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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Has Raf, Nov 30, 2024 at 4:35 PM.

  1. Has Raf

    Has Raf Junior Member

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    Swapped my stock 16 inch alloys for 15 inch steel wheels with thicker sidewalls (195/65R15), and put Hancook all seasons on all round. Apparantly the steel wheels were from a Prius that was imported from Japan… JDM wheels?
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    #1 Has Raf, Nov 30, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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    They look like old Honda steelies. LoL

    Did you weigh them; difference between alloy vs steel?
     
    #2 BiomedO1, Nov 30, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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    I love the look of em. Complete with plastic bolt covers all round. Nah, didn’t weigh them, but didn’t feel much heavier than the alloys to be honest, felt the same. All 4 with tyres were £25 total, although the tyres did need replacing.
     
    #3 Has Raf, Nov 30, 2024 at 5:08 PM
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    Steel and alloy rims tend to have similar weight.
     
    #4 Mendel Leisk, Nov 30, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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    Yeah there's no real weight savings with the Steelies You just don't have to worry so much about them if you curb them or ruin one I buy the Steels for like 49 a pop new sposedly . But what you've got there are like what I used to have on my old Corolla and trueno Toyota called those styled steel wheels and of course they have the covers and all of that I think my SR5 was similar but those do look kind of like Nissan early '80s wheel covers too like what would have been on a pulsar or maybe a early Sentra or even when it was Datsun b210 that sort of thing with the better than bass trim
     
    #5 Tombukt2, Nov 30, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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