"C" load final tire decision?

How bad did it effect your gas milage and ride quality?

 

anyone ever use hankook dynapro atm? i am looking at those, weight is pretty low i think

 

I'm not seeing that in a C load...

 

If I drive nice it lowered it only slightly. If I drive like a race truck I see a huge drop compared to race truck on bfgs.

I did also go from 31" bfg load c to the current duratrac. I do forest roads/snow/mud and duratracs are by far the better choice compared to the bfgs. Plus now when I go camping, I don't have to worry as much about rear tire premature wear. We will usually have 20gal of water, 10 gal of fuel, full size spare, and comfortable camping amenities so the taco gets heavy.

 

Overall diameter and tire weight are important, especially on these under-powered tacos, but I think you need to ask yourself what is the most important thing to you?
Is it an aggressive looking tire that is the right size so that your truck looks awesome with that Toytec Boss lift? If that's on your top priority list, then I wouldn't get the Cooper AT3, It looks like a highway tire on a lifted truck. If you go with the BFG, it looks aggressive but you can only get LRE and well into the 55lb range on anything bigger than 32" unless you get the LT265/70R17 LRC BFG KO2 at 45.7lbs and 32in OD.

With the lift you can easily fit a 32-33" tire such as a 275/70R17 or 285/70R17.
Here's a few Falken WILDPEAK A/T3W options to ponder:

 

I have 265 KO2s in C - 10k on them and look new. Handle and ride quality is great - awesome in snow and any weather.

 

The 275/70R17 LRC options are quite limited at this time in the market:

 

Nitto offer's the trail grappler in both LRC and LRE in the LT285/70R17, but this is an "M/T" tire...

 

What I want is a tall narrow tire that looks aggressive, weighs nothing, and has bombproof sidewalls. I'll let you know when I find this

 

you guys have that, it's the FK453.

ran a 225/35 on a 19x10 and put 15K on them before I returned the car to stock.

 

I stand corrected by someone who knows the Falken product line! (better than me?), but I'm the light truck guru....

 

My fk453 usage goes back to previous iterations. 452/ 512 cant remember other sizes, been running 'em since '03 at least.

 

I happen to be an Audi [A3] / Tacoma owner as well

 

Ok back on topic, why D,E and not C ?
The fact that you wore out the BFG KO's in 20k miles is probably not related to the load range, it's related to the fact that BFG changed the compound of the ATKO's a few years before they launched the KO2, which hurt the tread life more than they probably expected.

For the 3rd gen Tacoma's, the GVWR is 5600lbs. The OE Tire, let's take the TRD Off-Road for example, the GY Wrangler P265/70R16 has a load index of 112, which is 2469lbs (at 51psi), which x4 is 9876lbs capability. An LRC option that many contemplate is LT265/70R17 LRC, at 112 LI as well, and is completely sufficient for a Tacoma.

Now when you have an F-250 when your curb weight alone could be upwards of 7k lbs and your GVWR is 10k lbs, you need to make sure you are paying attention to the load ranges.

The message I'm trying to convey here is that LRD and LRE are overkill for a Tacoma. You only need LRC, or non-LT (ex. 265/70R17 or P265/70R17). The only reason to get a higher load range tire is because typically the construction of the LRD/LRE tires to support the heavier load will inherently provide better off-road durability (due to heavier plies, belts, beads, etc). The compromise here is weight and fuel economy, but there are a lot of people like yourself that are willing to make that compromise knowing they have a "stout" tire underneath them.

 

Yeah, but the cool tires in the cool sizes all cone in those load ranges. If a tire manufacturer made a good aggressive AT or Mud tire in a C they would have a path beaten to their door by Tacoma owners.

 

255/75r17. BFG KM1s and Duratracs are available in C's. I'm running the BFGs.

 

Stock sizes are more limited. Duratrac a are only available in SL in 265/65/17. They might be a choice, but they say that when you tow, you should use an LT tire at a minimum. I'm not sure if the Duratrac in an SL would qualify - anybody?

 

1. Air pressure makes a significant difference in ride quality

2. Regearing will properly adjust the power band to ten the larger radius tires and keep stock drivability.

3. 315/75-16 BFG KM2 LRD. 4.88 gears, peel and seal the whole cab along with inner and outer door shells. '14 DCLB best of both words, good luck.

4. Lastly, you can have the best of both worlds it just takes a butt load of work outside this forum and there is no one bolt on solution. I ran some C rated Snow tires forever until I finished gearing and tubbing. You may want to check out Mickey Thompson if you want larger C rated tires, but they are going to cost you.

 

I meant they were available in C's in the size 255/75r17 I mentioned. That's the only size I have personal experience with on my Tacoma.

 

All this help has been extremely helpful, but makes it even harder to make my decision. I tent to agree that the Cooper AT3 looks like a highway tire. What is important to me is the functionality of my tire first while getting a bigger tire underneath my lift to improve ground clearance. I plan on going on week long expeditions off the grip carrying extra fuel/water/and supplies. Will have a RTT as well.