[99Supra]

So my 1999 camry has 14 inch steelies on it with 19570r14 tire. I want to get different wheels and im thinking about a set of sc300 wheels near me. Apparently they both have a 5x114.3 pattern and the camry stock size is 14x6 and the sc300 is 16x6.5. How would I know if they fit? Has anyone put 16 inch rims on their 4th gen camry?

 

[norm356]

when changing wheel diameter you will want to buy new tires which will maintain the tire's outer diameter (so that they will fit, and the speedometer and gearing won't be adversely affected)

There are lots of tire calculators on the internet, here are a few:

Tire Size Calculator

The best tire size calculator. Use our tire size calculator to find tire size specs and suggested tire sizes. Then check prices for all available tire sizes.

tiresize.com

Tire size calculator

www.miata.net

Note that fitting larger diameter wheels will increase the unsprung weight (large diameter wheels typically weigh more than small diameter ones do) so the handling will suffer, slightly. Also note that the resulting shorter sidewall will make the ride slightly harsher (cars from the factory with low profile, heavy wheels have specially tuned suspensions to deal with it).

F1 cars have run 13" rims all these years because they provide them the best balance of handling and weight. They will be increasing to 15" soon, in an effort to reduce cornering speeds.

Large diameter wheels on modern cars is a fashion thing, and everyone has their own idea of what looks good (think shoes and wrist watches).

 

[99Supra]

when changing wheel diameter you will want to buy new tires which will maintain the tire's outer diameter (so that they will fit, and the speedometer and gearing won't be adversely affected)

There are lots of tire calculators on the internet, here are a few:

Tire Size Calculator

The best tire size calculator. Use our tire size calculator to find tire size specs and suggested tire sizes. Then check prices for all available tire sizes.

tiresize.com

Tire size calculator

www.miata.net

Note that fitting larger diameter wheels will increase the unsprung weight (large diameter wheels typically weigh more than small diameter ones do) so the handling will suffer, slightly. Also note that the resulting shorter sidewall will make the ride slightly harsher (cars from the factory with low profile, heavy wheels have specially tuned suspensions to deal with it).

F1 cars have run 13" rims all these years because they provide them the best balance of handling and weight. They will be increasing to 15" soon, in an effort to reduce cornering speeds.

Large diameter wheels on modern cars is a fashion thing, and everyone has their own idea of what looks good (think shoes and wrist watches).

thanks so much

 

[White95Cam]

So my 1999 camry has 14 inch steelies on it with 19570r14 tire. I want to get different wheels and im thinking about a set of sc300 wheels near me. Apparently they both have a 5x114.3 pattern and the camry stock size is 14x6 and the sc300 is 16x6.5. How would I know if they fit? Has anyone put 16 inch rims on their 4th gen camry?

Rear wheel drive auto usually have a different off set than front wheel vehicles.

 

[norm356]

oops, I missed that OP is thinking of using SC300 (misread ES300), White95Cam is absolutely right, the offset will be way off. Using RWD wheels on a FWD car, which will not only mess up the handling, and look very funny will also lead to premature wear of the suspension parts due to the tires positioned so far outboard from intended

There should be a letter/number cast into the wheel rim which describes its overall size (in inches), bolt pitch diameter (in mm), and offset. It is based on a code which I don't recall but should be on the internet somewhere.

 

[Kingdom934]

Gen4 (and 4.5) will work with 16 x 6.0 on P205/60R16. They came stock on the 2000-2001 V6 XLE models Camry. That is what the 2000-2001 ES300 w/ 16" wheel option were along with the 2000-2001 XLE V6 Camry had option for. 2002-2006 XLE V6\2002-2006 SE I4\SE V6 2002-2004 Models models (minus SE V6 05-06) had the 16" wheels too. Not sure what 17" will fit though. Avalon 2000-2004 had option for the 16" wheels too.

TLDR: most wheels from a Camry\Avalon\ES300\Solara with stock 16" alloys should work, but check first.

 

[99Supra]

oops, I missed that OP is thinking of using SC300 (misread ES300), White95Cam is absolutely right, the offset will be way off. Using RWD wheels on a FWD car, which will not only mess up the handling, and look very funny will also lead to premature wear of the suspension parts due to the tires positioned so far outboard from intended

There should be a letter/number cast into the wheel rim which describes its overall size (in inches), bolt pitch diameter (in mm), and offset. It is based on a code which I don't recall but should be on the internet somewhere.

i looked into the offset and the sc300 rims are only a 5mm offset difference (+50 vs +45) i know that this is obviously a difference but how much could it really change a ton of stuff? I put both tire sizes into an offset calculator and the new tires would be about .8 inches closer to the inside. This doesn’t sound like much but i guess it could change a lot. Thanks for the info because i am very new to fitment.