How much does wheel width matter?

The wheels I want are 7.5 and 8 " wide. Do they fit stock Tacomas and can I put my current tires on there?

 

What size tires do you have on your truck now?

 

265 65 17

 

265/65-17 will fit an 8" wide wheel just fine

Btw- an easy way to check is pull up your tire size on tire rack (or the manufacturers website) and it will have a spec called "rim width range" which will show you what width wheels the tire can be safely mounted too.


A spec you didn't provide is the wheel offset. If it's too low or too high it'll cause fitment issues of it's own. Also check the hub center bore to make sure that will fit.

 

I found this (here on TW) when searching offset, since I have never heard of it before.

"TRD Sport Alloy Wheels: 17x7.5, +30 mm offset, 5.5" backspacing, 6x5.5" bolt pattern, 108 mm hub bore, ? lbs"

Is a 30 mm offset minor?

 

Depends on what you mean by "minor".

30mm offset will suck the tire into the wheel well more. This creates more backspacing and a smaller exterior wheel lip.

 

It all depends on what you want to do. For a 265/65-17 you can run stock wheels and have no problem.
If you want to run bigger tires or have a more aggressive stance a lot of guys run aftermarket wheels at 0mm offset which fits great on our trucks. Do a quick google search for "what is wheel offset" and help educate yourself on wheel fitment. Offset is a measurement of where the hub mounting locating is in respect to the center line of the wheel. Lower offset than stock will move the wheel closer to the fender, too low and it'll stick out past the fender.

 

Okay that makes sense. I suppose you can afford to "suck it in" when the wheel is a little bit wider than stock.

Thank you for taking the time to guide me. This padawan has some more research to do yet.

 

Actually with a wider wheel you will want less backspacing/offset as you risk your tire or wheel hitting suspension steering components. Your stock wheel is like a +25mm offset which gives it like 5.5" backspacing. If you say put a 285 on then you'd want a wheel with around 0mm offset/4.5" backspacing.

 

Haha yeah it's a lot of reading and learning. Use this tool willtheyfit.com you can plug in your stock specs (which can be found on the forum) and then input the specs of the wheel you're looking at. It will give you a side by side comparison of the two.

^ This. On our tacomas 4.5" back spacing is the sweet spot.

 

4.75 bs on a 7.5" wheel fit perfectly on my truck with 285's.

 

Where the shit did you find 7.5" wheels?

 

They were those TRD beadlock looking wheels.

 

Ahhh. Yeah that makes sense.

 

Yes, wheel width matters. Stock tires will however, mount fine on 8" wheels. You do want to do some research when purchasing wheels for a Tacoma due to backspacing restrictions. Also, I believe the Sport models have bigger brake calipers and some 16" wheels will not fit. Just something to keep in mind.

 

Common misconception. The calipers and brakes them self are the same across the 6 lug platform. The 4runner's have different sized brake options per submodel, but not the tacoma. The offroad models have a different brake booster, but that's the only difference. 16" wheels will fit the SR5, OR or Sport all the same, but a lot of 16" wheels hit the face of the caliper due to the size of our brakes.

 

Gotcha. That's helpful to know, I've spoken with a few people who didn't think they had the option to go with a 16" wheel due to that myth.

 

Some brands will fit but even the manufacturer say's it won't to avoid a caliper issue. It's really hit or miss. And sometimes it will fit early 2nd gens but not alter 2nd gens. 16" wheels are tough.