FS: 14x5.5" Steel rims for 01-03 Prius, 93-02 Corolla, pre-2004

 

I have a set of four 14 x 5.5 steel "generic" black rims available for
sale.  $120 for the set.  If you are near 10589 (NY, USA), I am willing
to drive about 2 hours for delivery, otherwise you will have to pay
shipping (I'd guess around $80 for the set).

I'm only selling them as a set of 4.  (But feel free to break up the
set later if you wish.  If you can find another owner or three if you
only want 2 rims for winter use or for use as a full-sized spare,
that's fine, but you do the split of the set.)

I used the rims on my 2001 Toyota Prius between Nov. 2005 and April
2006 (<5 months), for about 2000 miles. I purchased them last fall
(2005) in a tire/wheel package for use with my winter tires (Nokian
WR). Since I recently moved out of MA (and do not have tire storage
anymore, an unforseen circumstance last fall), I put the 4-season
Nokian WRs that were on these rims onto my OEM alloy rims, and disposed
of the old/worn OEM Bridgestone Potenza RE92 XL tires.

New from tirefactory.net these rims were $49.99 each last Nov. 2005

The specs for the US 2001-2003 Toyota OEM Prius rims are:
14x5.5" 100mm bolt circle, (not sure if 40 or 45mm offset), 4 hole
(same wheel as the older 1993-2002 Corolla, and the pre-2004 Echo)

I don't have the exact specs on these steel rims, but they did work on
my 2001 Prius and they are stamped 14x5.5 on the inside of the rims.
Only 4 holes, so it's easy to put the wheels onto the car with this
generic rim!


Note: these will not fit on the 2004-current Prius, whose US rims are:
15x6 JJ, PCD 100mm, 45mm offset, 5 hole
(same wheel as the Matrix and the newer (2003-?) redesign of the
Corolla)

If you are interested in these other steel rims, let me know, or wait
for my next post about them.

 



<snipped>

You may have better luck selling the entire wheels instead of just the rims.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

 


Ray O wrote:

I didn't realize that there was a difference between a rim and a wheel
- that the terms are used interchangeably.

In this case, it's the round metal thing that you can mount a tire
onto, and that bolts onto the car.  No tire included.

Sorry for the confusion!

 



Calling a wheel a "rim" is probably one of the most common errors in the use
of automotive terminology, akin to referring to a car as a "bumper" or a
house as a "roof."

You can look up the terms "wheel" and "rim" at http://www.autoglossary.com .
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

 

Ray O <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:


You're technically correct, but at the same time I don't think anyone
who read the original post was confused.

Aside to Michelle Steiner:  Do you think we should invite Tony to join
this thread?

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