Successfully transplanting wheels from one car to another (2011 Ford Flex wheels to 4th Gen RX350)
Skip to the middle to get to the things that you don't find everywhere else. Yes, there are a zillion posts about this. None of them were actually complete, IMHO, so here we go. For this example I will use: • Donor: 2011 Ford Flex • Recepient: 2016-2021 (4th Gen) Lexus RX350 Why? The used Ford wheels were 1/4 the cost of new Lexus wheels. Bolt pattern : Should be obvious. Both cars use 5x114.3. Bore / centerbore : Ford is 63.4mm, Lexus is 60.1mm. As the Lexus shaft is smaller than the Ford wheel hole size, I need hubcentric rings / centering rings that convert 63.4mm to 60.1mm . Note that these rings are entirely intended to center the wheel during the mounting process, and do not bear any load once the wheels are torqued down. So they can be plastic or a lightweight metal such as aluminum, no problem. Diameter : Both cars use 20" wheels. Important since too-small wheels will not clear the ...