Toyota v's Nissan

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

Here's a question for the wise ...

You're all familiar with the 120 series Prado stud pattern. I've got the 17" alloys with the step down wheel nuts that locate the alloy rim on the hub.

My Trak Shak CT has Nissan hubs. The same 6 studs, but the thread appears finer. So, the Toyota wheel nuts do not fit on the Nissan studs and vice versa.

I've tried the Toyota wheels on the Ct and they appear to fit fine - the stud spacing appears OK - It just seems to be the thread on the studs that is the issue.

I want to fit the Prado alloys to the CT - so that I have the same wheels and tyres all around.

To me it appears that I just have to swap out the Nissan studs for a set of Toyota ones (I'm thinking of taking it down to the local trailer place and getting him to swap them over). Is it this simple ?

I haven't gotten around to pulling out the verniers and double checking the stud sizes yet.

Has anyone else been down this path with their trailer ?

Cheers
Chippy

[Fazza Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fazza]

Chippy,
I feel you will be able to get away with swapping studs & nuts , but be aware that the Toyota wheels are meant to locate on the centre hole which will take some load (Hub centering wheels) & wheels nuts then clamp wheels.
Possibility of broken studs, as studs are not meant to take the load.
This happened on some Range Rovers when wrong wheels, studs & nuts where used some years ago.
On the positive side there were a lot of after market wheels that were only clamped on.

I take it that the existing wheels have tapered seats & tapered nuts that lock the wheels in place. (The taperer's are doing the work)

I would certainly prefer to have the same wheels as the tow vehicle, so if you do go down that path I would be checking the tension of the wheel nuts frequently.

So don't worry be happy.

Fazza

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

Thanks Fazza

That's the bit I hadn't considered. The CT wheels are steelies that use the tapered nuts and the is no centre hub for the Toyota rims to locate on.

I may be better off talking to TrakShak as the hubs are a complete 'unbolt and swap' unit. They used to do them in a variety of different patterns and there may be one to suit the Prado.

It may cost a bit more but cause less trauma than a set of busted studs on a long trip.

Cheers
Chippy

[jeff s Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close jeff s]

when we orederd our camper trailer( challenge) we asked for landcruiser pattern hubs. And we got CSA mags that will suit the car. Same tyres also.
So when we travel we have 1 spare on the car and 1 spare on the camper. If it got real bad you could allways leave the camper in the scrub and take the wheels off it to get to safety.

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/2005seach ... 3863700146

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

Yeah, I know. ops:

I was real clever and went and got the camper first - then fell in love with the Prado 18 months later. ops:

Cheers
Chippy