5th Gen 4Runner Wheels Explained

RRW RR7 Wheels on Red 4Runner

Bolt Pattern, Wheel/Rim Size, Offset, Backspace, and More

We are going to break down a few things in this one. We are going to look at the specs of the TRD wheels, SR5, and Limited. We are also going to break down a basic overview of bore size, offset, backspace, weight, tires, and most of the basics when shopping.

We will also look at different options for aftermarket options.

Updated Posts: 

2010-2013 SR5 4Runner Wheel/Rim Specs

  • Bolt Pattern: 6×139.7mm(5.5″) or 6×5.5
  • Size: 17×7″
  • Offset: +12
  • Backspace: 4.5″

2014-2024 SR5 4Runner Wheel/Rim Specs

  • Bolt Pattern: 6×5.5
  • Size: 17×7.5″
  • Offset: +15
  • Backspace: 4.5″

2014-2024 Limited 4Runner Wheel/Rim Specs

  • Bolt Pattern: 6×5.5
  • Size: 20×7″
  • Offset: +15
  • Backspace: 4.5″

TRD Pro SEMA Wheel/Rim Specs:

TRD Beadlock Wheel/Rim

  • The 16″ Beadlocks: Check Price
  • Size: 16×7.5″
  • Offset: +10
  • Backspace: 4.5″

What To Consider When Shopping

  • Bolt Pattern (5th Gen = 6×139.7mm(5.5″) or 6×5.5)
  • Hub Bore (5th Gen = 106mm – the size of the center hole on your wheel)
  • Offset (-offset pushes the wheel out. +offset pulls the wheel in)
  • Backspace (Similar to offset – the space between the center tire and inside wheel)
  • Rating (Weight rating wheels were designed for)
  • Weight (lb)
  • Lug Type (tapered “conical” and radiused)
  • LipSize (in)

Hub Bore: 106.6mm

Lock Offroad Wheels

Lock Off-Road BAJA – Machined Finish | -12mm offset | 32lbs

The hub bore is the large center hole machined into the wheel and mounts onto the hub. Just because our bore is 106mm does not mean that aftermarket wheels with other sizes won’t fit. Aftermarket wheels with a bore of 108mm, for example, will fit a 106mm bore. Even wheels with a larger bore (110mm) will fit your hubs’ 106mm bore. All you need are hub-centric rings/adapters.

Then comes hub-centric and lug-centric.

  • Hub-centric spacers: Do you need hub-centric spacers to make up the difference? Yes and no. Some say yes and some say no and it usually depends on the size of the bore.
  • Lug-centric: There are also lug-centric wheels, which are common on aftermarket options but more and more aftermarket brands are going hub-centric. Lug-centric is centered by the lugs. If you have lug-centric wheels, you often do not need hub-centric spacers. It is important to note that you should always install lug-centric wheels off the ground (on jack stands) where the wheel can center on its own.

The best thing to do is bring this up to your tire shop and hopefully, they will give you a good understanding. Also, it is not usually recommended to have hub-centric and lug-centric as this will create unnecessary static loads on your studs, however, some will argue the point.

To understand the difference, watch this video.

Offset and Backspace

Photo credit: Les Schwab

A negative offset usually pulls the spokes deeper inside the rim creating more dish on the outside of the rim hence the term “deep dish wheels”. Although a negative offset will pull the spokes in, it pushes the wheel and tire outside of the well (past your fenders) since the distance from hub mounting plate to the inside edge of the wheel has less “backspace”. Positive offset pushes the spokes out towards the edge of the wheel creating little to no “dish”. A positive offset will pull your wheel and tire inside the well inside the fenders.

Backspace is the space between the inside edge of the rim to the mounting surface. Less backspace pushes the tire out of the well. More backspace pulls your tire into the well. On the 5th Gen, we usually look for a backspace of 4.5″ – 5″.

What is Poke? 

The more negative offset, the more “poke” you will see. Common offset sizes are -6, -10, -12, -25, and even offsets as large as -38. With negative offset, this pushes the tire outside of wheel well past the fenders, similar to spacers.

A lot of 4Runner builds are running a -12 to -25 offset. That’s a mild amount of poke setting your tire just outside the fender flare. An extreme case of negative offset would be -38 which pushes your tire very far past your fender. Some guys even run -38 offset plus spacers (another -31.75) to get the most “poke” possible.

TRD Sema & Beadlock

TRD SEMA & Beadlock - 4Runner Wheels

TRD SEMA and Beadlocks are designed for perfect braking, maximum stability on corners, and excellent heat dissipation, all the while being lightweight which allows for better performance. When you choose TRD Pro wheels, you are getting a master design and a commitment to quality that goes far beyond appearance.

