Cmar

Hey folks,

I can get my hands on a set of LC80 rims for a good price. Only thing is, they are the ones that use the tapered wheel nuts.
Should I go for these or try to find a set of the ones that use the wheel nut with the washer fitted?

Or does it make any real difference?

Cheers

TC4RNR

it won't work without modification. you need two things.

a.) special lugnuts from wheeler's off-road, it's made by Gorilla
CHROME Acorn E/T Ultra Style Conical Lug Nuts: 1.50ea

http://www.wheelersoffroad.com/tacomablackalloys.htm

b.) enlarge the lug holes on the wheels to 5/8" using a 5/8" drill bit and pair of steady hands holding your drill.

i just did this on my wheels, totally done about 1 hour.

the lug nuts are seated by the shoulder of the lug hole, so it won't be a problem even your drill bit is a bit off center. without the modified lug holes, the regular lugnut can only get 5 wraps around the lugbolt, not enough to get the minimum 8 wraps required to be safely operated.

i noticed you re in ireland, so try to find out if there's any Gorilla dealers over there.

Cmar

So the studs on the 3rd gen are shorter than on an LC80?
What about swapping over the studs?

TC4RNR

probably it will work on yours, because i have thicker Brembo rotors for Tundra brake upgrade.

DeathCougar

iTrader: (23)

Those are 15" aluminum wheels, and IMHO not really much of an upgrade. They are from a 91-92 Landcruiser FJ-80 before they switched to the 16" wheel.

If you currently have 16" rims, the 15" landcruiser rims will not fit.

TC4RNR

those i have are 16".

Cmar

These are the 16 x 8 five spoke ones. They used tapered nuts for the first few years then changed to the nuts with the washer.

TC4RNR

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f123...safety-179383/

Cmar

Ok, the brakes on mine are not uprated. So shouldn't that equal more thread showing?

I don't want to miss this deal for the rims, but I don't want them mounted in an unsafe manner on my truck.

TC4RNR

i'd say go get them. LC wheels are hard to come by nowdays, even they don't work now, again, it's an easy fix any way.

TC4RNR

these are the exact wheels you're looking for after being modified

16x8, 0 offset