New Wheels on Old Jimny

Hello, New to the site and a new to owning a Jimny.

I have inherited a 2006 Auto Jimny. After some extensive welding it is ready to go.

One issue I would like to correct is the state of the wheels. Two in particular have peeled paint and corrosion. I have seen on eBay a few new 2025 Jimny wheels being sold, but I cannot get categoric information on whether they will fit without modification and if there are any issues to look out for as a result of replacing with them. Perhaps they do not look right either and best to consider refurbing my originals. Appreciate any input. Thanks

A Jimny welcome from N/WALES

The wheels fit across the range so no problem on the wheels themselves. 

They fit. Personally I'm not a fan of the newer Gen 4 wheels on the older cars. I don't think they suit them. Now the later Gen 3 alloys would suit your car if you want to make it look newer. 

I have a set on my 2003. A straight fit, although the tyre size is slightly different. 195/80r15 for the newer Jimnys, which is slightly taller but narrower than the 205/70r15 your Jimny would have come one. If you go for the steel wheels they are exactly the same as the Gen3 steel wheels, but in a very dark grey rather than silver. I picked up a couple of delivery mileage complete sets (10 wheels and 10 brand new tyres) for under £400. Cheap as chips!

There was some initial wrong assumptions made with the new jimny having a wider track than the older one that this was done via the wheels having a different offset. From having examined actual stamps on both wheels they are all 15×5.5j with an et of positive 5mm.