New Hilux

Hi there Angler, If its a new hilux and it's an sr5 I would have thought the spare would have been the same alloy wheel, that's if it's an SR5 or did your neighbour put after market wheels on it. If not I would have been hitting toyota up for a alloy wheel if it's an SR5 maybe it went missing at the dealer ship and they just stuck a standard one underneath or if they put the wheels on as some sort of deal then I would be going back with receipt for nuts and getting some money for them. What did they cost you $20.00 I dont liked to be screwed by dealer ships. Get your $$$ back for the nuts or a matching spare. Take Care Steve M

oh what a feeeling.

what did the dealer say about his $40k+ car with a rim that doesnt fit?

I don't know if he purchased the ute with the alloys wheels as an extra or if they were standard. He did in fact give Mr Tojo a good serve. He was told to go back to the dealer he purchased the vehicle from.
I imagine he is now doing just that as he left the deep north a couple of days ago.

Hi Angler,

Don't mean to doubt you but, are you sure the wheel nuts didn't have a taper on the inner end, for use with a steel rim? That's how the steel spare on our '97 Discovery works - the nuts have the large flat washer for the four standard alloys and tapered ends for the steel spare.

But life would be so much simpler if the lousy b*gg*ers had put an alloy spare on it...
Ian

Hi,

I have a 2002 SR5 Hilux. It came with standard alloy wheels, including a spare. I have a second set of 4 mud tyres on steel rums, and have similar issues, as I have to remember to take a set of the alloy rim nuts.

The alloy wheel nuts that I have actually have a taper on them and will secure the steel rims if the need arises though.

Are the alloy wheels original factory fitment or aftermarket wheels?? If they are after market wheels, then it would be a normal situation that you need to have some different nuts for the spare??

Andrew

Sorry guys, but I think we have potential new 'urban myth' starting here.

Finally checked out my 05 SR5 in detail today. Here are the facts (with my vehicle anyway):
Yes, the spare is steel, despite the factory alloys on the vehicle
The wheel nuts are the stepped type which are normal for alloys, but the inner end is beveled to fit a steel wheel.
When fitted with a steel wheel, they sit proud by about 10mm, but still pick up the full length of the stud.
Looks a little odd on close inspection, but no more odd than one steel wheel and three alloys.

So the original problem reported was probably either:
The guys didn't recognize that the nuts were OK, or
The alloys were after market (would likely be the case if the 'Lux was an SR, rather than SR5), and the nuts without the bevel came with the wheels.

Still not real happy with the steel spare though. Can't do a proper 5 wheel rotation, so spare will have dramatically different wear pattern to the rest.