Keep in mind a hrc216 is literally twice the machine of a hrx217. parts are definitely more expensive on hrc216 but a much better built machine. Carbs, coils, wheels, air filter, etc are like 2x more expensive. Both excellent machines. i personally would not take the gamble using hrx parts on a hrc. Doubt they fit. I have many Honda’s. Your gonna have to shop around and just pony up for the oem Honda wheels. Very high quality parts. Look on partstree or partspak. eBay is not always cheapest. Good luck.
The hrc is literally heavier than the hrx!! You are right though, the wheels won't interchange. They sell them at my home depot and I took the height adjuster from the hrc with me to see if the hrx wheel would fit on the shaft and of course it didn't. I should have known... just wishful thinking on my part. I've been looking on ebay and amazon. I'll probably get a new tire, maybe even pony up for a whole set of tires lol I definitely will we reading the how to thread on changing the tires! Thanks for the replies!!
Look at parts tree or partspak for good pricing. Even boats.net
They do interchange but you have to do some fiddleing , replaceing bearings with std ( Toro) wheel bearings and on some I have to trim a little off the hub.