Do I need Toyota factory TPMS for my winter wheels?

[Tarekith]

Hey all,

I have a 4Runner ORP due to arrive in a couple weeks and I’m just shopping for some winter tires and wheels to swap out for the snowy months. Currently driving a ‘22 Tacoma OR and one of my biggest complaints about it is that every time I switch between my winter and summer wheels, I have to bring the truck into a shop to get rid of the annoying tire pressure warning due the different tire pressure sensors. Annoying when I can easily swap the wheels myself at home, so usually I just live with it.

I see in the 4Runner online manual that we can now assign two different tire sets and switch between them ourselves right from the dash. Does anyone know if I need to have actual Toyota TPMS for this, or will it work with whatever TPMS Discount Tire installs when they mount the winter tires to my new wheels? Pretty big difference in price compared to the factory TPMS, so trying to avoid buying those (or a sensor reset device) if I don’t need to.

Thanks!

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[Coyote2024]

My 2023 Camry TRD allows for 2 sets of sensors and my winter set has universal 315mhz from Tire Rack. Never had an issue swapping back and forth, just follow the re-pairing instructions for changing wheels. About 15-20 mins of driving and the tire pressure light disappears.

 

[Tarekith]

Excellent, thank you.

 

[Positronic]

Hey all,

I have a 4Runner ORP due to arrive in a couple weeks and I’m just shopping for some winter tires and wheels to swap out for the snowy months. Currently driving a ‘22 Tacoma OR and one of my biggest complaints about it is that every time I switch between my winter and summer wheels, I have to bring the truck into a shop to get rid of the annoying tire pressure warning due the different tire pressure sensors. Annoying when I can easily swap the wheels myself at home, so usually I just live with it.

I see in the 4Runner online manual that we can now assign two different tire sets and switch between them ourselves right from the dash. Does anyone know if I need to have actual Toyota TPMS for this, or will it work with whatever TPMS Discount Tire installs when they mount the winter tires to my new wheels? Pretty big difference in price compared to the factory TPMS, so trying to avoid buying those (or a sensor reset device) if I don’t need to.

Thanks!

out of curiosity what are you looking at considering for your winter set of wheels/tires? I also did this on my Subaru's keeping the stock wheels and a set of Blizzaks for winter and then swapping to my summer wider wheels + bridgestone pole positions.

absolutely loved blizzaks in the snow. I'm going to try the stock tires that came on my '25 4Runner and see how i like them but i'm curious if there's anything that will perform like a blizzak on the 4runner in the future.

 

[Tarekith]

I’ll likely go with the Toyota flat black 18” wheels they sell for the 4Runner in the summer, and use the stock 4Runner wheels in the winter. So far the only winter tires I can see available in that size are the Blizzaks. There’s some other options coming in January according to Tire Rack, but I can;t wait that long where I live.

I have Blizzaks on my current Tacoma in the winter, and while they are an improvement over the stock Tacoma tires in snow they’re honestly not my favorite winter tires. Other options I’ve used on my cars from say Pirelli are much grippier, the Blizzaks tend to break loose a bit sooner in comparison. We’ll see though, the Tacoma is not the best option to use when comparing snow tire performance anyway due to the light rear end, even with sandbags. (One of the main reasons I’m selling the Tacoma and going with a 4Runner actually)

I’ll try the Blizzaks for the winter on the 4Runner, and if they don’t do it for me I’ll likely try one of the newer options next winter and sell the Blizzaks locally.

 

[subsector2239]

Hey all,

I have a 4Runner ORP due to arrive in a couple weeks and I’m just shopping for some winter tires and wheels to swap out for the snowy months. Currently driving a ‘22 Tacoma OR and one of my biggest complaints about it is that every time I switch between my winter and summer wheels, I have to bring the truck into a shop to get rid of the annoying tire pressure warning due the different tire pressure sensors. Annoying when I can easily swap the wheels myself at home, so usually I just live with it.

I see in the 4Runner online manual that we can now assign two different tire sets and switch between them ourselves right from the dash. Does anyone know if I need to have actual Toyota TPMS for this, or will it work with whatever TPMS Discount Tire installs when they mount the winter tires to my new wheels? Pretty big difference in price compared to the factory TPMS, so trying to avoid buying those (or a sensor reset device) if I don’t need to.

Thanks!

I just went through this whole thing a while back with my 4Runner. I bought new 18" TRD black wheels for my summers, and used the stock ORP wheels for my winters.

