OR take offs or ???

I have a stock SR5 and will need tires in the next year. I don't off-road, may go down a fire road while on vacation but that is about it. I like the look of the stock OR wheels and tires. Would you get a set of OR take offs or just get a different set of tires on the SR5 wheels? How long do the stock OR tires last? Any significant weight difference between the OR wheel/tire and the alloy SR5 set?

 

With OEM/stock wheels you will never have fitment issues. 265/75/16 is a good size to fit on stock everything.
Tire wear varies vastly on the person so that’s a tough question to answer directly.

Check local or even TW members. They can be had for cheap.

 

I am in the same position. A set of 4 265-70-16 Michelin LTX MS installed is about $820. They are expensive, but are great tires. I had a set on my T4R and got 70K miles out of them. Also, I like the SR5 rims. But I have been keeping my eye open for OR takeoffs. The cheapest I have seen locally is $600. Add $100 to install my TPMS and balance, and it's close to the Michelins. I'll probably go for the Michelins.

 

255/85r16 on stock OR wheels

 

I've been watching the sale listings and Craigslist. I'll go with an OR set if one becomes locally available for a reasonable price. Seems like all the ones for sale are in CA on the other side of the country... thanks to all who replied.

 

Are you talking OR rims or PRO rims?

Either way, I'm sure they all weight approx. the same. Tire mileage varies......

 

I see that tire here fairly often. To each their own and all, but why in the world put those on a truck? For the price, you can get decent AT tires. Wildpeaks or Open Countries are a great compromise tire and come in P and LT, both of which are good in dirt and snow and good on the road. I wouldn't put the Michelins on my wife's vehicle (I went Open Countries). I get that some of you guys don't get off pavement, but man, those look they belong on a Buick.

I mean no offence, just an opinion.

 

I'm specifically looking for the OR rims, personal preference, but I like those better than the Pros. I like rims with mixed black/silver rather than the full blackout look.

I would get a more aggressive tire if I stick with the SR5 rims. Again, a personal preference, but I would like somthing with white letters out on a super white truck. I like old school.

 

I love my ST MAXX so far in 255/85r16 on my stock rims. They have been good in snow and light mud. I will be out on some tougher trails and mud this weekend to really test them, but 2500 miles so far. They are heavy though, so if you won't ever use them, you may want to go with like Falken Wildpeak or Toyo Open Country. You can get those in 265/75r16 and they will clear on OR rims, not sure if they are made in 255/85. The stock Goodyear OR tires are fine for fire roads and the like, they just don't do well in sticky mud like we have here.

 

Not everyone wants a mall crawler with 33 inch ATs. No offense

 

A lot of people here don’t mall crawl. Many do though. He suggests wildpeaks or open counties because with those in a 265/75r16 the trucks look great with almost zero downsides.

 

What exactly is "mall crawling?" Do people on the continent take their trucks to the mall? I can't remember the last time I went to the mall.

 

I would go for tires. I think the SR5 wheels look pretty good (I'm assuming you have the aluminum ones). My SR5 came with the steelies and while, they don't look as good, I've just decided that I'm not going to bother changing them. Some good ATs go a long way for looks and usefulness. KO2s, Grabbers, or STMaxx would be what I'd probably look at for replacements.

 

Some people don’t want to compromise. If you need a truck for hauling and bed space, but don’t need to go off-road, any AT tire will have more road noise and generally lower tread life for no reason other than to impress other people with how they look.

I had Defenders on my previous Taco and loved them. Did everything I wanted them to do and were quiet, plus I got 80,000 miles out of them

 

Don’t know where you are located but I’m in TN and I found some dealer take off sport wheels for my SR5 and love them. And of course after I bought them from dealer for $1100 I started seeing them on Craigslist for anywhere between $500-$800 lol

 

The right tire choice can make or break a vehicles whole look,

This is a BF Goodrich KO2 on stock SR5 wheels. 265/75/R16.

 

Those are similar to ones I saw on another thread. Now that I've seen a couple examples, I like the white letter out look on the SR5 wheels and may just stick with that. Thanks for posting that pic.

 

EVERY tire is a compromise. If I am hauling weight or towing, I want an LT tire. The Michelins come in either P or LT, but the LT is only listed in an E. The AT tires I listed have had no noticeable road noise at all, I've had both. They have performed great in all conditions I have had them in, which included on road and at least dirt roads/fire roads. The Falkens are a 55k tire, the Toyos a 65k tire, the Michelins are 70k. That's the only place I see the Michelins as stronger, but both other tires are cheaper than the Michelins by enough to at lease offset the mileage difference. I didn't see any difference in mpg from stock tires to either of the other 2 in P. When moving to an LT, there will be some kind of loss from weight, but you also have a stronger tire. I saw 1-2 mpg loss on my MAXXs. I do take my vehicles off road, so I always buy MT or AT. If I didn't, I would still buy a mild AT. I do care how my truck looks, as does the OP because he said so. Buy whatever you want.

 

Understood, I was merely responding to your criticism that they look like they belong on a Buick and pointing out that that isn’t an issue for some given some of the advantages they provide.

 

10-4. It's not my money or my truck, but I think the new ATs tread compounds have come a long way to the point that touring tires are not gaining much or anything on a 4x4 truck. Old gen ATs did have disadvantages, but new gens seem to have addressed them.