Is It Ok To Fit Rav4 Mki Wheels To A Rx300 Mki ?

[StueyD]

Hi All,

As mentioned in a previous post I'm 99.99% certain i'll shortly be buying a RX300 of about 2002 vintage.

And it just so happens I have a spare set of alloys from a 1995 RAV4 with brand new winter tyres on them.

I've checked a few websites and it looks like the rims are very similar. OEM bolt patterns, etc are claimed to be the same and a lot of the other values seem to match or the ranges largely overlap.

The OEM RAV4 rim (which I have) is 6.5 x 16 ET45 and the OEM RX300 is 6.5 x 16 ET35, so would that extra 10mm of wheel offset (35 v 45) on the RAV wheels cause a problem if I was to fit them for use over the winter?

Thanks!

[Boxbrownie]

Should be fine, the RX300 Mk2 wheels I have (which I am now selling with excellent winter tyres fitted ) were bought from a lady who had them fitted to her RAV4, so I guess anywhichway will work.

The RAV wheels would be 10mm closer to the suspension/inner arches than the standard wheels. might be worth taking a squint to see if there is clearance there, should be fine as most clearances are designed with snow chain clearance, and thats slightly more than 10-15mm