I've seen several aftermarket wheel sets for sale with the claim that they will fit Chevy or Toyota. Is this true or is there a big "BUT" or "IF" somewhere I should know about? Thanks.
Thank you for the intell Sean. Im looking at a set of 18 inch graniet alloy rims. What does lug centric meen as apposed to the other centric term you used ? And that measurement is that center to center of the stud or the inner bore size you mentioned ? I have a 2000 tundra. It has a 2 inch suspension lift and im looking at new coil overs. It has fox fabtech now that are shot out. Any words of wisdom on those ? I had to do the rebuild on the passenger can mount. Ive skidded alot of logs and hauled cords and cords of wood with it, so that didnt surprise me. The most fun was replacing the starter on it. I rolled under it on my creeper and scratched my head, and thaught no wonder it wont start someone jacked my starter. Lol. Still cannot believe they put it there.Center bore does not matter if the rims are lug centric...I've run Toyota bore and Dana bore, the Ivan Stewart rims are a different bore than the OEM alloys IIRC, and so on...since our trucks use ADD, and a FWD style hub, there's nothing sticking out of the upright that a wheel needs to clear except the centering cone and that will depend on what wheel you're using. Same in the rear...if it's lug centric, it doesn't matter as long as the pattern is correct.
As long as the pattern is 6 on 5.5" (or metric measurement 6 on 139.7), AND the valley between the mating surface and shell is deep enough to clear our calipers (roughly 3/4"), it will fit. Which OEM it was made for does not matter.
Most stamped steel rims DON'T fit because the center isn't dished enough to clear the caliper, but most aluminum rims DO fit. If you get lug-centric you don't have to deal with the centering cone, frankly it's a lot easier than the hub-centric OEM setup.
I have been using rims which are "technically" for Chevy bolt pattern for the last...oh...seven years, and recently got another set with the same spec. Ya don't think Toyota planned it that way, do ya ?
-Sean