10ply tires and traction control

So I'm new here but I previously has a 2012 tacoma TRD off road and when I put new 10ply tires on it and if I was going just right around any corners on pavement the traction control would kick in and send me into oncoming lane of traffic. I spoke to people at Toyota dealership and they told me because of the 10ply the weight of the tires was to much and that is what was tripping the traction control to kick in.

Fast forward to now I have a 2016 tacoma SR bone stalk only 15k miles on it and am wanting to put the goodyear wrangler duratrac tires on it in 10 ply but curious if the 2016 tacomas have the same issue with the 10ply tires as the 2012 did. I don't wanna have to deal with the traction control being screwy again as it was a pain in the ass and I was actually scared driving 2012 tacoma at times because I knew it would happen if I didn't turn the traction control off prior to heading down the road. Literally would take off forget to turn traction control off so would pull over soon as I could and turn it off so I didn't have to deal with it.

Looking for any info on the 2016 tacoma and issues with traction control and 10ply tires. 265/75/16 good year wrangler duratrac or the good year wrangler authority (from walmart) is the tires and size I am wanting to go up to.

 

Assume you mean E rated tires? I'm running GY Ultraterrain 265/75/16 and have none of the issues you describe. Sounds like the 12 was broken. And I'd run from those nimwits at the dealer.

 

Why do you need 10 ply tires on a Tacoma?

 

I go in mtns a lot hunting, camping, fishing etc. and don't like getting flat tires. Live in a rural area on west coast and a lot of gravel or unimproved roads is mainly what the truck travels.

 

I have E Load KO2’s (265/75/16) on my 2008 and they don’t mess with the traction control system at all. Tons of people here run E Load sizes on their 3rd Gens and I’ve never seen or heard of this problem before… Your 2012 might’ve been faulty.

 

I see you mentioned Walmart… they won’t install that tire size on your truck. They’ll only install what’s on the door jamb or whatever non factory size your truck currently has.

 

I have and E reated 10 ply tire on my 17
285/75/16
No issues with traction control.
Most likely your '12 needed the stability control calibrated.

 

The dealer that told you that nonsense is full of shit. They were just trying to get you to go away because they didn’t want to deal with your issue.

 

Not a bad idea if you spend a lot of time off-road.

 

SL rated tires and E rated tires both only have 2 ply sidewalls and 3-ply tread walls (typically). E rated tires don't necessarily give you more puncture protection. The reason you want to run a 10-ply _rated_ tire is if you carry a lot of weight and need to run 80+psi to support all that weight.

 

I do in fact a lot. I have no need for E rated tires. I don't rock climb or crawl or whatever but I have yet to see the need for an E rated tire. I know if I tow a big heavy trailer I would go with nothing else. But I don't.

 

^yup...or if you tow, much more stable.

 

Yep, that too.

 

Not true, many E rated MT and AT tires come with 3 ply sidewall construction. For example, the Yokohama Geolandar MT and X-AT are 3 ply sidewalls. The regular Geolandar AT GO15s are only 2 ply sidewalls.

 

Sure, but with e rated tire there is less chance of getting a flat.

 

So it’s come to this…justifying the use of an E rated tire on a 4x4 truck enthusiasts forum.

 

I said "typically" - Some SL rated AT tires also come with 3 ply sidewalls. I think the point is the construction of the tire has as much to do with puncture resistance as load rating. I'd argue the vast majority of us have no need whatsoever of an LT/E rated tire, even for all the off-roading we do. The built up rigs, with armor and steel bumpers, they already know they need LT/E rated tires because they've increased the weight of their truck.

But how many times do you see guys with a bone stock truck, goes hunting, or off roading on forest roads a dozen times a year or so, being told they need LT/E rated tires for because they off-road? They probably don't. I've done some pretty rugged off-roading on SL rated AT tires (on my bone stock truck) without a problem. I also tow... a lot. Again, no problems. But then, because I'm running a light tire, I rarely drop below 20mpgs, (except when towing obviously).

 

I'm thinking you had too much air in the E rated tires on the 2012. That was resulting in loss of traction when cornering causing traction control to kick in. This is a common mistake.

All of the more aggressive tires only come in a LT rating, mostly E rated. If you want to run an aggressive tire you don't have any options with standard load tires. I've gone both ways. Other than initial cost there aren't many downsides to running E rated tires. And for a lot of guys the positives out weigh the negatives.

 

I have 10-ply tires and no issues with the traction control system.

 

Walmart was more than happy to put 285s on my 4Runner