idodgimus

Ola,

It's time for me to get new meat on my 4runner - no problem, there's lots out there to pick from and I dont see a good reason to skimp so its looking like Wrangler Silent Armour or Revos - I'm not big on the wheeling but i am quite adventuresome, heading up mountains in both summer and winter plus living in the pacific northwest its pretty wet here a lot of the time too.

My real question is, other than looks, is there a benefit from buying new rims?
I've found some i like the look of, at a reasonable price (MB Wheels, Razor) but I'm not sure if I'm down with spending the cash for a purely aesthetic change just yet. Any decent reason will do

thanks
D!

freefallmarine

Hey D, if your staying with the stock size tire, then keep the rim's you have. But if your going bigger, the new rims will have a better offset and your new treads won't rub. And of course it's eye candy.

cackalak han

Even if you're going bigger, the stock rims will do fine. But, if you end up with 285+ tires, I would go aftermarket.

Also, if you're going to be heading up some trails, personally, I would go with something like BFG KO's. They've got better sidewall protection than either of those tires you mentioned and also has an edge in off-road traction. You can safely air down in the KO's (they state that you can do this on their site), but not recommended with REVO's or SA's.

idodgimus

thanks for the tip but trails arent really something i expect to do a lot of... logging roads yes, but not much in the way of serious wheeling, hence i probably wont be going up in size much (if at all) for some time.

i heard somewhere that 16x8s where better for the tires and possible lighter than stock wheels (causing a small saving in economy, possibly offsetting the chunkier tires) - any truth in that?

i guess i'll wait see what my tax refund looks

cackalak han

You will not see any benefits from 16x8's as far as fuel economy or performance. Nor do the 265 width tires warrant a 16x8 rims. The stock 16x7's do just fine. And I doubt you will find rims that are lighter than stock rims, unless you go Volks or something. But that means $$$$.

If you want or need a load range C-E and don't want to jump up to a 265/75/16 size, you can go to 245/75/16 size, which is virtually the same diameter as the stock 265/70's. Your MPG won't suffer. The tires are cheaper, too.

4Crawler

iTrader: (3)

With a larger wheel you are trading out rubber for steel or aluminum, the wheel is heavier and the tire is probably close the same weight, in fact might even be heavier since you now need a larger diameter bead (made of steel).

I run 33x10.50 tires on my stock 15x6 steel rims and they work fine:

idodgimus

thanks guys, it'll definitely be waiting til i've some very spare cash then

954rrmike

I have the silent armors and I think they are awesome, they are quiet and performed well in snow and off road, they look agressive and seem to be lasting.

ebow951

4Crawler!

I was looking at getting the 33/1050/15C BFG All Terr. K/O's, but was dreading having to buy new rims just to do this. I like the look of my stock rims. The website mentions a rim width of 7-9, and the store told me I should switch to an 8. You didn't have any problems? Please tell me your secrets to success.