Bru_lynn wrote: ↑30/09/20 9:59
There are quite a few other Toyotas with the same PCD, off set and bore including the Rav4!
Your original post said this.
Bru_lynn wrote: ↑21/09/20 15:06
I sure this must have been asked before so
I did do a search but found nothing.
Presumably your search parameters have since improved.
Bru_lynn wrote: ↑30/09/20 9:59
I am looking for 15
or 16" wheels but in these hard financial times new ones are out.
Again that's not what you said originally.
Bru_lynn wrote: ↑21/09/20 15:06
So, are there any other model of Toyota
15" wheels that fit a '91 MK2, e.g. Avensis.
Shifting the goalposts will obviously lead to different answers.
Moving on.
Bru_lynn wrote: ↑30/09/20 9:59
I have been looking in the usual places for pre-owned wheels but
it is not that easy to find a set of 4 or 5 where the seller is prepared to post or where the wheeels do not need immediate refurb.
Are you in an area which is currently under lockdown and thereby subject to travel restrictions? I ask because you appear to be only willing to buy from sellers who are prepared to send by courier. Having learned the hard way years ago, there is no way in Hades I would countenance parting with my cash without seeing the wheels in the metal first. Not doing so entails risk. It is difficult to
fully evaluate condition from a pic. As an example, just a single buckle in one spot (which might only become evident from a visual inspection/roll test) and you're looking at around £40 to fix it.
In my experience, the majority of s/h wheels will require refurbing. Finding any mint/already refurbed ones is obviously going to severely restrict availability. It will also govern the the market price. To imagine otherwise is wholly unrealistic. I've bought a fair number of sets of s/h wheels. Trust me, you will have to exercise a lot of patience and most likely to be willing to travel some distance to get what you want. How far is entirely up to you. Only once in the 14 years I have owned MR2s have I found a set truly local to me. YMMV.
Bru_lynn wrote: ↑30/09/20 9:59
Looking at various web sites regarding tyre fitments/wheel width, 6.5J wheels are good for
both 195 and 205 tyres, thus, in my mind preserving the stagger, or am I wrong?
Yes, you are. The stock figure is 30mm not 10! -
https://www.mr2oc.co.uk/know-your2/mk2/ ... tyres.html
To do so on a 6.5J wheel you would need to fit the minimum width 185s on the front and the maximum 215s on the rear -
https://www.tyres-pneus-online.co.uk/ty ... dvice.html
My first Mk2 turbo had non-staggered (7J x17") wheels when I bought it. Immediately fitted new tyres 215/40/17 front and 235/40/17 rear to replace the cheap and nasty ditchfinders! I then found out that 235mm is wider than the recommended maximum for 7Js.The sidewall 'bulge compared with the fronts was very noticeable. I later upgraded to staggered width wheels together with tyres within the ideal range. The difference in rear end behaviour was marked.
Car manufacturers don't incur additional costs without a reason. Toyota didn't fit a staggered wheel/tyre combo to the Mk2 MR2 for sh1ts and giggles. The 225/50/15 tyre choice in the UK is very restricted.
Nankang Toursport XR-611/Toyo T1Rs or R888R/the ridiculously expensive Pirelli P Zero Assimetrico (£500 a pair!). For that money I can get a full set of 17" Eagle F1 Assymetric 5s and a 4 wheel geo check. I haven't checked to see if any cheap Chinese rubber is available because you certainly don't want those on a MR2!
It gets easier with 16" but as peteV6R5 said the trend is only going one way. Most people opt for 17s as the range of available wheels and tyres is far greater.
A set of 16s here -
https://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic ... 1b5f83e046
Post is 3 months old. Not shown as Finalized, but some people never update, so anyone's guess whether they are still available.
peteV6R5 wrote: ↑30/09/20 11:39
7" width you can run 215/40/17 fr and
235/40/17 rear
(max on 7J)
Hmmm. The table I linked to above disagrees with you (and so do all the others I have been able to find.
Of course finding any 225/40/17 tyres could be fun...