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Trail wheels "better" than TRD Pro wheels?
Done some searching but it looks like everyone goes from Trail wheels to TRD Pro wheels. Is it just for the looks? Is one wheel any "better" than the other?
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02-03-2017, 08:28 PM
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Trail wheels are wider, but I expect that the TRD wheels have a little better backspacing and are lighter.
Here is my 4Runner Trail beside a coworker's Pro. Both are stock.
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02-03-2017, 10:34 PM
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I'd venture to say that most of the time it's for looks. Black wheels yay!
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02-03-2017, 11:17 PM
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I had the trail wheels and i upgraded to the TRD wheels and there is no difference in performance. I black prefer the look over the silver on my white car.
Also, the wheels seem to stick out slightly more than the trail wheels giving it a better stance in the wheel well - or that's completely untrue and it just appears that way to me.... I don't know.
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02-03-2017, 11:18 PM
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For the two rigs having the same size tires it are shows the bridgestone's don't measure up on width. It's pretty much my least favourite part of my trail edition, soon to be fixed with a set of proper ko2's or duratrac's. The trail wheels look nicer once a proper set of tires are mounted on them.
The trd pro wheels have a different offset and therefor they do stick out a bit more, this is true for all trd pro models, gains width for more stability to accompany the added height as well. I believe the Tacoma trd pro gains 1/2" at each corner for 1" overall wider track.
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02-04-2017, 12:15 AM
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I'm currently on the stockish appearance, sleeper look kind of thing with tasteful mods. I like my Trail wheels the more I look at them, and are a "big part of the formula" as a friend put it for not having rubbing issues.
Coming out of Tacoma ownership for 8 years, the trends where everything was debadge, plastic dip, black wheels, and satoshi this and that- I got pretty burned out on that look. I'm sticking with my Trail wheels for a while.
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The trail wheel has a little recessed slot to protect the tire valve. Small detail, but worth noting in the direct comparison.
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SR5 wheels do the job - all scraped up from rocks - fit the E rated LT265s just fine - easy to clean because they don't have a bunch of non-functional extra ribbing -
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02-04-2017, 02:06 PM
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I really like the look of the trail wheels, and they work just fine, so I don't really see a reason swap them out.
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I've seen a pair of black powder coated Trail wheels and they looked pretty good. Can't go wrong with either.
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TRD Wheels FTW! But I'm biased! 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IdRatherBe
The trail wheel has a little recessed slot to protect the tire valve. Small detail, but worth noting in the direct comparison.
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Yep. Half an inch wider with a valve stem protector. Functionally they are "better" than the TRD wheels, but they're not black and don't say "TRD" so there you have it.
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02-06-2017, 02:44 PM
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If you intend to hit trails etc go with whatever wheel is cheaper since they all get trashed the same anyways
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02-06-2017, 02:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Repsol13
I've seen a pair of black powder coated Trail wheels and they looked pretty good. Can't go wrong with either.
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What was your cost on the powder coat?
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02-06-2017, 02:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yellow wagon
If you intend to hit trails etc go with whatever wheel is cheaper since they all get trashed the same anyways
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The machined areas of my Trail Edition wheels are plenty scratched but you have to get close to notice it. I'm sure if they were the black TRD wheels they would look horrible.
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