The Short Version
- Two-wheel drive is 4×114.3. Four-wheel drive is 5×114.3. Same model, same year, same showroom.
- The bolt circle never changes. 114.3 mm from 1988 to today. Only the hole count moves.
- The 2WD/4WD split ends with the 2008 redesign, which is five-lug regardless of drivetrain.
- The hub bore is unresearched across essentially the whole lineage. The database says so explicitly.
The Drivetrain Decides Your Hole Count
We have covered cars where the grade decides the bolt pattern and cars where the model year does. The TownAce is the one where the drivetrain does, and it is the cleanest example we have found.
Reading the factory database for the TownAce Wagon, the pattern is completely consistent across 250 grade rows:
| Drivetrain | Example chassis | Wheel | PCD | Holes | Bore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2WD | E-YR21G, E-CR21G, E-CR29G | 5.5J×14 +27 | 114.3 | 4 | Not researched |
| 4WD | E-YR30G, E-CR30G, E-CR31G | 5.5J×14 +35 | 114.3 | 5 | Not researched |
Note the offset moves with the hole count — +27 on 2WD, +35 on 4WD. The four-wheel-drive cars sit their wheels 8 mm further in, which is the opposite of what most people assume about a raised van.
The practical consequence is severe. A set of TownAce wheels from a 4WD will not go near a 2WD, and it is entirely possible to buy them from someone who honestly believes they fit “a TownAce.”
The Same Split Continues Into the Noah
When the vehicle became the front-drive TownAce Noah and LiteAce Noah in 1996, the split survived the platform change:
- 2WD (SR40G / CR40G) — 5J to 6J×13–15 at +27, 4×114.3
- 4WD (SR50G / CR50G) — 5.5J to 6J×14–15 at +45, 5×114.3
So from 1988 to 2001, across a full change of layout, the rule held: count your driven wheels to know your studs.
Where It Stops
The 2008 TownAce and LiteAce — the S402/S403/S412/S413 vans and trucks, which are rebadged Daihatsu Gran Max — abandon the split entirely. Every grade, 2WD and 4WD alike, is 5×114.3, on 5J×13–14 at +50.
If you own one of these, ignore everything above. If you own an older one and are buying wheels advertised as “TownAce,” establish which era they came from.
TownAce and LiteAce Are the Same Vehicle
Worth stating plainly, because the two names cause a lot of confusion in export listings. We compared the TownAce and LiteAce model pages generation by generation and every chassis code and every specification row is identical. They are badge-engineered twins sold through different Toyota dealer channels in Japan.
So a LiteAce wheel is a TownAce wheel. The drivetrain question above still applies to both.
The Bore Nobody Has Measured
Across the entire TownAce and LiteAce lineage, the hub bore column is empty or marked 調査中 — “under investigation.” We opened an individual grade page for a KD-CR29G to confirm this rather than assume it from a blank cell, and the page states it outright.
This matters more than usual here, because these vans are heavily used as camper conversions, which means added weight sitting on the wheels for long periods. Hub-centric fitting is doing real structural work in that application. If you are converting one, measure the hub with a caliper before you buy wheels. Our hub bore reference covers the method, and our camper load-rating guide covers what else changes when you add a bed and a water tank.
Commercial Van Versus Passenger Wagon
The van and the wagon share PCD and hole count within the same drivetrain. What differs is the wheel size and the load rating of the tyre, since the commercial van is rated to carry more. Do not read across from a wagon’s tyre size to a van’s — the wheel will fit and the load index may not be adequate.
Importing
The 1988–1996 TownAce Wagon is comfortably past the 25-year mark and is a popular import as a small camper base. The 1996–2001 Noah generations are eligible now or shortly. The 2008-onward vans are 2033 and later.
What We Could Not Verify
- Hub bore, for any generation. The database marks it unresearched throughout.
- Whether the 2008-onward generation’s blank bore cells are also 調査中 specifically — we did not open an individual grade page for that era.
- The LiteAce Wagon page individually. We inferred it matches the TownAce Wagon from the identical pattern on the LiteAce Noah and current LiteAce pages, but we did not open it.
- Pre-1988 YR/CR generations.