I'm looking the kind of wheels that would have originally come with my truck.
Does anybody know what years these came on and if they have a particular name? If you can see the pictures, the chome set is what I want and the other example is what people keep trying to sell me. They look similar to me but I dont think they are the same. What do you think?

 

the top one lookslike the old LC wheels...maybe from a 60?

the bottom looks like the std toyota steel wheel off a taco.

 

looks like the same wheel to me, just one set is chromed. but i could be wrong.. i am all the time. lol

 

This may be better. This is what I want.

 

You want the stock sr5 chrome rims? Are the rims you have now in the top pic? They look like sr5 rims and FJ62 rims which should be interchangeable.

 

The truck currently has some ridiculously wide chrome mods with 33/12.5s. I have always liked the look of the stock rims with 31/10.5s.

 

Yeah, I like them too. I have a set of chrome ones for my '92 extracab for the winter. I've noticed a few 90's trucks that are running these rims. They widen the track of the IFS trucks for better stability and look good doing it! The rims came either painted or chromed, and came on the 1st generation 4wd trucks/4Runners and 80's Landcruisers with the straight front axle. They're a heavy rim, but a lot more durable than the later toyota steel wheels that would occasionally bend.

The silver rim in your picture is a standard Tacoma rim IIRC. NOT to be confused with the standard steel rims of the '89 - '94 trucks, although they do look similar. The difference is the shaped holes in the rim. A '89 - '94 rim's holes are truly triangular, whereas the Tacoma rim's holes have squared-off corners. You can fit a Tacoma rim onto a '89 to '94 truck with no problems. Here's the important part: If you try to put a '89 to '94 rim on the front of a Tacoma, the spokes will hit the brake caliper! Nothing a spacer wouldn't fix, but just something for everyone to be aware of.

So there's some info for ya, if you "wheely" need it!

 

Cool, that will help tremendously. By the way, do you have a picutre of your truck with the winter wheels/tires you mentioned?

 

Yes, except I have no way to put pictures on the internet (no scanner) and don't have a digital camera either. Sorry! The rims make the tires stick out past the fender lip by only an inch, so it's not overkill.

 

wow you really must like the stock rims

 

those are very good looking rims, only thing is that they're 15x6 so they aren't much good over a 10.5 wide tire. they came on '81-85 SR5 trucks, and some FJ60/FJ62 cruisers.

 

those chrome ones came stock on my 79 4x4. im gonna keep em though for the winter.

 

actually unless they were a dealer option or swapped on later, they didn't come stock. '79s only came with white steel wheels with silver hubcaps to my knowledge.

 

I did manage to find a set on Craigslist. They are chrome, came with axle caps for the rears and the doodads that go around the hubs..all in very good condition. I paid $100 which I think was fair given their condition. Hell, the axle cover still have the original red paint in recessed "Toyota" logo.

 

The later IFS wheels won't fit on your solid axle. They will hit the tie rod end (ask how I know). I have a hard time getting wide wheels to fit my cruiser. 3.5" is the max backspace I can have. My son's 85 truck can fit 3 3/4" backspace. Most of the IFS are 4 - 4 1/2". That is why the IFS trucks with early wheels stick out more.

 

I with you 100% 83beater, I am a stock wheel guy also, You cant beat 'em. I recently took off some ugly white wagon wheel rims off my 81' and found the same wheel in your pics from a junkyard. It rides better (new 33x9.50 bfg a/t, old 33x12.5 xterrain), tracks better, turns easier, doesnt hydroplane in rain, went from 18mpg to 22mpg etc. need I say I am happy with swap? My avatar is the correct wheel.