[bassmanpaul]

I have a 2011 Rav4 Sport. The Rf's are worn and I want to get mud/snow tires due to the winter weather in upstate NY. I have been having trouble finding regular (non fancy) rims around here so my question is will these rims work alright with a normal set of tires?

 

[rav4system]

I have a 2011 Rav4 Sport. The Rf's are worn and I want to get mud/snow tires due to the winter weather in upstate NY. I have been having trouble finding regular (non fancy) rims around here so my question is will these rims work alright with a normal set of tires?

yes.......

 

[bassmanpaul]

Will I also notice a big handling difference with the regular tires?

 

[ravenuer]

I have a 2011 Rav4 Sport. The Rf's are worn and I want to get mud/snow tires due to the winter weather in upstate NY. I have been having trouble finding regular (non fancy) rims around here so my question is will these rims work alright with a normal set of tires?

I was always under the impression they won't fit, but don't know for sure. I DO know that Honda Odyssey rf rims won't accept regular tires.

 

[rav4system]

Regular tires will fit just fine....handling will change depending on the tires you use....who knows by how much tho...

 

[bassmanpaul]

I have been having a hard time trying to locate 4 standard rims (nothing fancy) to put winter tires on. Can't find any so I might just go with all seasons. I found the Pirelli Scorpion Verde all season plus are suppose to be great in heavy snow.
Your thoughts?

 

[vanib]

General Altimax RT43 are also great all-season tires which are good in snow, not as good as dedicated winter tires but I would not hesitate to use them in winter.

They are cheap.

They are a bit smushy; so handling will definitely suffer compared to the rigid RFT. But they will be way more comfortable.

 

[MrFabulous]

We bought Bridgestone LM60 runflat snowtires for our '12 SAP. Slight whine but comfortable ride and fabulous in snow.
Eric

 

[KSNancy]

Went through the wheel search looking for a set to change to winter tires. Found no RAV4 rims locally, but a set for Avalon came and went. Then I found that Ford has the same 5x4 1/2" bolt pattern as the RAV, and there were lots of Ford wheels available locally on Craigslist. Happy shopping.

 

[BugJr]

... snipped ... Then I found that Ford has the same 5x4 1/2" bolt pattern as the RAV, and there were lots of Ford wheels available locally on Craigslist. Happy shopping.

114.3mm - 5 bolt pattern rims are plentiful as just about every car manufacture uses them on one of their vehicle lines. The trick is finding rims with the correct offsets ... that is with the correct inside rim spacing that will allow for unencumbered braking operations.

I'm going through that issue right now trying to determine if the used (brand new never mounted) Toyota rims I bought will actually fit my RAV.

http://www.rav4world.com/forums/97-4-3-exterior/199834-will-these-toyota-rims-fit-my-4-3-a.html

Caveat Emptor