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Aftermarket Wheel Fitment Guidelines

Discussion in 'Prime Accessories and Modifications' started by Rob43, Apr 3, 2018.

  1. Rob43

    Rob43 Senior Member

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    The Sexy look of steel wheels ! (Lol)


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    Rob - you never posted a good side photo of your wheel set up, can you?

    Also - I went through all 10 pages and it's pretty scattered in regard to what you bought. Any chance I can beg you to type in 1 post exactly what you bought and from where? I really like your set up and prefer to go with EXACTLY what you bought.

    Any chance you can list it all neatly for my ordering purposes? :)
     
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    I swapped over my 2012 Prius Performance Plus 17" wheels to my Prime. Been running these for the past 7500 miles with zero complaints.
     

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    Those look amazing !!
     
  5. Rob43

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    Sure, I'll put something together later today. Pics might take a few days due to a busy schedule.


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    PS, If you have any conveniently located 240v outlet near your Prime, you can use your Toyota OE 120v EVSE unit at 240 volts for fast 2:28 minute charging for less than $50 dollars.
     
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    New member. Picked up 15x6.5 TE37 they're 9.5lbs !

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    Welcome to PriusChat !

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    They look good.


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  8. Darkly-Noon

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    I see most are choosing 17" aftermarket wheels, but I decided to get a 16" setup, hoping to hit the sweet spot between light, efficient but puny 15's and wider, grippier but heavier 17's. I also wanted something that looked OEM, and not "aftermarket-ey".

    I looked at Tire Rack and some Canadian sources that my local tire shop could get for wheels, but I didn't see much that I liked in 16" sizes, so I started looking at European sources. I wound up ordering these from Performance Alloys, a mail-order supplier in the UK that ships world-wide.

    MAK Wolf, 16" x 6.5" ET35mm, black / polished finish

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    I weighed one with a shipping & receiving scale and they're 21 lb each. Not exactly the lightest available, but they ought to be rugged enough with the potholed roads around here.

    I don't have them installed on the car yet, as I still have to choose tires. But I found a German wheel website that has a great 3D configurator and I was able to get a rendering of what it will look like. They don't have the Prius Prime on file, but they do have the regular one...

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    I'll post pics of my own car once it's all together
     
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    Yes, I got the correct hub rings for the Prius when I ordered the wheels. And they included lug nuts, too

    Looking at a performance all-season like the Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+. There's lots of others in that class, too - Bridgestone, Goodyear, Continental, etc.
     
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    Good...

    Many great choices, look at all of the Eco Focus tires first.
    www.tirerack.com/



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    Wound up getting the Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+ in the 205/55 HR16 size. They always seem to be among the top-rated ones in the performance all-season class. So far I've only driven home from the tire shop, but they're pretty quiet on the highway, and they're certainly a lot grippier than the factory tires.
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    They look real good on your Prime (y), keep us up to date on how they work/feel/handle for you.



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    Thanks, Rob43 - will do. Here's a couple other angles. The offset is 35mm, so they only stick out 5mm more than the factory wheels.

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    I found some on tire rack that are 17x7.5, 45mm offset. Would that need spacers or work as is?
     
  16. Rob43

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    As long as they have a 5x100 bolt pattern, they'll work fine.

    Hopefully they're light-ish weight. Order a set of 54.1mm hub rings.

    Your 205/50-17 tires are still within the specs of a 7.5" wide wheel and will work great.



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    Just wanted to share the new 18x8 with a 40 series eagle tires. 9D34000A-8A06-42CE-9D64-2DD640DF65CB.jpeg EEBFE87E-34FA-4CA4-8740-C7B79DE8D889.jpeg 52471F05-EC84-4CF2-BE51-FFFC725E3F52.jpeg
     
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    Ralph, looks great & welcome to PriusChat.

    Can you provide a link to your exact wheels & tires ?



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    Hey everyone! Hope anyone can help me with this issue here...
    I have 17" OZ Sparco Terra wheels on my Prius Prime and trying to put 5mm spacers on both front and rear.

    Wheel spec.
    Universal Fit 17 in. / 7.5 in. / 5 x 100 / +48 mm / 72
    • Family: Sparco Wheels
    • Model: Monoblock
    • Wheel Diameter: 17 in.
    • Wheel Width: 7.5 in.
    • Bolt Pattern: 5 x 100
    • Offset: +48 mm
    • Centerbore: 72
    • Color: Black
    • Finish: Matte
    • Material: Aluminum
    I took it to a shop and they tried with 5mm spacers but the oem bolts were too short.
    Yesterday, I took it to the shop again since they wanted to measure the stud length. They quoted CAD600 for getting new studs so I can put on bigger spacers...

    Like Rob wrote on the thread, I think I'll probably go with 3mm spacers so I don't have to spend 600 just for the studs.

    I am hoping if I any of you can give me a lead on this. Thanks in advance guys!
     
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    I just ordered some Enkei Vulcan 17x7.5 and some Yokohama Avid Ascend LX 215 45 17. They have the BluEarth LRR and have an 85k treadlife warranty.
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