Will 31s or 32s be too heavy on 2.7 auto 4x4

I don’t think I’ll be going through deep mud. I think mostly I would be doing snow/dirt.

So should I scrap the idea of 3” front 1” back level and maybe go with a 2” with some skinnier and taller tires? I honesty don’t mind regearing but if I can avoid it I would like it.

What’s size you think would be good for looks and not hurt performance on my truck?

 

As far as lift goes there is a ton of info on here, but I would go with new shocks and UCAs if you only want to do it once. You can get away without going UCA's and just do shocks (Bilsteins or Old Man Emu)...perhaps others can recommend suspension

As far as tires: 235/85/16 (31.7" tall, 9.3" wide)
https://www.discounttire.com/fitmentresult/tires/size/235-85-16

 

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235/85 16's will give you a rough 3/4" -1" lift. Add some bilsteins and you can even out the truck and decide which looks best to you. The only downside is that if you feel that the truck is geared too tall, these will only make it worse, in which case, go 215/85/16, but now you're getting into really skinny territory (my next set of off road tires will be 215/85 16's)

 

Good call @Woofer2609

OP, you could always drop the height a bit and increase the width 0.3" with this size, but they will only be 30.7" tall. These will be considerably lighter
https://www.discounttire.com/fitmentresult/tires/size/245-75-16

 

Okay thanks for the advice. What’s is a UCA? (Noob here). I’m trying to get a list of stuff to look up online then bring into the off-road shop and have a strong idea of what I want. If i leave it up to them they might put me in a larger tire than my truck can handle and I’ll most likely love the look and immediately shell out more money to regear lol

 

UCA= Upper Control Arm

 

2.7 with 265/70-17 Falken Wildpeak A/T3W Great tire. Quiet, great on wet roads. I live in Oregon and have been all over dirt forest service roads back in the mountains and never had any problems. I have a 2wd SR5. I took the front air dam off and with the tires and 4runner wheels i get about 1 mpg less than with stock tires/wheels and air dam.

 

Don’t regear. Seriously. That’s crazy expensive and unnecessary unless you are a serious off-roader running big tires.

UCA: Upper Control Arm
https://www.google.com/search?q=light+racing+uca+tacoma&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

 

Nice truck. I have the same tires

 

Negligible power loss with the 265/70-17 Falken Wildpeaks. Also no lift.

 

It looks really good! I will be relocating to the Oregon/Washington area. I used to live in Clark county for 10 years. So you didn’t notice any sluggishness on hills/freeway (any more than the 4cyl already has with the stock tires?)

 

As far as performance goes-- why would one choose a 16" wheel over a 17" (or vice versa)?

 

Tire selection. I upgraded to 17’s so I could get a lightweight 32” tire in 255 width

 

Thanks. Tire size selection was about the only reason I could think of. And maybe 17's slightly more stable on corners, but in the grand scheme, it's still a truck and the tires are tall regardless.

 

Going to a C rated tire doesn’t cut any weight, only adds it - quite a bit.

Don’t be misled.

 

The difference on the highway compared to the stock tires was negligible. Around town it was not noticeable at all. I like the way the truck drives and handles better with the Falken Wildpeaks over stock tires. I do hate the transmission on the mountain passes, the way it shifts, but it did that with stock tires and wheels. It will keep up speed if you give it gas it just downshifts on the steep grades to 4th. It did that with the stock tires also. I don't know it the TSB that is out is also for the 2.7.

 

I take it then that for a given tire diameter a larger wheel combined with a shorter sidewall is lighter than a smaller diameter wheel with a taller sidewall? Asssuming same wheel and tire models only different size. I'd think the lighter combination would have a better ride since bump response would be quicker but that would be offset to some degree by the stiffer sidewall of the lower profile tire. My experience has been that the higher the truck weight to the wheel weight the smoother the ride as long as you're not overloaded but I admittedly have no experience with low profile tires.

 

I chose load range SL they were 6 pounds lighter per tire than load range E

 

I switched out my steel rims for oem Toyota alloy and went with 265/70-16 Goodyear duratracs. I did not want to do a lift or any modifications to the the suspension but the new tire setup looks much better and performed in the snow really good. I have a MT and did not lose any power that I can tell but I have no idea about an automatic transmission.

 

The 17 inch 4Runner wheels are 1 pound heavier than the stock 16 inch aluminum wheels that came on my sr5