anticirc Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I am thinking of getting a set of new rims for my 1990 Toyota Dolphin RV. The rims on my RV are just the basic steel rims. Should I invest in stylish wheels like these champagne gold Advan Wheels RGD2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Your only chance of finding off the shelf alloy rims like shown is if you own something like a Chinook with the common Toyota bolt pattern. The bolt pattern on the '1-Ton' Dually C&C is pretty unique and you'd be paying Chip Foose thousands each to have machined from billet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Dually wheels are reversible so finding any thing like that I'm afraid will be a pretty much impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Having written what I did above, the only 'practical' solution I've seen is having custom adapter/spacers made to fit wheels from a different make. In this case it was 17" Chevy (350?) rims on a 4x4 Sunrader with a FF axle. I think the guy posted the adapters were ~$2000 and wheels/tires another $2000. Clearance would obviously be an issue unless a lifted 4x4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 OK, Mea Culpa. My memory was wrong. ~$1000 for the adapters, ~$2000 for wheels & tires and Ford F350 rims. From the owner of 'Atlas':- " Because you have the ultra rare 4x4, you have only 2 options for changing the rims. A set of custom made adapters or a set of custom made rims. I went the 1st route, but both are expensive. The 1ton axle is a 6x7.25" lug pattern. No other rims exist than the 14" Toyota rims or the few pairs that Sunrader company made and installed on these 4x4s. My 4x4 came with 14" on the rear and 15" on the front so I had to find a solution. I had a set of adapters made to change the rear lug pattern to a set of dually rims from a Ford, 8x200mm. I also had to have a set of adapters made for the front to go from the Toyota 6x5.5" to the Ford 8x200mm. I chose adapters so I could carry one spare(or none because all the rims match). If you have rims made for the weird rear lug pattern, you will still be left with two different lug patterns front vs rear. The adapters cost me about $950 for all four. I found the Ford rims on Craigslist for $500. The tires cost about $150/ea. They were definitely a very expensive set of shoes for Atlas but now she sits pretty with matching 17" aluminum rims with 32" e load rating tires." " The 17" duals are wrapped in 245/85/17 Iron Man ATs, E Load rating. They're the factory size tires for a 2015 F350 4x4 and a bit bigger than I intended to go but the wheels were on Craigslist for cheap so I snagged them." Adapter prices might be a bit lower for a 2wd because you'd need 4 of the same vs two plus two for 4WD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Sounds awfully pricey for a wheel upgrade. He could have just ordered 15 inch wheels for the back from Custom and Commercial for far less. There is no fancy wheel option for the 2wd's. Wheel covers will fit on the back. My Sunrader doesn't have reversed duallys in the front so it came with wheel covers on all wheels. Spinners. Man I got a lot of comments about that. Gangbanger in a Sunrader Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 37 minutes ago, linda s said: Sounds awfully pricey for a wheel upgrade. He could have just ordered 15 inch wheels for the back from Custom and Commercial for far less. I agree about being pricey, but what's a set of 6 (or 7) steel 15" rims and tires going to cost? For either option (especially 17") you're more than likely going to want to add the cost of an axle ratio change due to the considerable increase in tire circumference to keep it somewhat drivable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Well if you have a 4x4 Sunrader and the only change is the full float axle, none came with them, all you need is the rear duallys. About 800 bucks the last I heard for 4 of them. If you really want bigger wheels if you have a stock 4x4 Sunrader a Front Range Offroad full float conversion kit is the best bet. You will end up with standard Toyota 4wd lug pattern so you can buy whatever size wheel you want. Also you will have single wheels in the back so your 4x4 will track better. Cost of kit $740 plus some junk yard parts. Cost of wheels and tires is of course up to you but you only need 4 and all the wheels will be the same so no spare tire problems. Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Valid comments if you have a 4x4. However, the OP is asking about custom rims for a 1990 Dolphin, so 6 (or 7) rims, 6 (or 7) tires. And they're still ho-hum steel rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Don't forget final drive gearing when switching to 17" that's a big jump from 14's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87 Oddy Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I'm one of the lucky ones I guess, min came with the chrome wheels covers which I think look great especially after I polished them like crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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