Thursday, Apr 22, 2010 at 19:10
Peter,
As Amy suggests, feel free to lift the bonnet and have a look - its a VDJ76, or "76series".
"GXL" Landcruisers came out in 1989 and existed on every series of Landcruiser and Prado since then. If you tell us its a VDJ76, then everyone knows what you're talking about.
As for your original question. Yep, you have 16x7 rims and while many have fitted 285/75 tyres to these rims, its technically illegal. Many tyre joints refuse to fit them, others don't care and are happy to take your money. Its your call.
If you like to be legal, then you'll need to buy a set of 16x8 steel or alloy rims off a 1998-2006 105 series (Rigid front axle) Landcruiser.
Second option if you want to upsize the diameter of your tyres is to fit 255/85R16 tyres - can get Maxxis, Cooper and BFG Muddies in that size. They fit your 7" rims perfectly.
Third option is to fit 265/75R16 LT tyres to your rims - thats what most people do.
Now the rest of your stuff: "Why stuff around with the stud patterns".
Toyota increased the clamp pressure considerably when they went from 6 x 12mm studs to 6 x 14mm studs. It means that the problem of broken studs has virtually disappeared. Many Nissan owners who have been overtaken by a runaway rear wheel may have wished that Nissan had done the same.
Cheers
Phil
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