5th Gen 4Runner TRD Wheel Options

TRD looks at all the design criteria for each vehicle, and then they use state-of-the-art CAD design in order to design and manufacture the optimal wheel for that car/truck.

When designing TRD Sema, they took into account the weight, offset, backspace, and even brakes to make sure that the wheel fits, performs reliably, and has the perfect finish. You really can’t go wrong with the TRD Sema or the TRD Beadlock.

Weight Factors

Bronze Method Race Wheels with Beadlocks on LT 4Runner with Toyo Tires & Baja Designs LED Lights

Method | Model: 312 | Size: 17×9 | Offset: -44 mm | 34lbs

Weight is always a big factor. The TRD 17″ SEMA only weighs 25 lbs, that’s pretty light. Even lighter is the 16″ TRD Beadlock weighing in at 23.5lbs.

Other aftermarket wheels come in at 35+ pounds and some as high as 40 pounds. You want to stay away from anything over 35 pounds in my opinion – unless you’re running beadlocks.

Beadlocks tend to run on the heavy side although there are lighter options. The RRW hybrid forged hybrid beadlocks, for example, weigh in at only 25 lbs.

Tires and Wheels

5th Gen Off-Road Premium 4Runner with KMC Wheels Machete Crawls Beadlock Wheels

KMC | Machete Crawl Beadlock | 17 x 9 | -38mm Offset

Let’s take the TRD 17″ Sema example and see what tire options we have. The larger in width and overall diameter the wheel gets, the more adjustments and lift you will need to make.

The common tire size for many aftermarket 17″ wheels is a large 32″ tire (285/70/17 – 32.71″ on average). See the list below on whether or not this wheel will rub.

TRD 17″ Sema /Tire Options

  • 265/70/17 (Stock) (7-9″ Space Needed) – Won’t Rub
  • 255/75/17 (6.5-8.5″ Space Needed) – Won’t Rub
  • 270/70/17 (7-8.5″ Space Needed) – Won’t Rub
  • 285/70/17 (7.5-9″ Space Needed) – Questionable (Body Mount Chop May be Needed)
  • 305/65/17 (8.5-11″ Space Needed) – Will Rub – Adjustments/Mods Needed
  • 255/80/17 (6.5-8.5″ Space Needed) – Will Rub – Adjustments/Mods Needed
  • 305/70/17 (8-9.5″ Space Needed) – Will Rub – Adjustments/Mods Needed
  • 285/75/17 (7.5-9.5″ Space Needed) – Will Rub – Adjustments/Mods Needed
  • The complete overview of tire size and rubbing

Aftermarket Brands

Lock Off-Road

Relations Race Wheels (RRW)

Rays

Black Rhino

Fuel

Fuel Wheels in 2022

KMC

SCS

Stealth Custom Series Wheels for 5th Gen Toyota 4Runner

Method

Method Race Wheels for Toyota 4Runner

Bolt Pattern (6×139.7mm(5.5″) or 6×5.5)

Spidertrax Wheel Spacers 5th Gen 4Runner

It’s important to note our bolt pattern; 6×139.7mm (5.5″) or 6×5.5.

When looking for a 5th Gen 4Runner wheel, you aren’t just looking at the actual design. You are looking at a handful of criteria.

Exactly What To Look For:

  • Bolt Pattern (5th Gen = 6×139.7mm(5.5″) or 6×5.5)
  • Bore (5th Gen = 106mm – the size of the center hole on your wheel)
  • Offset (-offset pushes the wheel out. +offset pulls the wheel into the wheel well)
  • Backspace (The space between the center tire and inside wheel)
  • Rating (Weight rating wheels were designed for)
  • Weight (lb)
  • Lug Type (tapered “conical” and radiused)
  • LipSize (in)

Where to start?

  1. Bolt Pattern
  2. Hub Centric or Lug Centric
  3. Offset options
  4. Backspace options
  5. How much does it weigh

I would start with bolt pattern, then move to bore size, and then move to offset, and backspace. Manufacturers of lug-centric options include Stealth Custom Series, FN, RRW, KMC, Fuel, TRD Sema, and other manufacturers. With that being said, it doesn’t much matter if you buy a set that is lug-centric because that is how the lug nuts center the wheel, although many will argue the point.

Steel

Steel wheels or “steelies” come on most cars, however, the stock wheels on the 5th Gen are aluminum. Steel is inexpensive to produce and they are very sturdy, which makes them the obvious choice for stock accessories on most cars. They aren’t optimized for performance, but they perform well enough that most car owners wouldn’t care.

