Steel wheels for 2012 Tacoma

[enzo]

Im looking for some steel wheels for my new truck. I really like the OEM Jeep/Mopar winter wheels (I know these won't work on my truck). I also like the old school Land Cruiser/NATO style wheels. Any suggestions? I know this is a crazy request but any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[deadbeat son]

Base-model FJ Cruiser wheels if you want 17", a set of Tacoma spare wheels if you prefer 16".

 

[enzo]

Thanks, I'll check them out.

 

[deadbeat son]

Here are the 16" spare wheels powder coated white. The only significant differences between these and the FJC steel wheels is the spares have the one oval hole near the valve stem and the 16" vs 17" size. Both come in black stock. Run them black, or powder coat in your choice of colors.

Petes truck by pnorvell, on Flickr

538614_409174419094376_123992714279216_1613058_1118316722_n bypnorvell, on Flickr

 

[enzo]

That's the look in going for. I wonder what color would look good (other than black) on my silver streak mica Tacoma?

 

[zolo]

Just a heads up not all the steel Tacoma spares have the oval near the valve stem.
Some have all round holes, and some have 2 ovals.

I have a mix on my Tacoma but they are all 16" by 7" wide. Not that it matters but try and get a matched set. Mine are mixed and I don't care but I also over looked it when I got them and might have tried to get all round or all round with valve stem oval.
Peter ordered all his new from a Dealer. (that's the white ones in the pics) so he ended up with a match set.

 

[enzo]

Thanks for the info.

 

[Containerized]

Another option is to use the ATX Mojave, which gives a somewhat similar look to steelies (what I did, then powdercoated white).

The advantage is they come with a nice Teflon coating (I ran them in Teflon on my FJC for a year in Uganda and they held up beautifully) and the coating can be easily stripped if you want to powdercoat them. The other advantage is they can use your stock allow TPMS sensors.

If you swap steelies onto a truck that came with alloys, you'll need to buy a new set of TPMS sensors.

 

[deadbeat son]

That's the look in going for. I wonder what color would look good (other than black) on my silver streak mica Tacoma?

Possibly Silver Streak Mica? Color-keyed would be about the extent of my experimentation with the wheels. Or perhaps a darker charcoal grey such as Magnetic Grey Metallic?

 

[keezer37]

Or dare to go red with/without a raised red letter tire.

Check your backspacing. A big benefit to me going from the OE 17" alloys to the 17" FJCs was the backspacing going from 5.25" to 4.5".
(mount surface to inner lip measurement)

 

[enzo]

Possibly Silver Streak Mica? Color-keyed would be about the extent of my experimentation with the wheels. Or perhaps a darker charcoal grey such as Magnetic Grey Metallic?

You read my mind, I was thinking about charcoal grey as well.

 

[Chris Snyder]

Here are the 16" spare wheels powder coated white. The only significant differences between these and the FJC steel wheels is the spares have the one oval hole near the valve stem and the 16" vs 17" size. Both come in black stock. Run them black, or powder coat in your choice of colors.

What size tires are you running in this picture?

 

[deadbeat son]

What size tires are you running in this picture?

Not my truck, I simply quoted a picture. You can click on the link where it says "Originally posted by pnorvell" to read about his truck.

 

[some_dude]

What's the offset/backspace on the spare steelies?

 

[Dave Bennett]

http://www.wheelersoffroad.com/tacomawheels.htm