100 series mag wheels strength & weight

Unloaded about 1300-1400 kg. Loaded about 2000kg with full water tanks - possibly more for long stays.
Looks like the mags will be fine for the load. I might have to strip a tyre off and weigh a mag rim to see whether the weight saving would be worth the cost and effort.
If I could save 20kg over the four rims I'd probably go for the mags.

Not being interested in horse races and having a bit of time on my hands, I just weighed a couple of rims:

100 series steel is 18.6kg
200 series mag is 11.1 kg

I guess the 100 series mag would be similar or a bit heavier. This means I can save about 28kg or so on my camper with four mags instead of steel rims. Looks like they'll be strong enough too.

Hi Keith,

If you do decide on 100 series factory alloys, just don't choke on the price!

When I was looking for a second spare for my 100 series a year or so ago, Mr Toyota wanted over $1100 each for them, rim only! If you're only running a single axle and one spare, that might not work out too bad, but if tandem, with four for the van and two spares, there are people out there who might not want to pay that for an entire van! :-)

My problem was that I didn't want to go to steel for the second spare and couldn't locate anything else in the alloy aftermarket scene that had a high enough load rating (yeah, I'm running heavy, too, just like most on here), so considered myself fortunate to get hold of a secondhand factory rim and centre at a better price than that. And it did look pretty smick.

Of course, if you happen to have a cheap source of 100 series rims, ignore the above and let me know! There might be a few others over here who are looking for them!

Regards,


Charlie

Charlie,

Anything from Toyota seems to cost a motzer these days. I'm early in the build so I'll put the word out among the wreckers. At least we have some steel ones in the shed.

At the prices you were quoted four mags would cost $4,400 for a 28 kg saving, which amounts to $157 a kilo. I could have built the chassis out of unobtanium for that!

Keith

I have a set of 16x8 ROH mags on my 2002 105 which are stamped
"MAX LOAD 970KG" Have another set of genuine Togo mags which are not stamped. Might pay to check the ratings on the genuine if you are loading in excess of 1000kg per wheel.

Thanks Lyn,

I'll need the genuine Toyota ones because I'll try to register the van with a much higher GVM and will need about 1400 kg or so per wheel.

They'd also need to be 5 stud to suit the 100 series with IFS in order to be interchangeable with that's on the tow.

Please feel free to call me on 040 302 4091
Keith

Nice Job Michael.
I hope mine looks that good. At the moment, my project looks more like a triumph of good design over poor workmanship.

This Rig as is weighs 830kg
I'm building a 4.0m long trundle tray under it out of aluminium unistrut with rollers and light weight aluminium chequer plate to store our tents and camping equipment in.
The void measures 1120 x 250 x 4100 so our Oztents and camp chairs all fit quite nicely under it.
I have screwed a piece of 2400 x 1120 MDF sheet floor as a temporary job and it works well so the extra 1600 will be very useful
The rollers will be the same as what is on the Van[img][/img]

Cheers Michael

Just weighed at Standard 100 series at the wreckers, who said they were made in Australia by ROH. And, sure enough, ROH is stamped on the inside of the rim. Mags are 7.5kg lighter than steel.
Thanks for the link. I'll have a good look at these.
Keith

The last time I priced the TX 1 in about the size you are looking at they were $180 ea but without wheel nuts.

Isn't the load rating of the wheels you weighed cast into the inside of the wheel? Certainly they are on my Landrover wheels.

Garry

They look like good wheels, Garry, and lighter too.
100 Series mags from the wreckers are $165 each, complete with dings, and no nuts.
These new ones might be the way to go. But I have the steel ones for the time being, while I build the body.
If I end up with a 200 series as the tow, I'll need different wheels again, so we'll wait and see what happens. But I'll hang onto this link and thank you for it.
Keith

Thanks Alan,

Trucks are allowed up to 6 tonnes on a single axle in NSW and 9 tonnes on duals.

There are plenty of off road trailers with a GVM over two tonnes on a single axle.

I think as long as you can prove that axle, suspension components, wheels and tyres are up to the job, you're OK. But I may stand corrected on that one.

I'm running 100 x 9 RHS for the axle with machined bosses to take a standard 100 series front end. Springs are 2,900 Kg Firestone air bags with standard landcruiser trailing arms and a custom panhard rod. Dual Landcruiser shockers both sides. Tyres will be 285's with a 122 rating for 1,500 Kg each.

Thanks Richard,
What were the alloys?
Keith

Keith,

They are the standard Toyota alloys fitted by the dealer at the time.
Not sure who makes them but I have included a better photo in my profile.

Richard
These are the ROH ones
Many thanks

Just got an email from ROH saying that their 16x6 Impact wheel configured for a 100 Series Landcruiser (which is the same as original equipment fitted locally by Toyota) are rated at 1250kg.