getting new tires today or tomorrow and i want to know wat size i should go

ok yes ive done research and still cant really find exactly wat im looking for so ill just do a post

so i have stock 16" rims and i have a 3 inch lift on my truck and i want to put 285/75/16s, oo and the tires im getting are the nitto terra grapplers, i dont want to do a hole lot of trimming but i am willing to do a little bit of the wheel well, anyway let me know wat you guys think on the size i should go

 

I don't think your going to be able to fit 285x75x16" with out wheel spacers or new rims.

 

yea ive been reading back and forth and some people say u do and some say no, what im thinking is i need a spacer, but also if im going to need to cut anything to get them to fit

thanks for the info!!!

 

if you have a 3" lift, you can fit them. you will just need spacers or new wheels. if you have the money, i'd get new wheels. yes, the spacers are going to be cheaper, but in the long run you'll always wish you got new wheels to go with those nice 285s

 

Go with 285s

 

ok cool, yea im thinking about getting new wheels too, do i need to do major cutting to get them to fit?

 

for the ~1" difference I would say go with 265's. Better gas mileage and less headache with fitment.

 

X2, if you are not going to do a lot of wheeling go 265 s

 

285s the trimming is nothing to worry about. After your done, you'll be like that was it...can't even tell, piece of cake, etc.

2 Spacers for the front or new rims for those Nittos

265s? not even an upgrade

 

go 265's. no cutting, no trimming, no rubbing, no spacer needed, no cab-mount chop, better mpg, keep more of your hp and they still look good on a 3" lift. thats what i have on my truck

 

Man, my 265s look TINY with my OME suspension...I'm going 285/75/16s. YMMV.

 

mine dont look tiny... at least i dont think so

 

Not at all tiny. Just the right size. Thats the size I'm planning on using on my truck.

 

My bald 265 Terra grapplers look tiny on my truck. I like the look of Tacomanator's tires though. I just picked up 255/85/16 Trxus MT's off craigslist that i'll be mounting soon.

 

I just put 285s and TRD fj wheels on my tacoma that has 5100s and an aal in the rear and the trimming was so easy. I was questioning 265s also but I'm so happy I went with the 285s. Just take a razor and trim the black plastic liner there are how to's on this forum. I'm always easy on the pedal but I only noticed about a 2mpg drop with my 285s. Fj wheels are relatively cheap compared to other aftermarket wheels and they also come with lugnuts which is nice so you don't have to source them for your new wheels.

 

Remember, there's an inch of difference between 265/70R16 (factory size) and 265/75R16 (oversize)

In a 17" rim, you can split the diff and do 275/70R17 in a BFG AT/TA (or MT??)

I went 285, because I decided the size was what I wanted and I'm willing to trim plastic and body cab mount to fit. Cut plastic last night. Still waiting to see if cab mount chop is necessary - haven't wheeled it hard yet.

 

x2 . a lot of people dont seem to understand this, they hear "265" and automatically think stock tire size.

 

x100

 

I was running 285x75s Terras on my stock 16 trd rims with my 3 inch procomp lift with no problems. I only had minor rubbing on the UCA at full turn.

 

i really like your setup, i thought they were 285s gues i was wrong, there bfg mud terrains right? im thinkin im gonna try and find a used set with these tires and some rims