Wow, about time! It looks amazing!
GX550 Aftermarket Wheel & Tire Thread (3 Viewers)
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That looks sharp!
Looks clean bro. Thx for posting this.
No rubbing issues whatsoever? Smoother ride than the stock tires?
Not at all. These tires are money. A bunch of people have been running them. They are the EV-rated tire that should at least last twice as long as the OEM tires. They also look much more aggressive with deeper grooves. It's a really great compromise for a tire that spends most of its life on pavement with the occasional gravel service road duty. The weight is also very impressive, coming in around 42lbs per tire. I think I am currently 6-7lbs lighter overall per corner between wheels and tires, while gaining more sidewall
The ride is about equal to the OEM tires - There is a slightly louder hum than the OEMs, given the deeper threads, but unless the radio is not on, you can't tell. My wife hasn't said anything, so the change must not really be all that noticable at all.
Did you end up getting rings? I read that rings can’t be used with TE37xt because the center caps slip on from behind the wheel. Looking for confirmation.
Yes, those wheels are designed to be lug centric. Just use the Ray's lug nuts and you're good to go.
I ended up getting the 106-95.1mm hub centric rings. I slid those on the hub and the center cap fits over helping to center hang the wheel. It mechanically does nothing once torqued down but they help align the wheel while tightening the lug nuts.
I did not use any rings on my Rays Gram Lights wheels, the lugs center the wheel when torqued down. I've been riding this way for close to a 1k miles.
BTW, I also don't use rings on my Miata racer car/autocrosser on race tires and have been doing so for years.
I agree not needed. I just put them on bc after spending $930 a wheel and $405 for the rays lug nuts and $43 a center cap, my brain liked that the wheel hung more centered off the hub than using the lug nuts to center from a full weight hang on the studs. I raced NASA ST1 Corvette for 15 years and wouldn't use rings on a race car either. It was more of me not being happy with my self if i scratched the wheel mounting it. By center hanging the wheel with the hub centric ring behind the center cap it gives the socket more room from rubbing on the wheel while torquing down. Just a piece of mind for my crazy head. after the first off road trip and scratch I will probably take them off and not care. LOL
I experienced vibrations at high speeds when I had Method Wheels without hub rings. At the time I didn't know hub rings would fit push through center caps. With Volk wheels I made sure to use hub rings. No discernible vibrations with hub rings.
I’ve got a similar setup—20” Touren rims with Nitto Terra Grapplers (275/60R20, +18 offset) on a stock lift. I’ve been running them for about 5k miles now and have been dealing with intermittent vibration. I’ve had them road force balanced and tried both with and without hub-centric rings, but it still comes and goes. Curious how your ride feels?
Did you also fit an equivalent tire in the spare location?Got my tires and wheels mounted so I can finally contribute to this thread.
Special thanks to everyone who posted their pics/specs before me...it helped me in figuring out my "ideal" wheel/tire spec
2025 Lux+ on Stock suspension
Volk TE37xt (Shadow Black)
17x8 +20
285/70/17 Toyo Open Country (SL)
Total Weight: ~65LBs vs. ~80lbs for 22" OEM Lux+ wheels
My takeaways:
- Fitment: No rubbing or trimming and in fact, it looks like I could've gone 285/75 but I've read folks start rubbing at that size (on stock, non-OT suspension)
- 17" wheel - This wheel barely cleared the front brake calipers so be careful on where the wheel weights are stuck on as there might not be enough tolerance to clear it.
- Noise/Vibration/Harshness: Definitely hear more "humming" while driving. Hoping it settles a little once the tire get more mileage. slightly more vibration but I feel there's a little less harshness and more "plush-feel" Will need to get more miles on it.
- Poke: I didn't want "that" much poke but it's ok. I think +30 offset is perfect but it even if Rays made that spec, it would have less "lip" on the TE37xt so I'm happy with the compromise. I also installed the front mud flap to limit the debris it will sling up.
- Definitely happy about the weight savings.
- Worth noting since there's a separate thread about this... I got about ~5 full turns on the Rays lug nuts. I measured the stock nuts and it was about 9 full turns so definitely less. I will keep an eye on it and re-tighten every few hundred miles.
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For the more pavement varients of GXs, not having the running boards makes such a big difference visually. I am very much tempted to purchase the auto running boards for my OT+. It gives a visual lift - I am not a fan of the OEM running boards.
Just got my stock OT wheels swapped out for the popular Method 703's in the 17x8.5 35+ and went with Falken Wildpeak A/T4W LT285 /75 R17. Fits great with zero rub that I've encountered so far on the factory suspension with no collar lift or anything. Went with the gloss titanium and very pleased with the look. I was initially looking for something in like a dark bronze, but best I could find was the RRW in a 25+ offset and since I haven't decided if I want to do any lift yet, didn't want to chance that not working. I'm happy with the result though, just need to see if I can stuff a deflated spare down below now.
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Anyone running +15 offset? I’ve fallen in love with the volk te37xt SL pressed graphite wheels but the only come in 17x8.5 +15 offset. I have a 2025 overtrail, and I want to run 285/70 or 285/75 without any major modifications (no spacers or lift, no bmc, fine with some liner push to prevent rubbing). Anyone have experience with this type of set up? Fine running without a spare too as I don’t think either of these would fit
Hi Bob I am considering purchasing the same vossen hf 6-4 18x8.5 +35 offset in gunmetal with 275/70/18 nitto grappler g3 tires. I have a stock 24 Overtrail plus. Does your set up have any rubbing issues and is it pretty flush that it doesn’t kick up a lot of rock chips to scratch the paint?
There would be no rubbing issues by going to 275/70R18. You are going from 10.4" to 10.8" in width and 32.6" to 33.2" in height. Moreover, by going to offset +35 from +50 the tire would be .39" farther away from OEM.
New wheels put on two days ago.
TE37SB 18x8.5 +22
275/70r18 KO3
MT64 w standard load coil springs front and rear
I have 4 5-gallon jugs of water and 4 oem overtrail wheels in the cargo area to level it out.
Anyone that has the MT64 kit, if you aren't adding any weight how did you fix your rake? These kits were made for the lc250 & GX550. Problem is the LC250 has a 2-300 pound battery over the rear axle to level it out. My rake with the empty cargo area is about 1.5-1.75 inches.
TE37SB 18x8.5 +22
275/70r18 KO3
MT64 w standard load coil springs front and rear
I have 4 5-gallon jugs of water and 4 oem overtrail wheels in the cargo area to level it out.
Anyone that has the MT64 kit, if you aren't adding any weight how did you fix your rake? These kits were made for the lc250 & GX550. Problem is the LC250 has a 2-300 pound battery over the rear axle to level it out. My rake with the empty cargo area is about 1.5-1.75 inches.
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