265/65 and 265/70 comparison

As this seems to be a pretty popular topic, I wanted to share my results on moving from 265/65/17 tires to 265/70/17's. I want to thank all the other members who posted their results, that helped my decision, and hope this information will be found beneficial as well. This is a stock 2020 Tacoma TRD Sport with no suspension upgrades. I have experienced no rubbing, ride quality is unchanged. Overall, a great upgrade.

 

The difference is a lot more than I thought.

 

Is that a Casio Pathfinder? I've had mine 26 years and it's worn every day.

 

Lol, it is. Been a great watch.

 

Are those 2nd Gen running boards? Looks great on a 3rd Gen!

 

Truck looks much better with those tires

 

Do you know what is offset and back space on these rims?
Thanks

 

how many mpg did you lose

 

I had to remove my front flaps as my 70's eat the driverside one on my OR.

I lost no MPG.

 

I'm happy I went with the bigger tire as well. Depending on where you look (specifically the tire fender gap), it makes the truck look lower than before.

New 2020 wheels look great too!

 

I'm thinking hard about moving up to this size. Doesn't help the temptation factor that the larger tires are significantly less expensive than stock size.

Has anyone towed a trailer after switching to 265/70's? Much loss of power?

 

I tow a ton, I have probably 15k miles towing, if not more. No loss of power noticed. It's not a huge jump really. Speedo is off by less than 3% now. Unloaded and being sensible, I can still get 22 MPG. I usually don't do sensible though...

 

@flyinlow300
Thanks for this.

 

Thats what I needed, thanks. Heaviest use of mine is pulling the camper up into the mountains. As long as I can do that while keeping a reasonable range on the tank, I'll take your word for it.

 

Any rub on tight turns?

 

Did you get SL or E load?

 

Thanks guys for your feedback. Answering a couple of the questions.
I did not go with E load
Not sure on the offset or backspace on the factory wheels
They are the second Gen running boards. I like the look of them. Dealer will tell you they aren't compatible. They fit fine
I have no rubbing, I monitor my mileage all the time, will be checking that.
Speedo reads 60mph, gps speed app on my phone states 61mph

 

Gen 2 running boards on a Gen 3

 

mpg loss goes up big time going up/through the mountains, but don't sweat it, you can do it!

 

The loss is huge on stock tires. I was just wondering if it's even huge-er on the 265/70's.

This little guy can be a gas suck sometimes.