2022 Limited Wheel and Tire Section Summary

Finally, after months of trying I have landed a 2022 Limited 4Runner without third row seating and running boards. Should be available next week. I intend to add rock sliders and aftermarket skid plates and have been investigating replacement wheels for the Limited 20” wheels to use off road.

Not looking to make a statement with big wheels, just want to fit a nice set of off-road tires like BFG KO2’s or equal without any rubbing corrections needed. Not planning to install a lift, at least initially until I get some time off road to judge if and what lift I really need.

Been reading in this forum trying to get my mind around the options and I have to say it’s a challenge to make sense of it all with so many tire sizes and rims to choose from and since a lot of people are looking to get bigger (taller and/or wider) tires for looks and for true off-road use too.

Here’s what I think I have figured out:

1. Which wheel/tire diameter 16”, 17” or 18” provides largest selection to get desired installed tire height and width – answer appears to be 17” looking at BFG KO2 tires available.

2. Primary spec for Limited rim selection – stay with +15 mm offset and select a tire that is very near the height and width of the original 20” tires that come with the Limited.

3. Once I get the vehicle, I’ll measure clearances between existing tires and potential rub points to know how much variation new tire and rim selection there is to avoid rubbing (Ie do I need to stay strictly to the existing tire installed width or can it be increased any).

4. Best source of rims with +15 mm offset will be other Toyota rims which likely will be readily available on the used market and can save some money. There are enough Toyota 17” rims with +15mm offset that I can find one I like.

5. Selected tire height should match original 20” tire height to keep revs per mile the same. I pull a small tear drop camper in the mountains and concerned about increasing tire OD thus impacting pulling performance too much.​

Here’s a link to a very helpful article on Toyota rim technical data that helped me find 17” Toyota rim’s with +15mm offset:

https://trail4runner.com/2021/02/05/factory-5th-gen-4runner-wheel-options/​

One correction to the referenced article appears to be the offset for the 16” forged TDR wheels which according to the Toyota parts listing is only 6mm not 10mm.

I know there are many knowledgeable tire guys out there that can help correct me in my current thinking if warranted so any comments or suggestion are welcomed.