In agree ment to @capriRacer , Toyota for example has been using the same 6 and 5 lug rims on trucks and SUVs, depending upon load for many years. Many of their other models in cars the same. They change by necessity if cars are comming more with lower profile tires or larger brakes etc… They are not changed for the sake of change.
well,Guys I’ve noticed a good deal of change for instance on the Dakotas and Hondas,because I’ve tried to find alloy wheels for the Dakotas and the late nineties used 6 lug and the 2006 used 5lug 16 inch and the later model Civics used 5 lug and if memory served me correctly the Civics and Accords used 4 lugs and the the domestic pickups have used a plethora of rim sizes and the heavy duty pickups cant seem to standardize on the tire size and lugs and rim size.Even the 70s chevy pickups had a little confusion on the 4wd vs the 2wd ,seems like some of the Chevys had 5 lug and the 4wd had 6 lugs, except the light duty 3/4 ton had 8 lugs(what a mess) it goes on and on-I guess I should be a good consumer and not question the logic the car manus use(BTW the factory alloy rims for the last Dakota retailed for almost $400 ) If I could find out the specs for the Dakota I would probaly go with light weight steel rims-Kevin
@Kevin doing a quick check…
You need a Toyota truck…6 bolt pattern for 4 wd trucks from 1986 to present for Toyota, Tacoma and Tundra models …the same 6x139.7. 4Runner 4 wd fit in there too. You can buy one set of steel winter rims and expect to use them for 28 years…good grief Kevin, here is your chance to save on rims ! Buy a Toyota 4 wd 6 lug.
But,it will fit some GMC/Chevy and Nissan and Isuzu and etc. So buy this popular rim size first, then get a truck to match.
You know what Dag thats very useful information and well worth considering. Case in point had a 1997 ESCORT WAGON, then got a 2000 Focus to replace it ,I thought chuckle" my winter rims will fit this thing" much to my consertation,I couldnt get the escort rims to slide up over the hubs on the Focus,it seemed like the old Ford pickups used the same bolt circle forever(dont think I’m not considering Toyotas,almost bought my brothers Tundra,but gas mileage and lack of LSD was the deal breaker - dont have frame rusting issues,its not that much trouble to rinse the undercarriage off-Kevin
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Toyota has gone away from mechanical LSD because of maintenance issues and now use the abs brakes for similar effect. Though new mechanical LSD perform better, over time, the standard traction control inthe rear actually maintains it’s effectiveness. Tundras like most full size trucks are gas guzzlers. It’s tough to rationalize having one unless you are a contractor or tow all the time. There were some issues years ago but mostly no more now. The big problem years ago with Toyota frames as now is both because of the way they are used, off road, and they were much older because of longevity and more suseptable with age.