 16-inch wheels with BFG LT235/85R16 ATs. They are about 32 inches tall. I like the tall skinny look, and it suits the type of driving I do. I think that tire size is about the maximum you could go on an FJ40 without a lift. The BFG 30X9.50R15 ATs look good on my pretty much stock '76 FJ40, a little taller than the original tire size.

Dear Sir: I am living with and working with the same or similar problem. I am looking for a 16 X 6" wheel for use with a 235/85R16 tire. So far, the wheels I have found are "trailer-type" wheels with a "zero offset." Do you know if these will work in the back of a stock FJ/BJ 40?

 

[jim land]

Look at this

Steel Wheel Tech

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[Sky King]

I've got big fat 33's on black wagon wheels that are practically new that came with my 40. luckily the 15 '' stock wheels came with it when I bought it and they are now prepped for paint. My next big purchase will be some skinny tires for the stock steelies and some stock hubcaps to go with them.

 

[4Cruisers]

Dear Sir: I am living with and working with the same or similar problem. I am looking for a 16 X 6" wheel for use with a 235/85R16 tire. So far, the wheels I have found are "trailer-type" wheels with a "zero offset." Do you know if these will work in the back of a stock FJ/BJ 40?

I'm pretty sure that you need wheels with some offset, at least -0.25" IIRC. I finally bit the bullet and bought the new 70-Series wheels.

 

[Land Rover]

I'm pretty sure that you need wheels with some offset, at least -0.25" IIRC. I finally bit the bullet and bought the new 70-Series wheels.

Thank you for your input and insight. I will take this into consideration; however, I received input from a Canadian fellow who has "zero offset" 16 X 6" trailer wheels mounted on his BJ42 with 7:50 X16 tires, and he says that they fit/work all right, so it is a problem as to how to measure/make sure - one way or the other.