PLuses or minuses of steel wheels
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wfo9
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Weight is the main issue of steel wheels. For a 5th gen 4R, aluminum seems way more logical. Steel wheels really only make sense if you are pure rock crawling or just trying to save a buck. The stock wheels are better than a steel wheel...
e60ral
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if you are doing anything hardcore where you may need to beat a wheel back into shape or trail weld it back together steel is good for that, that's probably the main reason you see people use them who are doing major remote or international travel use them. the OEM wheels are plenty strong though.
also they look really cool.
the downside is weight which means performance and gas mileage. they cost more than using what you have, i guess that's a downside too
also they look really cool.
the downside is weight which means performance and gas mileage. they cost more than using what you have, i guess that's a downside too
philsey
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I used to have them as my winter snow set. Looks-wise they don't hold up to adverse conditions too well. They'll rust from salt, and from sand, rocks and the like. Mine looked meh in two years, and I had to get them blasted/painted by the third year, but the original paint wasn't that great either.
Now, if you want that slept-in look, well ......
Now, if you want that slept-in look, well ......
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STX4Runner
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People talk about steel wheels being trail repairable if you bend them; but, let's be honest here, you're not likely to be doing the kind of off roading that is going to damage wheels in a new 4Runner. I never heard of anyone on here damaging a wheel bad enough on the trail to necessitate an emergency repair.
oljedi11950
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Ask [MENTION=92049]LandCruiser[/MENTION] he runs em 100% of time !! :thumb: :bigok:
If you want them for looks, just go ahead and get them for the looks.
There is no real advantage. My stock wheels are all gauged up from rocks and debris off road, they are still perfectly fine. Plus the Trail wheels have built in protection for the valve stem, steel wheels won't have that.
There is no real advantage. My stock wheels are all gauged up from rocks and debris off road, they are still perfectly fine. Plus the Trail wheels have built in protection for the valve stem, steel wheels won't have that.
Andrew0257
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Sorry bringing up an old thread, but I can't make a new one yet.
I am looking to put on a set. 17x8 -12mm offset does this seem about right? Going to run a 285/70.
I am looking to put on a set. 17x8 -12mm offset does this seem about right? Going to run a 285/70.
LandCruiser
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Steel wheels will give you a marginally better ride quality all things being equal and tend to be pretty damn tough.
They are also HEAVY--you will feel the extra unsprung weight, and they tend to rust.
I have run alloys and steel and have gone back to the OEM TE alloy revolvers.
They are also HEAVY--you will feel the extra unsprung weight, and they tend to rust.
I have run alloys and steel and have gone back to the OEM TE alloy revolvers.
delloro
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Cost
SpeedyKevin
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Not sure what makes it right but will say you may rub with the negative offset with 33s
LandCruiser
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Especially for use with winter snow tires.
2-3 sets of wheels and tires is substantially cheaper with steelies, but you can also find cheap OEM alloy take-offs.
Deuxdiesel
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I am having OEM steelies put on Monday in place of my high negative offset alloys that cause too much winter road slop to get flung all down the sides of my 4R. Even with 255/75's, they stick out a bunch.
delloro
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If I had a Crown Vic, or any other car ever used by the po-po, I would have the blackwall tires, steel rims, and minimalist hubcaps; love that somber utilitarian look, just like some of my favorite gun designs (Glock, HK P7 and USP, FAL, AR-180, etc.) Functionality over form as an aesthetic.
But looks are also the reason people typically buy most wheels, is it not?
Given the choice between the snowflake wheels or steel wheels, I would prefer the steel, especially if it saved me a little money. Given the choice between our steelies, and an alloy design less tasteless and clumsy than the snowflake wheels, I may well go with the lighter weight alloys, depending how bad the factory design is or is not. The Trail wheels don't look bad.
I would prefer a simple, durable, easy-to-clean, lightweight option from the factory like the old 8-hole Baja design in matte black. Or the Method Roost design.
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Andrew0257
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My main concern is the lift (3" Rough Contry)is saying factory backspace but im only finding a -12mm.
Finslayer83
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OEM FJ Steelies are 29lb per. Within .75lb of the trd pro wheels.
Run 285’s and have zero issues.
Have two sets, both OEM and paid right at $300 per set from a dealer. Powder coated a set Toyota grey.
To the one dude here - I love the look. Been running steel wheels for years.
Finslayer83
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OEM FJ Steelies are 29lb per. Within .75lb of the trd pro wheels.
Run 285’s and have zero issues.
Have two sets, both OEM and paid right at $300 per set from a dealer. Powder coated a set Toyota grey.
To the one dude here - I love the look. Been running steel wheels for years.
Andrew0257
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OEM FJ Steelies are 29lb per. Within .75lb of the trd pro wheels.
Run 285’s and have zero issues.
Have two sets, both OEM and paid right at $300 per set from a dealer. Powder coated a set Toyota grey.
To the one dude here - I love the look. Been running steel wheels for years.
Thank you, I really like this idea and will be ordering these instead of the aftermarket.
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