Looking for tires to fit my stock 16" wheels with a 3.5in lift

I have been reading these forums for days now just trying to figure out the fattest tire I could fit on my stock wheels. I just got my 3.5in lift on and I need new tires. I was looking for something around 33s. Of course the tacoma is in metric units and it makes it difficult. I am 17 years old and I'm just trying to get my foot in the door of this (tacoma) world.

 

What size wheels do you have? Diameter, rim width, offset, back spacing...

How did you accomplish the 3.5 inch lift?

These details will help receiving good suggestions.

Inch to millimeter (metric) conversion is simple. Multiply the inch measurement by 25.4 to yield millimeters. Typically, the wheel diameter is inches, the other measurements will likely be in millimeters.

Suggest for you to begin doing more research on wheel dimensions and tire fits.

 

stuff some 295/75s on there and don't let anyone tell you otherwise

or, if you want to play it safe, 255/85s should fit no problem

 

That’s a lot of lift, check your inner CV boots, if the fins are touching, they will soon fail.

 

Math is hard.

 

3.5" ? So zero down travel and RIP CV's.

 

Yeah....unfortunately, many of today's youth have trouble with the basic four. If it doesn't spit out on the phone screen, then........

 

Im dropping my front diff to save my cv axles

 

I went for all new leaf springs and uca with coilovers. I have plenty of articulation and my cv axles will be fine with the diff drop. I'm doing all of this right, I just want to know how big of tires I can fit.

 

after market leaf springs and struts, after market uca and coilovers, differential drop.

 

Nothing is right about a 3.5" front lift on a 4WD my dude. Even if your Coilovers can accomplish 3.5" then it's fully bottomed out and has no more down travel, and they will eventually fail. That damages them internally. The front diff drop spacers, do not fix you CV angles for that kind of lift, they also commonly damage the needle bearing and are not recommended unless you are having other issues with vibration or angles already.

As far as what will fit, use the search button. There are probably 100 threads on that, as well as what you have to cut to make them fit, as well as offset choices.

 

the wheel is an oem 2019 trd off road wheel that is 16" by 7 + 25

 

The coil over was part of the lift, the ride height is 3.5 inches over stock, the coil overs bottom out around 6" the lower control arm does not rub, nor does the aftermarket upper control arm. the differential drop will put the fins of the inner boot at a proper angle. i may be 17 years old but I know more than you may think. if I was running a strut spacer lift, yes 3.5" would be an issue, with the route I took, with all new parts and no spacers on the strut, premature wear on the cv boot should not be an issue.

 

Not sure how your post triggered such a handful of dickheads. They came RTF out of the woodwork for you. Must have been your age.

295s look great on the stock wheels. They are on the narrow side but tire retailers will mount them (Discount). 285s would be easier. Here is a build thread for you with 3" of lift and 295s on stock OR wheels:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-sky-trd-or-wife’s-4r-and-other-stuff.640363/

 

I think the fact OP said "Of course the tacoma is in metric units and it makes it difficult" is probably what got everyones attention. At the end of the day, I see forum members trying to keep him from trashing his truck.

 

Has nothing to do with age, whatsoever. Just has to do with the fact that you aren't supposed to lift a 4WD tacoma over 2.75-3" in the front without a lot more then just coil-overs. Sure it might work, but it will start to fuck up components right away.

OP said he's new to this so some people are trying to encourage him to do more research but he seems dead set on being 100% correct about something he is new to. It's not about being dickheads, it's about facts. Plenty of threads on here discussing this exact topic. Can also go over to AccuTune's site and read the same thing.

Anything over 3", needs to be long travel, or needs to be a drop bracket.

 

The diff drop will not help at all, it’s your truck, have fun. As to your original question, 295/75/16’s will stuff in there.

PS, that user name fits quite well…

 

So a kid saying he has issues with metric conversions gives people the excuse to treat him like a 3 year old? Firstly, most here are from the USA and therefore most people have issues with metric conversions because we use the emperial system. Next, @ZebraScissors is dead wrong. If this kid put a 3.5 inch full suspension lift that included lifted struts with extended coil-overs specifically designed for this lift (which he did), aftermarket UCAs with corrected angles for the lift (which he did (also designed to bring CV angles to stock geometry and help camber adjustments)), diff drop (helps correct extreme angles) and skid plate spacers (which he did), new shocks and leaf packs in the back (which he did), his truck will be just fine. The only things I didn't see mentioned is extended brake lines (may not need depending on type of driving he does), carrier bearing drop kit (this one he definitely should do), and the ECGS bushing which is hit and miss whether people need it or not. Overall, this kid lifted his Tacoma the right way (not doing a spacer lift) by fully replacing stock suspension components with upgraded ones designed for this level of lift. Oh, and by the way..........small lift= 0-2", medium lift= 2-3.5", large lift= 4-6". There is nothing wrong with a 3.5" lift on a Tacoma when done correctly, and this setup is pretty much spot on except for a few minor things that he can add and will be relatively inexpensive. Instead of gatekeeping, give the kid constructive advise instead of "Use the search function! Duh!".

 

Weird that all the major trusted retailers and suspension experts disagree with you on 3.5” being fine, and countless threads. What the fuck do they know though right? You are also a new member with a Ford F-150 listed as your vehicle…. You must be an expert.

 

I'm from the USA too. Metric isn't that hard. Seriously that is a poor excuse. Quite frankly the OP was asking about tire size which isn't hard to figure out nor is it metric. I can understand if he was confused about lug pattern but that is not what he referenced. Folks are trying to keep him from trashing his truck. Furthermore, it is common knowledge 3.5 lift is bad for CV's.