The Short Version
- 4×100 throughout, from the AE90 in 1987 to the NZE120 in 2006.
- The bore appears in 1995. AE110 onward is a published 54 mm; everything before is unresearched.
- It does not go to 5×100 like the Carina and Corona family.
- 4WD grades match their 2WD siblings exactly.
Not 5×100
The obvious worry, given what we found on the Carina and Corona: Toyota ran that entire mid-size family on 5×100 for thirteen years, which surprises almost everybody.
The Corolla saloon does not follow it. Every row from the AE90 through the NZE120 and ZZE122 is 4×100 — the ordinary small-Toyota pattern.
The move to 5×100 on the Corolla nameplate happens much later, at the 2019-onward global car. That is outside anything you are likely to be importing, and the 2006–2019 JDM saloon carried the Axio name on its own page.
Factory Specification
| Generation | Chassis | Period | Wheel | Tyre | PCD / Holes / Bore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE90 series | E-AE91, E-AE92, E-AE95 (4WD), E-EE90, Q-CE90 (diesel) | 1987–1991 | 13×5J +45 or +39 | 155SR13, 165SR13 | 100 / 4 / Not researched |
| AE100 series | E-AE100, E-AE104 (4WD), E-EE101, X-CE100 (diesel) | 1991–1995 | 13×5J +39, SE 14×5.5J +45 | — | 100 / 4 / Not researched |
| AE110 series | GF-AE110, GF-AE114 (4WD), GF-EE111, KE-CE113 (diesel) | 1995–2000 | 13×5J +39, SE 14×5.5J +45 | — | 100 / 4 / 54 |
| NZE120 series | UA/TA/CBA-NZE120, NZE121, NZE124 (4WD), ZZE122, ZZE124 (4WD) | 2000–2006 | 14×5.5J +39, 1.8 Luxel 14×6J +45 | — | 100 / 4 / 54 |
The Bore Arrives in 1995
This is the useful pattern. The database has no bore for any Corolla saloon before the AE110 — confirmed on an individual grade page for a 1994 AE100 LX Limited Saloon, which prints 調査中. From the AE110 onward it gives a clean 54 mm.
The cars either side of that line are mechanically closely related, so an AE100 is very likely also 54 mm. It is not published, and we are not going to publish it for them.
What we can say usefully: if you own a pre-1995 Corolla saloon and you measure your hub, and it reads 54, you have confirmed something the database has not. If it reads anything else, that is a genuinely interesting result and we would like to hear it.
4×100 and the Bore Trap
The pattern is the most common in the world and wheels are abundant. The bore is where money gets wasted, because 4×100 wheels are made for at least three different hubs:
- 54.1 mm — Toyota
- 56.1 mm — Honda
- 59.1 or 60 mm — Nissan
A Honda or Nissan-bored wheel is 2 to 6 mm loose on a Corolla hub. It bolts up perfectly and is not located by the hub at all. That is the failure people do not notice, and it is why we keep saying it.
Sizing
Factory offsets sit at +39 to +45 on 13 and 14-inch rims. The realistic upgrade is 15×6.5J or 16×7J in the +38 to +45 band.
Your best-value source is the Levin and Trueno world — same platform generations, same 4×100, same 54 mm, and a far better selection of period wheels because those cars attracted the aftermarket that the saloon did not.
Importing
The AE90 and AE100 generations are entirely past 25 years. The AE110 runs to 2000 and is eligible now through 2025; the NZE120 follows from 2025.
North America received Corollas throughout, so this is not an exotic import — but the JDM saloon has grades and equipment the American car never did, and the 4WD versions (AE95, AE104, AE114, NZE124) were never sold there at all.
What We Could Not Verify
- Hub bore for the AE90 and AE100 generations. Confirmed unresearched rather than merely blank.
- Tyre sizes for most AE100-onward grades.