I am in the planning stages with my 1985 runner. The truck will have an Old Man Emu spring lift and I plan on running 33x10.5x15 tires. I had intended to use the same stock 4 spoke aluminum Toyota sr-5 wheels that my '88 has with this combination. While contacting a guy on Craigslist who had those wheels, he told me that they won't fit on the solid axle truck as they will hit the steering components. True?? So what do you guys use for wheels on a solid axle truck? I have never been an aftermarket wheel guy. right now the truck has a set of "progressive" brand wheels on it that are quite retro to say the least......... any possible solutions? I should be able to get by with a 7" wide wheel with that tire size correct? thanks for your input
85 4runner wheel options?
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KidVermicious
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He's right. Wheel spacers are a quick fix. Check out the IFS hub swap, too.
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. widening a 79-85 toyota SFA without wheel spacers - YotaTech Forums
If you're going to lift it, you'll want to consider crossover steering, and if you do that, you'll be replacing the steering arms (which are what rub) anyway.
. widening a 79-85 toyota SFA without wheel spacers - YotaTech ForumsIf you're going to lift it, you'll want to consider crossover steering, and if you do that, you'll be replacing the steering arms (which are what rub) anyway.
Hyde802
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Marlins rebuild will work with IFS hubs, just did a version of this, very easy to do. They are Ifs hubs ground down to fit into a 97 Tacoma rotor. You have to take about 1/4 if material off. It requires moving the break caliper to the outside of the ears on the axle and spacing it out with a small washer, and I drilled out the holes to to put a 1/2 in bolt in there. Im running the backing plate eliminators, otherwise you would have to trim that too. Also had to widen the opening of the caliper a bit to fit over the taco rotor.
Now I have a matching IFS width without wheel spacers. You could technically still run spacers, but thats putting a lot of stress on the trunnions and would not recommended it.
Early ifs hubs are "flowered" and is easier to grind down, later (like mine) were solid all the way around. I ground both of them with a flap wheel in about 1/2 hour.
Below is a later ifs hub with the outer edge cut down (not my pic) Stock on the left, cut down on the right.
IFS hub on the left, solid on the right. You can see how the overall length is the same, the IFS hub WMS just rides a little farther out on the spindle. Again, not my pic.
its a pretty simple swap.
Now I have a matching IFS width without wheel spacers. You could technically still run spacers, but thats putting a lot of stress on the trunnions and would not recommended it.
Early ifs hubs are "flowered" and is easier to grind down, later (like mine) were solid all the way around. I ground both of them with a flap wheel in about 1/2 hour.
Below is a later ifs hub with the outer edge cut down (not my pic) Stock on the left, cut down on the right.
IFS hub on the left, solid on the right. You can see how the overall length is the same, the IFS hub WMS just rides a little farther out on the spindle. Again, not my pic.
its a pretty simple swap.
