Talk to me about A/T Tires... I'm new at picking them out.

The last Tacoma I had was a PreRunner 2005, owned it for the last 10 years and it was a great little truck. I've never picked out anything but road tires.

Now with my 2016 TRD OR I'm looking into upgrading the tires.

I see a lot of you guys are going up to 17" wheel to fit a bigger tire. Does that give you any advantage over the stock 16" wheels that come OEM on the TRD OR?

Isn't the OEM 16" wheel just as capable as a 17"? What am I missing?

 

The smaller the wheel, the more tire you can air down.

 

I'm not an expert. I just bought new tires and wheels, my stock was 16", my new are 16". I like a smaller wheel, more sidewall, a little softer ride, more room to air down. 16" wheels are common, as 17". I like the look of the smaller wheel. I don't like the look of big wheels ,small tires on a 4x4 truck, street rig.

 

Like this (17" wheels):

 

I just got my Tacoma 2 days ago. I will probably be getting the new Falken WildPeak A/T 3W in the largest size I can get on my stock rims with no lift.

 

Nice set up bo brown. 265/70/16 on Level8 MK6, 16x8 -10 offset, no lift YET

 

BFG KO2s are my vote for best All Terrain tire

 

Those are going to look a bit small depending on how high your lift it. Not being a dick, just know that before you raise it over 2 inches.

 

but what ARE they?

 

OP, nobody is going to the 17" to fit a larger tire, but a few reasons they go up to the 17" wheels are:

- the pretty black 17" TRD wheels
- the availability of 265/70r17 KO2s in load range C (much less stiff than the load range E, which is all that's available in 16")
- the availability of other sizes that are not available for 16" (e.g., 275/70r17)

You will see lots of people running equivalent sizes between the two, like 285/75r16 and 285/70r17, or 265/75r16 and 265/70r17, which are for the most part the same width and diameter tire, just 1 inch difference in wheel diameter and thus 1 inch more or less in tire wall.

More sidewall gives more room if you need to air down your tire, also helps to prevent pinching of the sidewall if you come in contact with anything. This is why the Offroad and TRD Pro come with 16" instead of 17".

Some people also like the look of "more tire" that the 16" gives over the 17".

If you are also asking for a recommended AT tire, there are a ton of threads, where you will find most people are of the opinion "I bought tire X, and have no experience with any other tire, so X is obviously the best, get X". You'll probably find any of the top ATs being used by forum members are comparable in terms of performance. Some examples are the BFG KO2s (probably most popular on the forum), Goodyear Duratrac (also very popular tire), Cooper STT Maxx, Toyo AT2, etc.

There does tend to be a difference if snow is a concern of yours, as only some AT tires are 3-peak mud & snow rated.

 

I would like to lift only 1.5", but 883= 1", 884=2" . Your right I don't want the dounut look, I'm going to talk to Marie at Headstrong some more. I have the 2.7, so maybe the 883s would give me 1.5.

 

16" 265/75r16 Cooper Adventurer A/T

 

what do you guys think about Hankook dynapro atm. thats what I am looking at getting

 

I have heard good things, but I got BFGs rugged terrians.

 

I've had mine in 265/75r16 on my 2nd gen for about 45k miles now. I'm really happy with them. Price is great, they look aggressive, they're P rated so they're not so heavy, and they perform great on road. We don't get snow hardly at all where I live but the few times I've driven in the snow they've done well. I highly recommend them.

Edit: They do have the little snowflake on the sidewall if memory serves me right, meaning they're good for snow/ice

 

There is also load rating to consider. E-rated tires have stiffer sidewalls and can handle towing and bed weight, while C-rated tires offer the same unloaded traction but weigh less and are not meant for regular towing/hauling. D-rated tires fall in the middle, but are not common. E-rated tires are common on serious off-road rigs because of durability, but you might not need it if you don't plan on getting into the rocks. BFG KO2's only come in E-rated sizes that will work on a stock-to-3" lifted Tacoma - though BFG is planning to expand into D and C in a year or two (I emailed them). BFG KO 265/70/16D - the stock size for my 2013 Baja - weigh 47.6 lbs. each but are no longer in production. The new KO2's in the same size but E-rated weigh 50.2 lbs. One size up in the KO2's - 265/75/16E - weigh 53.6 lbs. Lots of guys complain about a loss of power when going to heavy E-rated tires from stock OR or Sport tires. Good Year Duratrac 265/75/2016 with a C-rating are only 43.4 lbs. each, and lots of guys on here run them. I personally prefer the KO2's looks and overall performance and have used BFG all terrain tires since I was a teenager. However, if you don't plan to tow anything or regularly haul lots of stuff in the bed, you might be better off with a C-rated tire.

 

I don't know if you ever got your question answered but @Diablo169 got exactly 2" with 885's and billies set at 0 on a 16/4x4/4cyl/AC. @onepremiere got 1.5" with 884's and nitrosports on a 16/4x4/6cyl/DC. So with 884's on a 16/4x4/4cyl/AC with billies at 0 or nitro sports you're probably looking at between 1.5-1.75 after it settles. It's hard to get within less that 1/4" when dealing with fixed height lift coils. You'd never really ever be able to notice the 1/4" if it ends up being 1.75", but if you want exactly 1.5" then go with an adjustable coilover or worst case a spacer for only 1.5". At least then you'll get exactly what you want.

 

Thanks man,good info.