Ralph CA

I have a 1992 LS 400 with a slow leak on one of my original chrome wheels. I have a brand new rim in the trunk which I can use and just want a cheap rim to use as an emergency spare, it doesn't have to be matching or even Chrome. Can I use any 15x61/2 rim from another manufacturer like Toyota.
Any suggestions?

RA40

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So long as the wheel has the same bolt spacing and offset you'll be good. The '92 doesn't have brake caliper clearance to be considered so you can use LS400 and 430, IS 300,second gen GS300-430 as well.

oldskewel

iTrader: (1)

I was in the EXACT same situation a couple of years ago with my '91. I later swapped to a whole new (to me) set of wheels, I think from a newer SC400. I figured if one wheel was leaking, the others would be not too far behind.

In the time before I got the new wheels, I ran with a spare in the trunk that was off a Toyota Camry, I think. Steel wheel. Same bolt pattern, fit on the wheel studs just fine, etc. ... (it could be that it would slightly interfere with the front calipers but cleared just fine on the rear, so my plan was that if I ever lost a front tire, I'd need to swap a rear one on there and put the spare on the rear - LOL, thankfully I never had to do that).

BUT, you might also want to check that your OE lug nuts will match up with the wheel. In my case, I never had to use the spare, but came to realize that the spare was designed for use with conical lug nuts and mine were the OE ones with flat captive washers. I'm sure some of the wheel guys on here know the right terminology here, but the answer is that in addition to what RA40 says, you need to have lug nuts that are compatible with whatever wheel you use. So also carry spare lug nuts that match your spare tire, if the lug nuts on your wheels won't work with the spare.

Have you considered using the leaky wheel as the spare and carrying a compressor in case you ever actually need it?

CELSI0R

Have you considered removing the tire from the rim and refinishing the inner part of the rim only? I did this a while back for the rims on my 1991.

All I did was clean the rim, sand down the corrosion, clean it again, then spray over the inner part only with the outer and inner parts of the rim masked off. The best thing about this method is you save money, it's pretty inexpensive, and it's not noticeable because it's behind the tire. The only downside is it will take more time to do. Of course, the rims would need to be off for this.

djamps

I had to grind and clean all four chrome wheels on mine. Years of bead sealer as well. They should be salvageable as long as they aren't cracked. Mine are holding up fine now with no bead sealer after the major cleanup (and new valve stems of course).

Ralph CA

Thanks to all.
Sounds like I have several options. I've only had a problem with this one rim over the last 4yrs, even had it sanded down twice, so these suggestions have been very helpful.
I'm embarrassed I didn't think about using the spare and carrying an air pump which I have.