Stock size tires on 03 Xcab 4x4 2.7L (non-TRD)???

Yesterday I saw that the sticker on my driver's side door jam says that my truck came with 225/75/15 tires! Is this correct? Truck is a 2003 Xcab 4x4 2.7L, 5spd non-TRD.

I just bought the truck a few weeks ago and it came with 265/70/16s on what look to be (now that I look closely) gen2 steel wheels??? (see pic below)... so I guess the previous owner swapped out the stock 15s & 225/75s for a set of gen2 wheels and put the 265/70/16s on it???

Just trying to find out so I know what I came with originally and so that I can make any necessary speedo and mpg-calc corrections (265/70/16s are about 1.5" taller than 225/75/15s).

Can anyone confirm if my non-TRD 2.7L 4x4 2003 did indeed come with 225/75/15s from the factory? Thanks.

 

That sounds about right. I'm running 225/75/15s. Some models came with the 16inch wheels, but I imagine the door sticker would reflect that.

 

Yes and no. Factory base came with the 225/75/15's but there was a factory option for the larger tire/wheel combo. Also those are factory steel 1st gen wheels not gen2.

 

my taco's original spare is a 31X10.5X15...

 

You can use this to figure out which tire size is equivilent to your stock size tire.
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/tirecalc.php

I'd trust the door jamb to reflect what originally came on the truck from the factory.

 

My truck came with 225/75/15 and I switched to 31x10.5x15. This is 3 inches taller and the speedo wasn't very far off. Just by one mph in town. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

that's a good idea.. I wil look at my spare.

 

My spare is 265/70/16..... What?

 

I just went & checked my spare...it's 265/70/16 too??? Hmm... & there's also another sticker on my door jam that shows only recommended tire pressures & it shows PSI numbers for both 225/75/15 & 265/70/16! What the...?

 

mine came with the 15 inch rims and P225 tires BUT i looked at the size of my spare and its 265...

 

Weird?!?! Is your truck a 2.7L non-TRD?

 

my last Tacoma was a 2002 ext cab SR5 4x4 with the 2.7L and it came with 265/70/16 when I bought it new. Spare was the same size

 

was it a TRD or non-TRD?

 

whoops...see this got moved to Wheels/Tires.

 

why is everyone else's have the standard tires as metric sizes, and my taco's original spare is a standard size? (31's) ??

 

non TRD

 

Ok, thanks. Hmm... the mystery deepens.

• 225/75/15 on door jam decal
• recommended PSI numbers for both225/75/15 AND 265/70/16 on a separate door jam decal
• 265/70/16 spare

can anyone confirm (or deny) for me that my wheels (see pic in first post) are 1st gen wheels or not?

Anyway, it looks like the question is since both tire sizes were available what option drove the addition of the 265/70/16s. I thought maybe it was TRD, but Kevlar1267 has debunked that.

 

yeah i have the 2.7 liter 4 cylinder and its non TRD which blows...

 

Mileage was good though. I just didnt like when I had to pull the snowmobile and trailer. Couldnt pass anyone going slow.

 

Does anone have a factory Tacoma brochure from 2000-2004? Maybe it would show the options that included the 265/70/16s.