We’ve spent the better part of 18 months perfecting new versions of our 17″ Five Stars and Six Shooters to fit the latest Toyota Landcruisers, Sequoias, Tundras, and Lexus LX’s, and we’re excited to announce that these wheels are in-stock now!
The new FN Wheels Five Star and Six Shooter wheels feature a robust load rating of 2,500lbs+ per wheel with a maximum tire diameter of 37″ as tested to the stringent SAE J-2530 standard all the while maintaining a relatively light wheel weight. This feat has been made possible by the use of high purity, A356-T6 aluminum alloy, an advanced flow form manufacturing technique, reinforced rim flanges/lips, extensive R&D including finite element analysis and rigorous physical testing. No sacrifices or compromises were made when it came to ensuring the strength of these wheels.
We took into consideration that many of our customers use their vehicles for offroading, camping and overlanding. Lots of our customers are enthusiasts who will add bed racks, roof top tents, steel bumpers, and gear to their rigs. Moreover some of our customers will also choose to install 37″ diameter tires on their vehicles. Accessories add weight to the vehicle, which also increases the stress and load that the wheels are required to bear. Larger tire diameters also contribute more stress and load onto the rim. We designed, engineered and tested the new Five Star and Six Shooter wheels to meet all of these demands and load requirements for the latest full size Toyota trucks and SUVs. We then verified the load ratings by subjecting the wheels to the industry’s strictest testing standard – SAE J2530.
Furthermore, it is noteworthy that our wheels were specifically designed for maximum brake clearance. Over the course of development of the new Five Stars and Six Shooters we also took the time to research what our competitors were offering in 17″ for the new full size Toyota trucks. We found that that many aftermarket wheel manufacturers offer their 17″ wheels with offsets that are too low for the new Sequoia and Tundra in order to achieve the necessary brake clearance, or they offer 17″ wheels which cannot be dynamically balanced due to the position of the wheel weights relative to the wheel’s drop center and/or barrel shape. Our new 17″ Five Stars and Six Shooters provide excellent brake clearance and an offset which has been tailored to fit all vehicles built on the Landcruiser 200 / 2nd generation Sequoia/Tundra and 3rd generation Sequoia / Tundra platforms. We developed a special high clearance / high strength barrel design to fit over the large OEM brakes that come standard on these vehicles. We recommend that your installer uses any of the commonly available, low profile, stick-on wheel weights in 5 gram or .25 oz segments to balance your new wheels. Both the 17″ Five Star and the 17″ Six Shooter have ample barrel clearance to be dynamically (dual plane) balanced without any brake caliper interference so long as low profile weights are used to balance the wheels.
All of the new wheels are hub centric for the intended applications. This means that the diameter of the wheels center bore (the hole in the center of the wheel) will be a snug fit on your vehicle’s hub. Additionally, all of the wheels have been manufactured with 16.2mm stud holes to accept extended thread (aka “ET”) lug nuts. This is an important feature as well, since Toyota trucks and SUVs have short wheel studs, particularly on the front hubs of 4WD models. The ability to use extended thread lug nuts allows for maximum thread engagement on the short wheel studs. ET lugs coupled with a hub centric design will provide a true fit and a ride that is free of harmonic vibrations.
As a bonus, we incorporated another feature into the new Five Stars and Six Shooters : knurled bead seats. The addition of knurled bead seats helps to enhance bead retention at low psi, and the knurls also help to prevent the bead from slipping from high torque applications.
We are confident that you will not find safer, better fitting or higher quality 17″ wheels for your full size Toyota truck or SUV.
As always, we welcome and appreciate questions and comments from our customers or anyone who is interested in our wheels. Please feel free to contact us anytime at [email protected], call us at (855)WHEEL-00 (toll free in the U.S. and Canada), 1+951-735-1100 (local or outside the U.S.), or send us a text message : (714)390-9387.
FN Wheels Five Star – Flow Formed
Diameter: 17″
Width: 9″
Offset: +25
Backspacing: 6″
Bolt Pattern (PCD): 6×139.7mm
Center Bore: 95.2mm hub centric
Load Rating: 2,500lbs w/ 37″ tire diameter
Wheel Weight: 24lbs (approximate)
Colors: Matte black (available now), gunmetal and matte bronze to be available by late 2023 / early 2024
Applications: 2022+ Toyota Tundra and 2023+ Toyota Sequoia
Link to order
FN Wheels / Konig Six Shooter – Flow Formed
Diameter: 17″
Width: 9″
Offset: +25
Backspacing: 6″
Bolt Pattern (PCD): 6×139.7mm
Center Bore: 95.2mm hub centric
Load Rating: 2,500lbs w/ 37″ tire diameter
Wheel Weight: 26.7lbs (approximate)
Colors: Matte black (available now), gunmetal and matte bronze to be available by late 2023 / early 2024
Applications: 2022+ Toyota Tundra and 2023+ Toyota Sequoia
Link to order
FN Wheels Five Star – Flow Formed
Diameter: 17″
Width: 9″
Offset: +25
Backspacing: 6″
Bolt Pattern (PCD): 5x150mm
Center Bore: 110.2mm hub centric
Load Rating: 2,500lbs w/ 37″ tire diameter
Wheel Weight: 24lbs (approximate)
Colors: Matte black (available now), gunmetal and matte bronze to be available by late 2023 / early 2024
Applications: 2007-2021 Toyota Tundra, 2008-2022 Toyota Sequoia, 2008-2021 Landcruiser and 2008-2021 Lexus LX570
Link to order
FN Wheels / Konig Six Shooter – Flow Formed
Diameter: 17″
Width: 9″
Offset: +25
Backspacing: 6″
Bolt Pattern (PCD): 5x150mm
Center Bore: 110.2mm hub centric
Load Rating: 2,500lbs w/ 37″ tire diameter
Wheel Weight: 26.7lbs (approximate)
Colors: Matte black (available now), gunmetal and matte bronze to be available by late 2023 / early 2024
Applications: 2007-2021 Toyota Tundra, 2008-2022 Toyota Sequoia, 2008-2021 Landcruiser and 2008-2021 Lexus LX570
Link to order
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