I've really liked the OEM Trail Edition wheels with the 1.25" Spidertrax spacers, but I just don't really trust spacers. They're probably fine so let's just call it my own paranoia and move on.
I sprung for these Icon Rebound Pros in Titanium. They are 17x8.5 with 0 offset. I haven't had the chance to put these to the test yet, but they tout
Icon's InnerLock so I'm excited to see how they do.
To compare wheels:
Before:
- Trail Edition: 17x7.5 Offset +15
- Spidertrax Spacers 1.25": Offset -31.75 offset
Resulting in 3.59" backspacing
After:
- Icon Rebound Pro: 17x8.5 Offset 0
- Removed spacers
Resulting in 4.5" backspacing
I feel a lot more comfortable with the new backspacing.
The stance is
almost the same. The new setup has about 4mm less poke, but I don't mind since I also sprung for 34" Milestar XTs so all the trimming I've done up front is nearly adequate. I mostly have rubbing issues on the rear bumper plastic.
To compare tires:
Before:
- 285/70/17C KO2s: true diameter 32.7"
After:
- 285/75/17E Milestar XTs: true diameter 33.8"
Even though I ditched the spacers, I still went up about 15lbs per corner:
Before:
- 285/70/17C KO2s: 50.3lbs
- Trail Edition Wheels: 32lbs
- Spidertrax 1.25" spacers: 3.5lbs
Total 84.8lbs
After:
- 285/75/17E Milestar XTs: 66.8lbs
- Icon Rebound Pro 17x8.5 ET0: 33lbs
Total 99.8lbs
I definitely feel the added weight and diameter. I have not regeared yet, mostly because this is still the family vehicle and I don't want it out of commission for too long. I hope that'll change soon because regearing, lockers, and LT are so tempting! Been eyeing some GXs and 5th Gens to replace our 2006 Camry, then this 4Runner will become my full-time toy.