People Who Actually Off Road Often. Aftermarket Tire size?

With any 285 you will have to trim as much as I did even the cab mount. Even with 275's in some cases

Was only about half an inch of plastic in front and rear of the wheel well. Not to sure how much different the 2016's are but they don't look to be a hell of a lot different

 

Don't forget that it all depends on the amount of wheel offset as well. Big offsets require less triming than stock rims.

 

THIS^^^^^ Everyone seems to be misunderstanding metric tire sizes. 265..275.....285 etc. is the width of the tire in millimeters, the next number (60, 70, 75) is the ratio of the height of the tire's cross-section to its width (aspect ratio). I very highly suggest you play around with this: to get familliar with the actual sizes of tires compared to what you have. Also know that on independant front suspension the tire size you are able to fit without modification will fit without a lift. Getting new springs and shocks for a lift will not allow or hinder the size of tire you can fit inside the fender. It may however rub less with a lift on the street. Articulation is the same.

Since this question is about tire size and not learnable skills like which lines to take to follow where bigger tires went I'll only address that. That being said the width is slightly less important than height in off roading in my opinion. The purpose in having a tall tire is for better clearance over obstacles. You can get by in a lot of places on 31-32" tires but you will be scraping the crap out of your belly and likely will have to be winched or winch yourself out of stuck situations often which makes for less fun. From what I have gathered 35s are a good option for general use off roading regularly. Not extreme but very versatile. With that size more comes in to play like gearing and more extensive gearing. I personally chose 33's (285/75r16) because of budget and the truck is still a daily driver as well as an off road toy. If you're concerned about trimming and making larger tires fit be aware that with regular off roading you'll get some damage eventually. Hope this helps.

 

That is very true... Well 17x8 with 4.5BS and 0 offset

 

I don't know where you're getting your information but you do not have to do a CMC with 285/75R16, 285/70R17, or 285/75R17s on any lifted 4wd Tacoma. Plastic yes, CMC no. I've had all 3 gens of Tacomas and never chopped any of them to fit those sizes. How wide are the wheels on these cab mount chopped trucks? 10, 12 inch?

 

I off road and give a shit what my tires look like

No

 

What brand of tires are you running? Just because you haven't had to do a CMC doesn't mean that no one has to do a CMC. If that were the case, CMC wouldn't even be a thing.

 

Various brands and A/Ts or M/Ts. I know all tires aren't created equal, so I know what you mean. Are they not using bump stops? I guess a lot of 3rd gen guys are doing it, after doing some reading, but is it after severe rubbing or just doing it because they were following the crowd at chow time? I guess I can see it with really wide wheels or minimum back spacing or not enough lift or tires too wide, etc. These 285/70R17s do not rub no matter how hard it's wheeled. They don't even rub on the plastic with the anti-sway bar disconnected.

 

Huh, maybe it's the wheels. IIRC those stick out just enough to clear the UCAs with 285s, so maybe that's why you don't rub. Most people run other aftermarket wheels that stick out more, causing more rubbing. If there's one thing I've learned from TW it's that no two set ups are identical, so what works for one might not work for someone else.

 

Pic of truck are in the parking lot. Angles are off roading. Over 30 deg turns orange than red. 285 75 16 didnnt rub at all with stock rims and no lift

 

Do the same thing with your wheel turned then tell me if it rubs.

 

If you turn the wheel a lot when you are at 30 deg bank.. Why worry about the tire rubbing.. Your gonna rub the roof on the ground .
And you didnt read that the other pics were from the trail so the wheel was turned..hard to jump out with my camera while navigating through the trees trying not to flip over..

 

If you say you can fit that size tire, then good for you. I just have an extremely hard time believing you don't rub the UCA, nor anything else.

 

Agreed, sometimes you don't notice the uca til u see a shiny spot, ask me how I know. That said, bs not rubbing on anything else too

 

I'm getting my info from experience.. I run an 8" wide rim and had to do a cmc for 285. Most people do as well especially if you off road. On my 275 I would just kiss the cab mount for I had an MT tire in 275 would have rubbed

 

Are those the trd 4Runner pro wheels? If so aren't they a 5.3BS with like a -20 offset and only 7" wide? That's a huge part of why you don't rub..

 

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Pretty much all anyone needs to know. As for upsizing the tires and losing power, if you have an auto you could drop the gearing in from a manual and it would probably get you close to what you were at, but you'd still be down on mileage. Obviously if you have 4wd you'll have to do the front as well.

Without lifting and suspension mods, larger tires aren't going to do much. Even then it depends on what you're doing. Lug and tread pattern will be more important than tire size.

 

The oem tires will only take you so far, the stock "A/Ts" on the TRD OR ar more H/T than A/T.

They'll struggle in wet conditions compared to true ATs or MTs.

 

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My Jeep is my beater trail rig. Teaching my son to negotiate off road when he was 14. Guess the tire size.