wuttinup

Hey guys, I'm about to purchase another 4runner and have found a 2000 that is a "special edition". The wheels are slightly different from the normal sr5 (have notches inbetween the spokes, and the centercap is metal and it has a figure 8 (mathmatical infinity symbol) on the centercaps) Apparantly its from a factory in the south, and there wasnt that many of them made...can someone tell me more about what it consists of? Thanks!

http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/i...Left_front.jpg

Whitey13

Looks like a base model 4runner. 15" wheels, no sunroof, no Highlander packge.
Does it have 4wd?

ismoyota

those are enkei wheels.........a knock off of the factory "toyota" wheels.....

ismoyota

but they came on vehicles from the factory

Whitey13

Good call:

nc t4r

Not to nick-pick, but is that white smoke coming from the exhaust? Maybe it was a cold start??

Whitey13

The smoke coming from the exhaust is...exhaust smoke.

wuttinup

Yeah these came from the factory, I guess it was just some special package...and the smoke is because its just really effin cold here...I think they look better than the regular wheels...whatdouthink?

Whitey13

There are tens, if not hundreds of thousands of Toyota 4Runners and Tacomas out there with those split-spoke wheels. I personally prefer the five spoke 16" wheel to these, but it's not my opinion that matters most...

DeathCougar

iTrader: (23)

No they did not come from the factory.

its possible they were a dealer add-on, or added by the previous owner. But they are not Factory by any stretch. They are Knockoffs of the Factory rims.

wuttinup

yes I know but these are different from most of the regular three spoke split wheels you see...they have the notches between the spokes and different centercaps...

DeathCougar

iTrader: (23)

Close....

There are thousands with SIMILAR wheels, but those are not factory wheels. Factory alloy wheels use Shank lugnuts and a removable center cap. Those wheels use Acorn lugs and the center cap doesn't need to be removed.

Wuttinup: I would inquire as to what makes it a "special edition" as Toyota never built any such vehicle.

wuttinup

oooo i finally figured it out...this is not a special addition...these wheels were an option...I've been researching for a while and found this thread...they were a distributor/importer option...and were put on before it hit the dealership...i think they cost like 700 extra er sumthin...anyways heres the link to the thread...

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showth...?postid=170033

Whitey13

I conquer and defer.

wuttinup

I figured it out these wheels are not from the factory but were put on by the distributor as an option you can order from the dealership...reg alloys were like 220 and these were listed at like 650. I guess just not that many people ordered these rims but they came on 4runners when purchased new from dealerships...

heres a thread that explains it

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showth...?postid=170033

wuttinup

I figured it out guys...these wheels were an option at the dealership...reg alloys were like 220 and these were like 650. They were put on at the distributor/importer and sold at the dealership new like this...I think they look beast...anyways heres a thread that explains it

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showth...?postid=170033

wuttinup

I figured it out guys...these wheels were an option at the dealership...reg alloys were like 220 and these were like 650. They were put on at the distributor/importer and sold at the dealership new like this...I think they look beast...anyways heres a thread that explains it

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showth...?postid=170033

DeathCougar

iTrader: (23)

You conquer?

Whitey13

Haha, concur...

fire tech 04

Enkei wheels are not a "knock off" of the Toyota wheel. Toyota teemed up with Enkei to offer an upgrade "enkei wheel package" to customers puchasing new trucks. They designed the wheel to look similar to the toyota wheel but ultimately better looking. And yes, they do come from the factory.