They should fit as long as you get the proper tires. The rolling diameter on those are too big and you need to get a tire with lower sidewall to keep OE diameter.
I've got those Toyo A20 Open Country 245/55 R19. They look just terrific! With these 5-spoke 2008 Toyota Highlander rims and tires my 2005 Highlander looks like another, different car! I really like how it's stable now on the road. Yes the speedometer is a bit off now and there is a difference in 3-4 mph while driving 50 mph, but it's ok as far as you know this. So if you can get them, I'd say, go for it. I'll try to post pictures later, I need to figure out how to do it on this forum.
Thanks. As I said before now my car looks and drives absolutely different. It cost me $800 for the used set of four, but as I found doing research people sell the same set for $1100.
I'm installing the 08-09 17 inch wheels on my car 02 highlander currently. When I bought them I didn't realize there would be a clearance issue with the front brake calipers. I did some research and I found someone that had the same problem installing 08-09 17" highlander wheels on a Rav 4, and they needed a set of Ichiba 5mm spacers with longer than factory studs. I just wanted to see if anyone has installed the 08-09 17"s and can confirm this is the right size spacer I need? I have already ordered the part and am planning on having it installed later this week. The labor is pricey since they have to remove the entire wheel hub to replace the studs, approx $180
I do not think you'll need to do so expensive work for this reason. 5 mm is not too thick to worry about. I had the same issue with my 19" rims and I used 5 mm spacers which I just installed between the wheels and hubs. I paid $10 per each but there are much cheaper spacers on amazon.com check it out, there is a link:
i actually messed up and broke one of the studs off, so I figure since I made that mistake, to replace the stud the hub will have to be opened anyway, so I might as well go ahead and replace them all with the longer ones. Am I right?
My friend said you can just drill your broken stud out and screw in the new one, but I'm not sure. You better check it out with someone else.
There is a link to pdf file that shows how to replace front wheel bearing and it's related to what you're going to do so check it out if you're interested.
I got it done yesterday, I got lucky my parents use the auto shop i went too a lot so the owner did it for free as a courtesy. The ride defiantly seems quieter now that I got rid of the Firestone destination tires that were on my factory 16" wheels. If anyones looking for a used set of 16" wheels with tires mine are now for sale, im going post them in classifieds for $350.
Hi, I know this is an old thread but, it was very useful finding it to help me decide on upgrading my wheels and wanted to contibute if anyone else is considering doing the same. I just bought a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 4WD in excellent condition. I found the stock 17 inch wheels boring and wanted to update the car. I was able to find a set of 19 inch 5 spoke machined wheels for the 2008-2013 Highlander. The stock tire size for those 19" wheels is 245 55 19 but, I bought some Pirelli scorpion Verdes 235 55 19. They look great and really update the look of the first gen highlander. The have low rolling resistance so they didn't affect my gas mileage. This tire size converter was helpful to choose the tire size https://tiresize.com/converter/. The ride with the 19 inch wheels is just a little firmer but, also more stable on cornering and ride smooth. Great looking wheels, I'm happy I got them on. I'll try to post pictures when I figure out how to do it in this forum.
By the way, no mods were needed or any adapters/spacers. Just mounted them and enjoying the ride. Make sure not to get wider tires or higher sidewalls as the clearance from the tire to the strut is very small. You don't want anything rubbing/ scrapping your tires. You can reach on the back of the tire towards the strut, make sure you can feel with your fingers a small gap between tire and strut. Mine is about a finger thick with the 19 inch wheels.
The 19's should fit just fine on my 2003 3.0L AWD they rub just a bit before full steering lock, I got some 1.5" wheel spacers off amazon for about $70USD which almost completely fixed the rubbing, I took my little sporty front mud guards off the front wheel wells and it doesn't rub enough for me to notice. As far as pricing I got a set of 4 of the 19's with factory tires at about half life for $175 on Craigslist so i am all in for about $300-$350USD after mounting and such at my local tire emporium. The only other thing to watch is your clearance between the top of the tire and the bottom of the rear strut tower (?) with the halfway used tires that came on my rims I had at best 5mm of clearance, the spacers helped this but any bigger of a tire than factory and they would not have fit. All of the photos below are before the wheel spacers if there is any interest I will post some updated pics.
Nice looking highlander, really like the blacked out look.
This are some extra pics of our 2006 highlander Hybrid with the 19" 2008-2014 wheels with 235/55/19 Pirelli scorpion Verde tires. Fit without modifications and no rubbing. We towed a pop up camper from Dallas to Yellowstone and everything worked perfect towing (we installed a Brake controller on the Highlander to take advantage of the brakes on the camper) also shown on the photos are the Highlander projector headlights we updated with. Huge difference in illumination, had to hunt for low profile LED headlight bulbs as the metal support behind the headlights made it nearly impossible to install any type of bulb.
Nice looking highlander, really like the blacked out look.
This are some extra pics of our 2006 highlander Hybrid with the 19" 2008-2014 wheels with 235/55/19 Pirelli scorpion Verde tires. Fit without modifications and no rubbing. We towed a pop up camper from Dallas to Yellowstone and everything worked perfect towing (we installed a Brake controller on the Highlander to take advantage of the brakes on the camper) also shown on the photos are the Highlander projector headlights we updated with. Huge difference in illumination, had to hunt for low profile LED headlight bulbs as the metal support behind the headlights made it nearly impossible to install any type of bulb.
Love the headlights- been considering them for a while. Any problems with humidity leaking or lights failing/uneven so far? Also is this from VLAND or another brand?