FN FX Pro wheels

That's true

 

I had the same issue with my F5's. I emailed Dustin in advance after reading other guys posting the same issue. I ended up just having them mount the tires on the wheels, then took them home and put them on the truck myself. I get they're just trying to cover their asses, but it's tough to deal with when you know more than them.

 

Yeah I ended up taking mine home and putting them on the truck myself too. Have seen where others did that but we should not have to do tha. It's a shame they aren't easier to work with.

 

Here is the answer you give to them when they don't want to install them:
FN Fx Pro wheels show thread and info all models

From Dustin's post:

Thank you to everyone who has posted! I'm sorry I haven't been as active on TacomaWorld as I was in the past! It's great to see all of your awesome Tacomas with FX Pro wheels. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the kind words, and more than anything I'm so happy to see that everyone is pleased with their wheels! I speak to almost every customer individually, but I definitely wanted to get on here and post a huge thank you to everyone on TacomaWorld!

I also just wanted to address the post from @GearJammer as I have now received a couple calls regarding his post :

The lug nuts that we provide with the FX Pro wheels are the lug nuts that should be used with the wheels. To elaborate on what @GearJammer told us when he called in:

A 4Wheel Parts store near his home attempted to install his FX Pro wheels. They told him they weren't getting enough stud engagement with the lug nuts we provided. They instructed him to purchase ET style lug nuts with his wheels. They then attempted to install the ET lug nuts, and informed him that they couldn't get the ET style lug nuts to maintain torque. Instead of changing out the lug nuts, they sent him home and told him he should check his torque regularly. @GearJammer sent us (FN Wheels) an e-mail asking about the lug nuts and explaining his story. I (Dustin / FN Wheels) immediately called him (couldn't reach him) and e-mailed him telling him NOT to drive on the lug nuts that 4Wheel Parts installed, as it would be unsafe. @GearJammer reinstalled the lug nuts we provided, found that he did in fact get more than the four turns the 4Wheel Parts installer told him, properly torqued them, and has had no issues since.

This is the summary, but to elaborate in case this story should come up again (it has also come up on occasion with Discount Tire (aka America's Tire in California):

-The FX Pro wheels are machined and drilled in our factory with the short Toyota M12x1.5P wheel studs taken into full consideration. The FX Pros are drilled as deep as possible (without compromising load bearing capacity or the integrity of the wheel) to engage as much of the stud as possible. Stud engagement is greater than 120% the diameter of the stud in length of engagement, which exceeds industry standards for safe stud engagement. We did not arbitrarily settle on a thickness for the hub / lug seat area. It was properly researched, engineered, tested and verified before we ever sold a single wheel. Simply put - the FX Pro wheels (and all other models of FN Wheels) engage more than enough of the short, front wheel studs on Toyota trucks.
-We have sold thousands of sets of FX Pro wheels, all with the same specs for hub / lug seat thickness. I have been selling wheels for Toyota trucks since 2005 (first thru another company, and then thru my own company - FN Wheels). There has never been (won't be) one reported failure due to lack of stud engagement with our wheels. The proof is in the pudding. On TacomaWorld alone there is a 56 page long thread of satisfied FX Pro owners dating back to 2016:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/fn-fx-pro-wheels.408321/

and countless other threads and posts on TacomaWorld, FJ Cruiser Forums, T4R . org, etc. This is just related to the FX Pro, and doesn't take into account the other models (Countersteer Offroad, Type X, BFD, Overlander, etc.,) that we've sold in the thousands over 10+ years. It should also be noted that we have many Toyota dealerships who sell and install our wheels on a regular basis.

-My view on this (including some inside knowledge) is that the big chain stores are overly cautious due to an issue (or possibly issues) they've had when installing wheel spacers that fit over the studs (not to be confused with wheel adapters, which have longer studs pressed into them). I know for a fact that a huge chain store had an issue resulting in an injury from installing wheels onto a vehicle with wheel spacers that reduced the lug/stud engagement to the point that the lugs were basically holding on by a thread. Consequently there was an overreaction by these stores (which eventually caught on with a couple of the other big chain stores) as to the number of turns of the lug nut required on the lug nut. Unfortunately, I think they're causing more harm than good with these policies. In the case of @GearJammer - he would have most definitely lost a wheel on the road while driving had he continued to use the lug nuts that the 4Wheel Parts installer erroneously advised him to use. Ironically this potentially catastrophic event would have been caused by a misunderstanding of the very policy they put in place to prevent such a thing from happening.

Please trust us (and please trust the thousands of unique posts from satisfied customers) that when we tell you the wheels and hardware we provide were properly designed and engineered to be used with your Toyota truck, you should use the hardware we provide. If there is ever a question or an issue that should arise, please call us before purchasing different hardware and attempting to install. We're glad that everything worked out for @GearJammer , but we would hate to hear of anyone damaging their wheels, truck, or worse yet getting injured because an installer told them to do something else that is unsafe.

 

New wheels installed . FN/Dustin was great to work with. Very happy with the look.

 

Looks sweet. What size tires did you go with?

 

265/70/16

 

Dustin is great to deal with. I've been wanting these rims even before I had even purchased my truck! Have had my 16" matte bronze the last 3 months and I can't complain. Tires are 265/76/16 Falken Wildpeaks AT3W SL. Decals on center caps on the wheels are from importequipment.com, they were able to do all my custom decals. Will post more photos when I get the chance!

 

I’m finally getting new tires on Saturday after looking at my wheels in the front room of my house since thanksgiving. Have the dark gloss gunmetal and finally decided on KO2s.

 

Good combo. Love mine. What color truck and going white letters out? Where are you in SC?

 

Quicksand. Black out. Edgefield county.

 

That should look great together. I'm originally from Charleston is why I asked. I'm headed there in about an hour for 5 days. If I see you when passing through on I-20 I'll wave...lol

 

All done. Discount Tire in Evans, GA installed them. New TPMS all around. DT was awesome. They did all the little things to make you feel like you were taken care of when you left. In and out in 45 minutes. Now for the pics. Dark high gloss gunmetal. 265x70x17. C load range. Stock suspension. TRD OffRoad 4x4. Big thanks to Dustin at FN wheel. I was thinking of getting bronze but he felt this would be a great look. I agree.

They are definitely stiffer than the OEM tire, but I don’t consider that a bad thing.

 

Stiffer as in you can feel speed bumps and road imperfections a lot more? How much of a change is it at higher speeds noise wise? Any other info you would have liked to know when changing from stock to your Wheel/Tire choice? I'm thinking of doing the same.

 

Yes stiffer in regard to bumps and bad roads, which we have a lot of around here. Smooth road, rides smooth. Noise is negligible compared to the worn out stock tires. Go for it. You won’t regret it.

 

Glad to see discount tire didn't give you a bunch of crap about mounting those. They are famous for saying they don't get enough thread bite. Truck looks great.

 

There was never any question. They did a great job.

 

It seems to depend on the manager at the store and whether he wants to enforce it or let it slide. And if the tire installer doesn’t say anything to the manager in the first place, then you’re good to go!

 

I don’t know a lot about it, but how do they know how many turns they get? It’s not like they are hand threading them and counting.

 

If I recall they wanted 7 full turns but only got about 6 maybe 6 1/2. I told them to do mine by hand. There were instructions that said using power tools could cause damage and I showed them a copy of the instructions. Since they weren't comfortable mounting mine because of the lack of thread bite, I installed them by hand at home using a torque wrench. Haven't had any issues and have checked them a couple of times with no loose lugs each time I checked.