WTB - One 16" steel wheel with clips

[flatlandhj]

Location

United States

I'm switching out my white wagon wheels for steelies. I was able to find 4 in excellent condition locally with perfect hub caps. I'm now looking for just one more pretty looking one to round out the set before I paint. If you have one clean one that can end up in Florida without costing and arm and a leg, please let me know.

 

[67azcruizr]

16" with clips? post up what you have

 

[flatlandhj]

It was a local Craig's List find. These were apparently pulled off a cruiser early and stacked for many years. The caps are dirty in this pic, but in very good condition with original paint.

 

[JohnnyC]

there are 16" steelies with clips...but...those look like 15" it says 30x9.5r15lt on the tire?

 

[flatlandhj]

Sometimes it takes just the right question to make you think a bit. As soon as I purchased these I dropped them off for media blasting and primer to get them out of the garage, and never had the reason to look back at the pic I took that night. As I just posted above, I saw the 15" reference on the tire. Whoops.

 

[flatlandhj]

I may now need some style opinions. I planned to go to a steel wheel look, but with a drop from 16s to 15s I'll have to get new tires at the same time I do the switch. Does anyone have a 45 with 15 inch steel wheels, caps, and a stock suspension that could show me what it would look like with your specific tire size? The wagons are OK and I could re-use, but I think I like the classic look a little better.

 

[daniel.watters]

Go with grey 16" splits.... would look perfect with mustard.

 

[flatlandhj]

I went to the paint shop and took another look at the wheels. There may be a different measurement technique, but they look like 16s to me. So...I think I'm still in the market for one more...

 

[Living in the Past]

You put a tire with 16" opening and it will slip right off that wheel. You measure the wheel from the flat inside the wheel.

 

[flatlandhj]

Learning new things. Thanks!

 

[Living in the Past]

A stock 16" wheel that would take hub cap was never imported on a 40 series to the US market. The FJ25 had 16" wheels that were skinner with a cut out on the side. The next time a Land Cruiser came stock from the factory with 16" wheels imported to the US was the 93 FZJ80. So a set of stock 16" FJ40 wheels with hub cap clips would be a real fine here. Not impossible but rare.

 

[Grease Cruiser]

Here is what you need to do:

Buy these 16" split rimss

https://forum.ih8mud.com/fj45-classifieds-corner/442023-16-splits-no-clips.html


And then buy a set of my 7.50X16 tires (5 for $300 or $65/each):

https://forum.ih8mud.com/tires-wheels/374095-oem-100-series-16-split-rims-bridgestone-tires.html

These would look really sweet on your Cruiser and give it that vintage look. Just sayin'