Winter Tyres And Wheels

[VRF28]

I have a2013 RX 450h luxuary on 19"wheels.

I have been offered a set of 18" wheels with fairly new winter tyres.

The wheel details are

hub hole is 72.6

Size is 18.85

Offset 35

Studs 114.3

Will these fit on my model. They were on an 09 RX previous

Thanks for any assistance you can give

[ChrisKaye]

Hi VRF,

All sounds good, the only thing you'll need is Alloy Wheel "spigot rings":

http://www.autoinparts.com/Wheel_nuts,_bolts,_locks,_spacers_and_accessories-Spigot_rings_for_O.E_and_Aftermarket_Alloy_Wheels/c628_897/index.html

It is possible the previous owner of the wheels chose not to fit them but they are literally a few quid each and I think they are important.

Spigot rings are used to ensure that an alloy wheel is correctly centred on to the hub of the vehicle. If an alloy wheel is fitted without spigot rings it will probably cause the wheel to vibrate, make it almost impossible to balance, increase uneven tyre wear and in time will work the fixings loose. So, fitting wheels without spigot rings can be very dangerous.

I think the hub on an RX is something like 60.1mm and the wheel info you posted above said the "hub hole" or "bore" is 72.6mm.

Hope this helps!

[ColinBarber]

Toyota use the hubs to centre the wheels (hub centric) and use flat wheel nuts. Other wheels, mainly cheaper ones, rely on tapered wheel nuts to centre the wheel (nut centric). Ideally you need spigot rings as Chris has mentioned above and nuts to match the wheel design.

[VRF28]

Chris and Colin,

Thanks for your help I will go ahead and get these wheels and make sure they have spigot rings to match.

Great info.

Regards

Vin

[Lydiamight]

If you want to know if the wheel/tyre size is compatible try using this site http://www.rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp