96 4Runner with stock 6 Lug 16" Aluminum Wheels....


Is there any advantage in later 17" or 18" Wheels???

 

Looks, clearing larger brake calipers. More expensive tires

 

Larger wheels are only better under 2 basic situations.

A: To clear larger brakes as said above, in our case this is not a problem.

B: If you plan on tracking the car on a course around corners and the tire size you want to run needs a larger wheel. Also not an issue with our trucks.

Otherwise a smaller wheel will generally be best. Better ride, better traction in a straight line, Cheaper tires, as a rule more tire options, no worry of pot holes killing wheels ect.

In some cases larger wheels look better (within reason, not a fan of the massive wheel with rubber bands for tires at ALL).

 

I never thought about the price of the tire. I guess they do make more 16" tires than 17 & 18's......

 

Depends on the type of car. For trucks this is true, for sports cars 17" generally has one of the widest selections, at least for sports tires.

 

The only real reason I could see is if you have several Toyota vehicles and want to run a standard wheel and tire combo for the whole fleet.