Many people run Steelies and have no problems at all. They prefer steelies to alloy because it gives them more weight on sleet, snow, and ice. This may very well be true, but I would personally rather have a lighter option, after all, weight is the enemy.

Aluminum

Relations Race Wheels Forged Hybrid Beadlocks

RRW RR8 Forged Hybrid Beadlocks | -12mm offset | 4.5mm backspace | 25lbs

Aluminum options are lightweight, they dissipate heat better than steel, and they perform better during high-load cornering maneuvers. When you’re looking at performance, aluminum alloy is often a better choice than steel.

There are three types of alloy: forged, cast, and billet.

Forged and cast are both aluminum. The actual method for producing/ manufacturing these is a little different.

Forged aluminum alloy is stronger and in most cases offers a lower weight than cast alloy, but not always. At the end of the day, there is not a huge difference between the two but some will argue the point.

Both forged and cast-manufactured wheels are very similar and get the same job done.

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Yann
Yann
1 month ago

I have a 2020 4runner with 3 inch Eika suspension, I’m running KMC wheels on a 285/70/17 tire, winter is coming and I’m looking at buying steel wheels on 17 and still running a 285/70/17 tires but with the new Toyo Open Country AT 3. My question is does a stock steel wheel from Rough country products will fit.

saw
saw
10 months ago

I put LT265/70R-17 BFGOODRICH ALL-TERRAIN T/A KO2 C on my 2015 4runner limited and the tires rubbed aggressively. I went with the 17X8.5 METHOD MR301 THE STANDARD SDC the offset is zero. Im wondering what I should do.. should I get wheels with an offset closer to +15 (like stock limited wheels), or do I need to get a leveling kit put on?

playdixie
drifter
1 year ago

Thank you for this article. I know opinions vary on wheel size, make, style, and etc. But “dumbing it down” for me actually helps. I found a set from Rocktrix wheels that I really like. They aren’t very price and reasonable. Prob more popular among Jeepers, but I still like them.

https://rocktrix.com/collections/frontpage/products/rt107?variant=39742390042647

R. MArq
R. MArq
1 year ago

what tire is this on the red 4 runner?

Reginald Wang
Reginald Wang
1 year ago

I’ve been dying for the Nomad brand of round hole wheels. They have 0mm offset. I will have a 1” level at the front (TRd Offroad). Will it rub?

elvin
elvin
1 year ago

will there be any issue if i put a 17 x 9 fuel wheels -12offset on a 265 70 r17 tires?

pg
pg
1 year ago
Reply to  elvin

I did with Method 703s same wheel size and offset. 265/70r17 Coopers. No issue for me.

Rob
Rob
1 year ago

I have a 2015 4Runner SR5. I have installed a Bilstein 2 ” lift with 400lb rear springs, lifting the rear just a little when unloaded and keeping it even when loaded fully or towing. I have stock SR5 rims with 265 /70 R17 WRANGLER TRAILRUNNER tires. I would like to upgrade the tires and wheels but am overwhelmed by the options. I get a little wobble at 60pmh and need to also install upper control arms that will help this. I would like a little wider tire, all-terrain as this is also my daily driver. I’d like to know companies that can help me decide on offset and tire size.

Randy
Randy
1 year ago

whats your opinion on fender flares for a 2023 Off Road Premium 4 Runner ? Im kinda on the fence about them .

Steve A.
Steve A.
1 year ago

I have a 2022 4Runner Limited with factory stock wheels and tires (P245/60/20). This combination of wheels and tires look too narrow! I like the wheels/Tires to “fill” the wheel well but I don’t know what is the best combination to buy?

Stacy
Stacy
1 year ago

I have a 2015 SR5 Premium that I put a 3” lift to level out.
want to put new wheels and tires on it.
having hard time deciding!
what the size wheel and tire with out any cutting or rubbing recommended?
Thanks for your help!

Eliot
Eliot
1 year ago

Is there an error in the trd wheel descriptions? It should say negative offset of 10 but it says +10 offset

Eliot
Eliot
1 year ago
Reply to  Eliot

I may be misunderstanding

Roman
Roman
2 years ago

Running into an issue with inventory with the RRH-6 from RRW for my 2017 4Runner TRD OFFROAD 5th gen. For the past week I’ve noticed only 1 or 2 rims are in stock. I looked at the 2022 tundra and they have more in stock. Might be a dumb question, yet will they fit my 4Runner? All the specs are the same, but I’ve read the brake caliper may be different sizes! Please help

-Roman

Harold
Harold
2 years ago

HI, will TRD wheels and 265/70/R17 fit a Limited without rubbing?

RayC
RayC
1 year ago
Reply to  Harold

Yes, no problem.

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