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"It all starts here, The day I got it"

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A few visual/comfort mods:
billet grill, clear corners, hood/window deflectors, body matched front valance

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Randon goofin off, my buddy Robs 01 Ranger and some in motion shots..

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2004 "Custom Tacos" Sacramento Meet..
Deep club, went there for the swap meet, scored a hitch for the rear! :)
I also met some great people..

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New set of 16" wheels from a 2003 Hyundai Sante Fe (It's not as bad as it sounds) check it out.. direct bolt up, no mods or spacers.. nothing fancy or flashy.

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Fresh from the body shop, body matched mirrors, door/tailgate handles, bugdeflector and XM antenna.. XM sattalite radio installed.

Updated 11-26-04

Hyundai Sante Fe 16" alloys.
I used a heat gun to remove the factory H logos from the centers.. The circle measures 2 1/8th" diametor and I've seen several different resin molded aftermarket stick on toyota center caps that should fit the bill quite nicely..

I got a smokin deal on a set of new Goodyear 225/60/16's that have dam near the exact same over all outer diametor.. Not too shabby for 180 bucks.. I used to work at a Big O Tires and service and I just brought them there, mounted and balanced them myself because the shop I bought the tires had a stoneage coats machine with that crappy center bar deal.. (wheel scratchers!) The tire shop where I got the tires from looked shocked when they offered me the tires for 180 and then the price went up to 240 mounted, balanced and installed.. I said Nah.. Ill just take the tires ;) Their jaw open, my wallet shut, I was out the door with my new tires :)

These wheels fit exactly like a factory Toyota wheel, These are hubcentric and are the exact same diametor! They are a 16x6.5.. I think their much better lookin than the S runner Tacoma wheels my opinion.. All I needed was a set of 12mmx1.5 buldge acorn style lugnuts.. Stock ones from the styled factory steelies wont work.. There's a sweet kit at Kragen for a little over 25 bucks that includes all the lugs, wheel locks and crome valve stems.. Part number 30-3031 and it comes in a blue package..

Id like to shoot a "thanks" out to Chris98 from the CustomTacos forum for shootin me the part number for these! They worked great! Thanks for the lead.

Another "thanks" goes out to Teeque from the CustomTacos forum about the fitment info for these wheels.. Look excellent! Very nice guy to talk to on the phone! Thanks!

Heres some pictures..

Heres a compairson of the tire/wheel: New *left* (225/60/16) vs.
the stock *right* (205/75/15)
the stock tires were worn out quite a bit, if they were new, they'd be a bit taller, but not by much..

First wheel trial fitted with zero fitment issues..

Side shot to show how flush they side with the side of the beds wheel opening.
They come out a bit further compaired to the factory wheel, but its perfect!
If it was dumped or laying frame, no problems tucking!

Heres a shot of the front wheel, perfect fit, clears calipers, ect.. Doesnt stick out past the edge of the fenders, these can easily tuck if dumped..

Side shot to show offset profile..
Very nice! alighment is perfect, right tire is slightly on the curb and the wheel is turned a bit. After I saw the picture, I had to go look. LOL

The width of the tire is fine for me. It isn't woo wide of a tire for the wheel and this will protect the wheel incase any curb rubbing occurs.. theres about 5/8s of the tire past the edge of the wheel.. Im not lookin to handle like a vette so these will work just fine for me.. commuter.

Heres a picture of the lugnuts from the kit and crome valve stem.. Cool thing about the valve stems are that theyre pretty low profile.. sweet!

And here you have it..
My 2002 Tacoma extended cab (stock height) on Hyundai Sante Fe wheels.. You can get these wheels for dirt cheap in flawless condition off of ebay.
Most of the people upgrade their wheels fresh off the lot.. Also the Sante Fe only comes with this style of wheel, so they're common and all over the place.. I paid 200 bucks for mine and they were like new with zero scratches, dings or any other blemishes.. I got them from the ebay seller irol1984
After the 70 bucks for shipping, Im rollin on a total of 450 bucks for wheels and new tires which aint that bad considering I didnt want to spend money on stock size tires on wheels I didnt like.. I was about to spend about 250 on replacment tires and for an additional 200 bucks I think it was worth it.. These are much easier to clean as well..

They look pretty factory styled to me.. Whatcha think? hit the guestbook..
thanks for lookin..