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Old 05-21-2020, 09:38 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bobo333 View Post
I took the opportunity while the rear end was apart to swap to my Subaru wheels with 215/70/16 Toyo Open Country AT2 tyres on them, they fit very snugly once I'd removed the mudflaps, plastic wheel arch liners and little air deflector thingos, the fronts were the same, with just some plastic removal needed to get them in.
Considering there is a company in Germany offering conversion kits for regular axles to convert them into portal axles for some 4WD rigs, and such approach would be likely to turn it easier to fit bigger tyres, makes me wonder if a similar conversion could be done in a Prius.
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