Stock steels with bigger tire Pics

looking at the same thing for my truck. im looking at the powertrax no-slip locker I've read good things on it the only thing bad is its an auto locker (which at the same time isnt bad at all )

 

once again OP no hijack here.

the site is actually my buddies site he's going to do all my fab work when the time comes, but right now hes in the testing of his skids. im not sure if 4-lug and 6-lugs have the same mounting points.

yea i dont think i can spend over 1k on the ARB locker, i hear the powertrax does just fine, it not like im not gonna crawl rocks or anything. i hear you just have to adjust your driving a bit to the powertrax.

 

did you do anything to adjust your speedometer?

 

anything different in the speedo or odometer?

 

2012 with 225/75/15

 

Well, I waited over a year. I got the basic Goodyear Wranglers. I debated various brands and models, but the low price and low weight convinced me. The thing looks transformed. I notice a bit more road noise, but a heavier steering feel (a good thing to me) and more straight line stability. Power loss is marginal, and surely not enough to notice.

 

I did bfg 31s with no lift and no modand as another poster stated they rubbed ay full lock. However, these stock steelies aren't wide enough for over sized tires to wear properly so you will have to keep up on rotations and more often.

 

I believe this statement requires clarification, so nobody gets confused or is left wondering if there's more to it than just that, so here we go.

Firstly, in case anyone here is tire shopping, the first number in a tire's 'spec' is actually 'P' or 'LT' before any numbers - P standing for Passenger Car, LT standing for Light Truck. The difference being the number of plies in the tire and what kind of weight they're capable of carrying. A 5-lug Tacoma should get by just fine on a P tire, but if someone wants to haul > 1,500lb. in the bed, an LT tire should be considered.

The actual number '235' represents the tire's width in millimeters - but it can also be measured in inches when dealing with 'swamper' tires. Usually a number lesser than 40 translates to inches, and a number greater than 130 equates millimeters. I've never seen a tire whose width is measured in centimeters, though that would be redundant since a centimeter is 10 millimeters anyways.

The second number isn't actually the sidewall 'height' - it's the tire's aspect ratio when dealing with modern tire math; it USED to be 'sidewall height' on older American tires, and was represented in inches - but that is no longer the case. And the formula of an aspect ratio is simple - the sidewall height of the tire is xx% of whatever the overall width of the tire is. So if you have a tire that's rated P205-70R15, that means that the sidewall height of the tire is 70% of 205mm, or 143.5mm. So in other words, if you had two tires - one being a low-profile P205-50R15 and the other being a P275-50R15, the sidewall on the 275mm-width tire will be noticeably taller than the one on the skinnier 205mm-width tire.

Am I losing you yet? No? Good, because the hard part is over.

Now I'd like to delve for just one instant in time on what the 'R' symbol represents - it simply means "radial", or "radial ply"; as opposed to "bias ply". There really isn't much that you must know about the differences between bias and radial ply construction, other than bias ply is considered to be an obsolete tire construction method that is only still commonly used for economy trailer tires and 'period-correct' vintage specialty tires - think putting the icing on the cake of your freshly restored 1965 Chevrolet Corvette by having the same exact Firestone Wide Oval tires that it came with out of the factory... other than that, bias-ply is almost never used outside of commercial purpose tires.

The third number is self-explanatory - it's the width of the rim that a tire is designed to fit on. No more, no less.

Hope you feel smarter after reading that.

05Red: That truck looks straight PROPER with those size tires. All it needs is a lift.

 

Hey, great post. Thanks for taking the time to write that. On this part here you must mean wheel diameter?

have you noticed any help from the LSD?

 

Every time I see a post from you Pete your pictures never disappoint. And for your taco being a 2012 it's seen alot of different places already and a for that

 

Upgraded from my 225/75/15's (Desty A/T) to 30x9.5x15's (Hercules Trail Digger M/T)

No rubbing on anything, no black box mod.

 

I am such an idiot. Yes, I meant wheel diameter. X_X

 

Camping trip looks sweet. I'm hoping to do a little tacoma camping trip this summer!!

 

Hey Pete, everytime i see your signature i remember listening to gordon lightfoot singing carefree highway on the 8 track. Good times. Kinda showing my age though.

Question...Tirerack.com lists your tire in c and xl versions. One being considerably more expensive. Which ones do you have? Luv the look. It looks like what a truck otta look like, solid, robust and just tough. Im still running on pizzia cutters that wont wear out. I really want to put some rubber in that hole.

 

Thanks Pete. That makes alot of sense.

 

This thread has convinced me to go 235/75/15

 

Yer right! Alot of new trucks are sold with P rated tires fot there softer ride!

 

I think if i was going to a P tire on the tacoma I would do the Wallmart Wranglers in 235/75/15. Aggressive tread, looks good and 29 Lbs. Problably the best bang for the buck at under $400 installed. 29 LBS isnt bad compared to 35+ of the LT's and 23 lbs of the original. I wish they had a little more tread width not as much side wall mushrooming out.

 

That can be taken out of context and horribly misused haha.

I'm really satisfied with my "walmart wranglers" They are cheap as hell and have really impressed me off the pavement... We went out trail riding on a rainy day earlier this spring and my truck amazed me and everyone we were with on what it was able to handle. There were a few moments where it seemed doomed but the little taco almost always makes it through.