2006 wheels on a newer 4Runner?

Hi everyone, new to this group...thank you in advance for your advice. I have a 2006 Toyota 4Runner Sport V8 with about 300,000 miles on it. I love this thing, but little hints here and there are showing me that she's getting tired. When I get a new vehicle, it will be a newer Toyota 4Runner- but I've been putting that off because I love my V8.
My question is this: I need new tires and I really like the new wheels on some of the newer 4Runners I see lately. I was thinking of buying new wheels/tires for my 2006, and wondering if I can put those on the 4Runner I eventually end up buying in the next year. I called my tire guy and he said no, that even though they both had the same 6 bolt formation, the "offset" was different- or something like that.
However, I read different here online so I just wanted to go to the experts here. My tire guy told me my best bet was just to buy some used tires for now to get me by. Thoughts?

 

Welcome. Some others will chime in with the correct wheel specs.

 

All OEM 4Runner wheels should work interchangeably, can’t say for 3rd gen and older, though. Many people swap newer 4runner wheels onto their 4th gen’s and if works that way it should work the other way too.

 

Use these two websites to confirm wheel specs. From taking a quick look, the only difference seems to be the offset. The 2006 has +30, a new 4R has +15. The lower offset will push the wheel away from the suspension. A wheel with a higher offset, like from your 2006, may not work on a 2023. But a 2023 will work on your 2006.

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I'm going to have to research what offset is...thank you for these links.

 

Offset depends on how the wheel is constructed and it affects where the edge of the wheel will align vs. the side of the vehicle.




This helps visualize the effect of changing the offset.




You can use spacers to change this as well. Many 4th Gen owners use them b/c the stock wheels sit kind of inside the wheel wells. I wanted mine at least flush with the fender. This is my truck with and without Spidertrax 1.25" spacers.





Check FB Marketplace for takeoff wheels. For example, my current wheels are from an '07 Sequoia and cost me a total of $200. Many of the 6-lug wheels offered on various Toyota trucks and SUVs will fit.

 

Go this website ("willtheyfit.com"), and you can play around with different wheel specs and tires sizes. To get a good idea of what offset will do, put in the same tire size (265/70-17), wheel specs (17x7.5) but use an offset of +15 on one, and +30 on the other, and it'll show you what the difference is. I've used this website numerous times when figuring out what aftermarket tire and wheel combos will work.

 

"Compared to your existing wheel, this new wheel will have an inner rim which is 6mm further away from the suspension strut. The outer rim will poke out 44.1mm more than before." Yup, all that extra wheel width is going towards the outside. 'Course a 265/70 is too small of a tire on a 9" wide wheel, but that's besides the point. That example clearly shows how the offset can affect where the outer edge of the wheel is going to end up. If you went the other way, with an offset of +45, the inside of the wheel most likely won't clear the suspension.