Wheels and tires for my new tacoma

Thanks bornwildguy, that's what I think I'll go with... Two more Q's, does offset on a wheel matter or is I just the back spacing that matters? Also, would a 8.5" wheel be ok for width, or should I stick with 8" exclusively?

 

1 more thing, what do you think of 275's as far as rubbing, etc?

 

Personally I would stick with 265's. 275's are kind of an odd ball size. Shall you ever get a flat and can't get a 275 in the same size/brand.

 

3" lift with stock 265/65/17, looks kinda goofy imo.



and 3" lift with 285/70/17 on 17x9 wheels with -12 offset & 4.5 backspace. no rubbing so far.

 

8.5 isn't gonna hurt anything if you decide to go with that. Offset isn't that hard once you understand it. Basically 0 offset is the where the mounting flange is at center of the wheel. positive offset pushes the wheels inward and negative pushes the wheels outward.


http://www.worldoneperformance.com/blog/2009/07/22/how-do-wheel-offsets-work/

This chart will help you if lookin at wheels to figure out the backspacing

http://www.customwheeloffset.com/tire-wheel-backspacing-offset-calculators

 

Much better w the 285's

 

I dont like cutting, and I didnt want to rub either, so I went 265/75R16. 16x8 w/ 4.5" BS. 3" lift, which has actually gone down to about 2" with all my crap.


Here's how much they stick out.

 

Thanks, I agree.

 

How did you like those Hercules Trail Diggers??

 

I like them a lot. Just about to do a rotation at 5k. I'm still amazed at how smooth they are on the road.

 

Good to know. As soon as the tires I have on now go out, definitely getting the trail diggers. Thanks

 

Here are some 275-70-17 's with 4.5" of backspace. They stick out pretty far past the flare.