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Old 04-21-2005, 04:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Has anybody fit a 16" wheel on their titan?? Is it possible?

I ask because I am selling my 18s and going to 20s...but there will be a 2 week lapse in there for ordering new tires and having them fitted and such. I have the stock wheels/tires off my Tacoma, which I beleive is the same bolt pattern. They are 265/70/16s. I'm wondering if I can use them temporarily. If nobody has tried (I know its odd), I'll test fit them and post the results!!
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If the bolt pattern fits, then you should be fine. You'll just look like a roller skate for 2 weeks.
Oh, you're speedo will be off too. When you're speedo says 60 mph, you're really doing 56.3 mph.

I don't think you'll have any issues with the brake calipers rubbing either. The brakes on the Titan are very small
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Old 04-21-2005, 06:42 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Doubtful they'll fit, but please try it and let us know.
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huh...two opposing opinions. A third to settle the tie??
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Old 04-21-2005, 07:15 PM   #5 (permalink)
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The bolt pattern will fit, but the problem is the caliper. Some wheels might fit, but I think many will not. Takes 5 minutes to find out...
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Test fit the caliper. The problem won't be the size of the rotor, but the offset of the wheel rubbing.
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Here ya go, 16" wheels with 35" tires. It can be done.

my titan with out body lift
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I always thought that was odd ,able to fit rotors and calipers in some 16" wheels. You would think that a vehicle with an option for 17 or 18" wheels, that the smallest wheel the brakes would fit would be a 17" wheel, and not a 16" at all.
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Further proof our brakes are undersized
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Further proof our brakes are undersized
ummm... no.

If our brakes are undersized, then how can a 3/4 or 1 ton truck run 16" wheels and still be able to stop under a full load? Further proof that our brakes are not undersized just because they might fit in a 16" wheel.
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ummm... no.

If our brakes are undersized, then how can a 3/4 or 1 ton truck run 16" wheels and still be able to stop under a full load? Further proof that our brakes are not undersized just because they might fit in a 16" wheel.
Ummm...you might do a little more research on brake design, if you think our rotors and calipers are anywhere near the current technology of 1 ton truck brakes. My 2800 lb sports car has better brakes, with 14" wheels. And no I'm not exaggerating. I didn't say they are undersized "because we can fit 16" wheels", I said its "further proof".
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Ummm...you might do a little more research on brake design, if you think our rotors and calipers are anywhere near the current technology of 1 ton truck brakes. My 2800 lb sports car has better brakes, with 14" wheels. And no I'm not exaggerating. I didn't say they are undersized "because we can fit 16" wheels", I said its "further proof".
Did you say SPORTS CAR with 14" wheels???????

And which sports car do you have?
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.I was aimin towards the fact that most manufactures brakes pretty much fill up the entire inside of the wheels (stock) except for the Dodges w/ 20's.
Yeah the brakes on the Heavy/Super Dutys work great, but they all come with a 16" wheel, I would be willing to bet you could'nt fit a 15" wheel on one, without a really fat spacer. (Wait I do remember one of the 4x4 mags doin it...but with the spacers the wheels stuck out to far and they barely fit, by like a hair. But that was a trail rig too.)
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i believe that even the new f150 claimed to have larger brakes but still came with 16's
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Did you say SPORTS CAR with 14" wheels???????

And which sports car do you have?
That was pretty funny.
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