dedicated off road tires for 2wd?

i was havin a discussion with a tw guy about tires for my 2010 v6 2wd dbl cab long bed prerunner. heres what i want:

• some dedicated off road rubber that will allow me to play in the dirt, rocks and sand here in the el paso area. i dont wanna ruin my truck tryin to be a bad ass or do this every day, just wanna have a good time once in awhile
• keep the stock 145/75/16 dunlops and mount them onto some kmc xd hoss wheels for some flashy street/hwy use 99.9% of the time.
• use the factory alloys for whatever all terrain tires i choose. my thought is the alloys are already in hand and i wouldnt get enough on craigslist to justify replacing them with somethin else that may only see the occasional monthly weekend.
• NO modding of truck for fit. off road is not my focus so they must be a bolt on item.
• cost is a issue so lets say $200 each, the closer to $100 per the better.

he digs his hankook dynapro atm's and thinks the biggest tire i could get away with is a 265/75/16. the biggest they make is a 70. what say you? thanx folks!

 

a 165/75/16 would be like a doughnut. I think you want to go with a 265. You would probably like the goodyear duratrac.

 

yer right. i screwed up. 265's it is. way to go pickin the $200 tire pal, but ive been a long time goodday fan so maybe thats a fine way to go. thanx

 

come on cactus, you know you want the hankooks

shit, you are only an hour away from me. i can meet you halfway in oro grande or red sands or somethin so you can take a look at my tires to see what you think about them

 

they do make a 265/75/16. i looked at them for months before i finally decided to go with my 285/75/16

 

didnt see those but i didnt look mega hard either. pissed around some then stopped at tirerack. lookin wont tell me much but id be happy to take a drive with the furry kids and say hi. what else does a outta work fool have to do?

ran into a neighbor on the way home tonight who had some damn rubbery crap mounted on some damn gen 1 steel crap askin 2 bills for the whole mess. i might go that way for now but that doesnt mean i cant learn from you guys. and yeah, i asked him to join tw

 

x2 hankooks