Get Toyota TPMS units. If you get aftermarket, they will have to clone them so both wheels use the same ID's so you don't see the warning lights on the dash and incorrect sensor readings. The shops apparently don't have the proper programming tools for these vehicles. The 4runner does have 2 banks for sets, but would be useless if the ID's are cloned and the shop can't do it properly.

For me it was frustrating because I didn't buy the tires yet, and just had the wheels with sensors on. Every time I pulled into the driveway, the truck would detect my sensors on my wheels with no tires stored in the garage, and start complaining there was 0 PSI until I drove away lol. I did eventually put tires on them, so that would have solved the issue.

At that point, the shop near me couldn't actually program my aftermarket sensors to facilitate both sets correctly after all the back and forth; after 3-4 visits of troubleshooting, driving for 30 min here and there for calibration, I finally gave up and spent the money on Toyota OEM TPMS and had Toyota install them.

 

[Tarekith]

Get Toyota TPMS units

Thanks for the counterpoint, good to know aftermarket TPMS wasn‘t smooth sailing for everyone. Do you remember what you paid for the Toyota sensors and/or how much they charged for the tire install?

 

[subsector2239]

Thanks for the counterpoint, good to know aftermarket TPMS wasn‘t smooth sailing for everyone. Do you remember what you paid for the Toyota sensors and/or how much they charged for the tire install?

So I'm based in Canada, the total cost was $660 CAD.

So basically, $86 per sensor (exclusive of taxes), and $240 (exclusive of taxes) for labour.

Labour was to program both sets to Set 1 and set 2. The tires were only on one set of wheels, the other wheels were in the vehicle with no tires, not sure if that affected the labour or not since they didn't have to remove and re attach the tires onto the second set of wheels.

 

[Tarekith]

Thanks again!

 

[Pelo18]

Hey all,

I have a 4Runner ORP due to arrive in a couple weeks and I’m just shopping for some winter tires and wheels to swap out for the snowy months. Currently driving a ‘22 Tacoma OR and one of my biggest complaints about it is that every time I switch between my winter and summer wheels, I have to bring the truck into a shop to get rid of the annoying tire pressure warning due the different tire pressure sensors. Annoying when I can easily swap the wheels myself at home, so usually I just live with it.

I see in the 4Runner online manual that we can now assign two different tire sets and switch between them ourselves right from the dash. Does anyone know if I need to have actual Toyota TPMS for this, or will it work with whatever TPMS Discount Tire installs when they mount the winter tires to my new wheels? Pretty big difference in price compared to the factory TPMS, so trying to avoid buying those (or a sensor reset device) if I don’t need to.

Thanks!

Tarekith

Hey, check Facebook marketplace for rims for winter use. I’ve found this in my area. And I will definitely be using them for the winter months, with Yokohama Iceguard G075 265/70R18 on the 4Runner.

 

[alpa_chino]

I just went through this whole thing a while back with my 4Runner. I bought new 18" TRD black wheels for my summers, and used the stock ORP wheels for my winters.

Get Toyota TPMS units. If you get aftermarket, they will have to clone them so both wheels use the same ID's so you don't see the warning lights on the dash and incorrect sensor readings. The shops apparently don't have the proper programming tools for these vehicles. The 4runner does have 2 banks for sets, but would be useless if the ID's are cloned and the shop can't do it properly.

For me it was frustrating because I didn't buy the tires yet, and just had the wheels with sensors on. Every time I pulled into the driveway, the truck would detect my sensors on my wheels with no tires stored in the garage, and start complaining there was 0 PSI until I drove away lol. I did eventually put tires on them, so that would have solved the issue.

At that point, the shop near me couldn't actually program my aftermarket sensors to facilitate both sets correctly after all the back and forth; after 3-4 visits of troubleshooting, driving for 30 min here and there for calibration, I finally gave up and spent the money on Toyota OEM TPMS and had Toyota install them.

What was the part # for the TPMS that you used?

 

[Tarekith]

This Toyota part number gets you compatible stems with TPMS installed: 42607-76020

I haven’t found a part number for just the TPMS on their own.

 

[subsector2239]

What was the part # for the TPMS that you used?

42607-76020 is what I used, labeled "VALVE SUB-ASSY" so has the valve assembly with sensors.

 

[alpa_chino]

42607-76020 is what I used, labeled "VALVE SUB-ASSY" so has the valve assembly with sensors.

That one works? shows land cruiser and wont fit according to the website but seems like everything ive checked doesnt fit. just want to make sure before I order

 

[subsector2239]

That one works? shows land cruiser and wont fit according to the website but seems like everything ive checked doesnt fit. just want to make sure before I order

That's what is on my Toyota Invoice as what they installed. Price is in Canadian Dollars (CAD)

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