I'm a bit illiterate when it comes to wheel sizes and aftermarket wheels. Here's what my current situation is.
I have a 2006 Scion XA with the stock 185/60/15 steelies and tires. I currently have "New" 13 year old tires on it. They were removed from a similar car when it was new and stored in someones garage. I got them for $25 and so far they're working fine. However I'm worried about the whole "expired" tires thing. So I'm looking for new tires, but I've been finding wheels and tires that are in decent nick for the price of new tires. So I figure i'll upgrade all of it. Here's where my stupidity comes in, I know nothing about what will fit and the resources i've found are seemingly sketchy. So my question is, will this fit? I found a set of wheels that are 195/55/16 so my googling shows these will fit but what say you?
Size is OK but will the wheel fit the car ?
Number of bolts, bolt circle, hub size etc.
Similar car doesn't mean they WILL fit.
Your existing diameter is 603mm and the new size is 621mm with a -2.88% speedo error. At an indicated 58mph you will actually be traveling 60mph. No more error than is built into Toyota speedometers from the factory
I'd run em.
Tire Rack website has a pretty good selection tool.
There are a number of characteristics that define a wheel.
Probably most important is "bolt pattern." This is something like 5 x 120 or 4 x 100. This is the number of studs that secure the wheel to the hub, and the diameter of the circle upon which these studs are located. Only wheels of the correct bolt pattern will fit your car.
Next is wheel diameter. Your car may be able to run a few different diameters.
Wheel width. Pretty self-explanatory. A given tire can be mounted on a range of widths, within limits.
Wheel offset has to do with the position of the wheel mounting surface with regard to the actual center of the wheel width. This is the most challenging thing to get right when you are trying to fit non-stock wheels.
Also don't forget that his Toyota uses hub centric wheels, so any aftermarket wheel has to have the proper hub ring to fit the Toyota hub and the aftermarket wheel.
I ran 195/60/15s on my xB the whole time I had it. No clearance issues and much cheaper tires.
Google says your 2006 XA uses 4 X 100s. Slip a BMW wheel on and see if she fits.
luckejuin said:
I found a set of wheels that are 195/55/16 so my googling shows these will fit but what say you?
That is the tire size, not the wheel.........well 16" is the diameter of the wheel.
As mentioned, along with bolt pattern and hub size, you also need to know width and offset to know if they will work. There are a few different calculators online that will help you visualize the different measurements.
Overtiring a small car like this can cause gas mileage to suffer. Be careful and don't go cray cray.
Also make sure that you have the correct lug nuts for the wheels. Many Toyota alloy weels use a weird washer seat lug nut.
