Little taller tires

Hey, I am new to this forum stuff so be kind if this has been beat to death and I should have found all the information without bothering you guys. I have a 2017 TRD 4d off road long bed. I am looking at new tires and wonder if any of you have noticed a performance difference when going from the oem 265 70 16's to 265 75 16. They are about an inch taller and I wonder if there are noticeable differences in drive ability. Is there anyone who has done this and has an opinion? I am going with the KO 2 and the 75's are considerably cheaper then the 70"s. Why they are cheaper is the subject of another question I guess.

 

I think the only thing they will affect is your mpg. I am about to buy a set of 265/75/16s myself. My truck is SB, though.

 

Welcome, btw.

 

Little stiffer steering. Huge mpg loss. Guys are going with skinnies now. Look in like the 255/75/r16 range. That'll net you a tall skinny tire which will save on fuel and won't rub. I have a set of 265/75/17 STT Pros that I'm selling cause they're too effing parasitic.

 

There's a thread called the skinny on skinnies if you want more info.

 

Do you have a link? I tried to find it and couldn't using your wording.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-skinny-on-skinny-tires.529656/

My bad, misspelt it.

 

I just put BFG KO2 265/75 16's on my TRD Off Road. Called BFG they said to run 50 psi I put 45psi. Feels great MPG is back like it was. No loss.

 

My concerns with skinny tires are that they aren't good when you have to drive through high water a lot, like I do. I live in a flood prone region, so width is necessary for traction in water.

So if you use the manufacturers psi recommendation, does your mpg suffer?

 

I went through a river a month ago in water as tall as my tires bone stock and it was fine. Skinnies are the same width as stock more or less.

Mud, would be my concern. But I ain't going mud bogging in a 3rd gen.

 

When I went from the stock tires to all terrain tires 1 inch taller, it cost me right at 1 mpg. No negative impact on the trucks ride or drive, just the mileage loss. It was worth it.

 

Driving across a river is not quite the same as driving on water covered pavement. I think wider tires are safer when you have to navigate a flooded city, but if that isn't a concern for you, then certainly consider a skinny. I might down the road if I get a chance to move west.

 

That's fair, I haven't experienced that before. Is it just the added contact area providing more friction? Are we talking hydroplaning or "swift water" flooding conditions? It's an interesting consideration.

Another thing would be snow. Airing down wider tires works great

 

Its both, and yes, it provides more friction, better traction based on what I have read.

 

I would think wider tires are more likely to hydroplane? I could be wrong, we get rain but not frequent flooding. I have found my Michelin defender ltx are the best wet road tire I have ever had, by far, even in mild flooding (only drove it those conditions once with these tires).
Also I really liked my 255s on my taco, they were hankook dyna atm..... I also had 265 and 275 on my taco when I had it. 255 was my favorite for snow, beach (airing down), and every day driving including rain

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/tirecalc

 

Since you had 255, 265 & 275 what are you running now? I'm on the fence about bfg at 265/75 r16 or trying 255/85 r16

Wider than stock tires will hydroplane at highway speeds, and Especially if they are MTs. MTs are awful in rain, snow and not great in the sand. I've always used bfg at ko's, they last long, quiet and work we'll in most all conditions. Always air down for dirt, rocks Especially beach driving.

 

I dont have my taco anymore, I have a 2015 tundra that I put 275/60/20 Michelin defender lxt ms on. Stock size is 275/55/20, so slightly taller tires, these are 33" and I like them. I considered running 265 in a 33" size but were way too expensive for me. And the tundra is a very heavy truck that o figured would benefit from the wider size. The Michelins are not cheap but are a great all around tire.
If I were you I'd definitely get the taller 255s. They looked great, had more sidewall, aired down very nicely, cut through snow, and I didn't lose mileage because they aren't heavy and have less rolling friction resistance.

 

Thanks for that!
the only thing bumming me on the 255 is bfg only makes MTs in that size, but point taken for sure. For now I'm in socal so no snow or rain to deal with, but you never know!

 

a lot of other great options in 255 though