{"id":13368,"date":"2021-12-22T09:45:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T23:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.bus4x4.mn\/?p=13368"},"modified":"2025-02-03T10:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T00:35:11","slug":"what-4x4-tyres-do-i-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nz.bus4x4.com.au\/en_au\/posts\/what-4x4-tyres-do-i-need\/","title":{"rendered":"What 4×4 tyres do I need?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When people start talking about their 4×4 wheels and tyres, do you get confused? Do the terms profile or offset have you scratching your head? Have you managed to make head or tail of what they say?<\/p>\n

Which brings us to the question of what wheels\/tyres do we use on our 4×4 conversions? Read on as we explain a few terms throughout this article.<\/p>\n

First, let\u2019s start with the wheel or the rim. There are essentially two types of 4WD rims, Alloy and Steel.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the difference between Alloy and Steel Wheels?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alloy and steel rims are easy to tell apart. These days almost all 4×4\u2019s have alloy wheels which are usually silver\/grey, shiny and look nice. Steel wheels are often painted black, and some people use wheel covers to make them look appealing.<\/p>\n

At Bus 4×4, all our wheels are steel. We retain the Toyota factory steel rims for 16\u201d tyres in the Hiace or 17.5\u201d in the Coaster. We offer super-single 19.5\u201d in the Coaster. Steel rims can be generally tapped (or bashed) it back into shape if deformed while alloys cannot. So, it makes sense to use steel wheels in our 4×4 conversions.<\/p>\n

Stud Pattern<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stud pattern of a rim is how many nuts you must undo to change your tyre. Hiace has 6 studs while the Coaster has 5 studs.<\/p>\n

Rim Size<\/strong><\/p>\n

The size of your rim is measured usually in inches and is made up of two parts. The diameter and the width. So, when we say 16 x 7, it means that the diameter is 16 inches, and the width is 7 inches.<\/p>\n

Rim Offset<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rim offset is a measure, in millimetres, of the distance between the hub of your rim (where it mounts to your vehicle) and the centre line of your rim. Imagine you\u2019re looking straight at your tyre as it\u2019s rolling towards you. You\u2019re looking at the tyre tread. Imagine a line drawn from top to bottom, splitting the tyre in two, length-ways. The offset is how far away your hub is from that centre line.<\/p>\n

There are three kinds of offset.<\/p>\n