Wheels1 by SteveWippins posted Feb 4, 2024 at 12:44 PM

Wheels2 by SteveWippins posted Feb 4, 2024 at 12:44 PM

Got all 4 14x7 for $200, I'm happy! They need to be cleaned up but nothing I can't handle. I test fit one before buying, and lets just say they're gonna fit way nicer than the current wheels

 

oh, I like those wheels. See a lot of em on old school hot rod trucks, it'll be cool to see em on a yota.

 

Thanks man. Had to get some special lug nuts for them since my studs were basically flush with the holes in the wheels.
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...tive-truck-1988-toyota-pickup?q=611-184&pos=0

$4 per lug nut really hurts, but i got a good deal on the wheels so it's okay i guess
Also found a youtube video of someone sanding and polishing these same wheels, and i may do the same to make them look way better.

 

Ummmmm....

I hope you didn't get the exact lugs the link took me to. The shanks are too long for standard thickness alloy wheels. The shanks should only be 0.8", not 1-3/8". Unless, of course, your wheel hubs are 1.5" thick.

Or, I BELIEVE those extra long shanks lugs are for use with wheel spacers....

 

Nice truck. Love the aluminum slots! Used to run those back in the day! Fatties on the back and pizza cutters on the front!

 

I'm no wheel expert (or mechanic for that matter) but i'm a little confused. The issue im having is that the studs dont actually stick out through the holes that the studs go into. I got these lug nuts, with washers of course, that are M12x1.5 which is the correct thread pattern for our truck. I didn't measure them, but surely the studs are longer than 1 3/8". So are you saying there is an issue with threading the lug nuts 1 3/8" onto the stud? 0.8" is 12.8/16 if i'm doing my math right. So if we round that up to 13/16, we're left with a difference of 9/16". Is that much more threading going to cause a problem?

 

Thanks man! I really think they're going to look awesome.

 

Upon further investigation, aka lots of googling, it looks like I was wrong
I went ahead and ordered 20 of these and will be returning the others tomorrow
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/.../v/a/8164/automotive-truck-1988-toyota-pickup

 

Sounds like you figured things out but just to clarify:

The 13/16" spec refers to the socket size used to tighten the lugnut not the length of the shank.

The issue is not how long the stud is but how thick the wheel hub is. Assuming your wheels are standard vintage cast aluminum slotted dish mags, the wheel centers are only about .5" ~.7" thick. A lugnut with a 1-3/8" shank will bottom against the hub and not against the wheel. So the wheel wouldn't have been torqued down. At all.

Finally, the fact that the stud is almost flush with wheel face is not an issue. The shank part of shanked lugnuts is threaded and that is what holds the wheel on. So there is about 3/4" of thread holding the wheel on.

 

That makes sense. I just retruned the 1 3/8" shank lug nuts, and got 20 of the ones with the 3/4" shank. Gonna get the tires swapped over, new valve stems, and have them balanced thursday morning. I'll post pics when it's all done.

 

Mags1 by SteveWippins posted Feb 8, 2024 at 5:43 PM

Mags2 by SteveWippins posted Feb 8, 2024 at 5:43 PM

This truck has never looked better!! Next up, getting seat brackets welded up for my 1st gen MR2 seats

 

wow, those do look great, much better offset. What is the profile on those tires?

 

Thanks! I fully agree. They are 185/60

 

These wheels remind me of a late 60s early 70s Econoline for some reason.. haha @Justin Danger is right tho, offset is much better. My favorite feature on those aw11 seats are the head rest slinky like pillars! Super retro!

 

Right!! I'm really glad i still have them, seats from an 80s Toyota going in another 80s Toyota. Granted, i got them from a junk yard probably 10 years ago and they went straight to an attic where they sat until two days ago so they need to be cleaned BAD. But other than that they're in great shape

 

SEATS by SteveWippins posted Feb 10, 2024 at 7:57 AM

I wonder how difficult it would be to find the knob and lever missing from the driver seat

 

Most likely going to find them on some other seats.. you'll want them since they adjust the sides and lumbar areas. Good way to recycle/repurpose car parts!

 

I may have to hit up the local junk yards on my off-day and keep my fingers crossed

 

So, I got the MR2 seats in last night, but i'm hesitant on posting pics because I have an idea for a center console. Not sure if it will work yet though. Doubling down on the idea of hitting up the junk yards now.

 

No luck at the junk yard today, but i still had a blast wandering around and looking. It's been years since I've done that. Found something online that I think will work perfectly, but I'm struggling to find dimensions.