265/70/17

GPsevinSixx · Aug 1, 2017

smitty99 said: ↑

Yes my experience has been at first those fat new tires look cool and you don't mind the change in driving performance. But over time the new wears off, the 15mpg gets old, the lack of power/degradation of performance starts to eat at you.

Here's the other thing we have to remember. Look at all of the folks putting 285s on their trucks. Is it really out of necessity? These trucks STOCK will go and do pretty much anything 98% of the drivers demand of them offroad. Does a 285 really give you that much more functionality? I'd contend that it's more about people wanting to stuff big meats on their truck for LOOKs to "customize" their truck. It ends up being more like a uniform...half of the Tacoma's I see are running around on 285s and most of them probably rarely see a dirt road.

Oh and for those with 285s that do offroad, you can follow right behind them with your 265/70/17s or 265/75/16s and be just fine in MOST cases.
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You sound like an old wise man. Shit, I'm in the same boat, couldn't have said it better. Been there, done that with modifying vehicles.

imdav2u · Aug 1, 2017

coopcooper said: ↑

im saying its sad when chevys 6.2 and dodges 5.7 gets better mpgs than a 1/4 ton with a van engine.
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I work with guys that drive Chevy, Ford and Dodge. Not one of those gets better than 17 and that's the Ford eco boost. I'm thinking about going from 265/70/16 to 265/70/17 which is only 1" taller. My mph will change by 2 at 70 mph. So at 70 I will actually be going 72.

coopcooper · Aug 1, 2017

imdav2u[OP] said: ↑

I work with guys that drive Chevy, Ford and Dodge. Not one of those gets better than 17 and that's the Ford eco boost. I'm thinking about going from 265/70/16 to 265/70/17 which is only 1" taller. My mph will change by 2 at 70 mph. So at 70 I will actually be going 72.
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the ecoboost is trash in the city anyone whos owned one can attest to that

smitty99 · Aug 1, 2017

GPsevinSixx said: ↑

You sound like an old wise man. Shit, I'm in the same boat, couldn't have said it better. Been there, done that with modifying vehicles.
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Hindsight is 20/20!

Toyo_newb · Aug 1, 2017

smitty99 said: ↑

Hindsight is 20/20!
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It's the hindsight and advice from members here that saved me from making the same mistake, so thank you all.

ElGatoLoco · Aug 1, 2017

Lost about 1.5mpg from what I was averaging.

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