2017 Tacoma Tire Upgrade Info Needed

Hi everyone,

Bought a '17 TRD Sport DC recently and she is my first one. Always wanted one. I looked around on this site even before buying one and am curious about a specific tire question. I searched and found a little of what I was looking for but most trucks had lifts or levelling kits.

My question: For now, I think I am going to leave my suspension alone but want a much more rugger tire look. BFG KO2's look great... My wheels are the 17 inch package (Canada) and I am wondering what I can move up to without rubbing or looking dumb. 265/70/17? 275/70/17?

Truck will be used for driving up to mountains a couple times a month and doubtfully any offloading.

Thanks!

 

Brooooo.......K02's will be more than perfect....go as big as possible

 

Ha! wtf is offloading... lol I just want a nicer tire than the Toyo's they came with... Don't need a lift. What would be the best size for no lift? I could do a levelling kit but read it may wear on my suspension....

PS - what a great truck.

 

I was hoping that you could tell me what offloading is....hang on for a sec, I'll do a search for largest tacoma tire size...BRB!

 

It's when you are at a club and have a fat chick hanging around you and you offload her onto your friend. That's the technical term anyways.

and thanks!

 

265/70/17 is the size you'll want to go with stock suspension. Might I recommend the General Grabber AT2's. Same aggressive look as the KO2's but much cheaper. It's a fantastic all terrain tire and handles better in rain imo.

 

These are the largest tire sizes that will fit a Tacoma with a stock suspension:

For 2016+ Tacomas: 265/70/17, 265/75/16 or 265/65/18

 

Roger... We got a huge snow dump today and I am going to call my tire contact and float a couple tire choices to him for prices. General Grabber huh? Besides price, any other differences you are aware of? Road noise? Thanks for that suggestion...

 

Maybe the 265/70 is best?

 

For 17" rims the 265/70 is the largest you can go

 

Got it. Any thoughts on a levelling kit and slightly taller tires?

 

No but I have an opinion.....been there done that, over and over and over...Jeeps and Trucks...I'm done. No more lifting or modifying perfectly good OEM frame and suspension geometry on newer expensive vehicles for this guy.

It always turns into a headache...somehow

Tires cupping, driveline vibes, suspension sag, etc. Etc.

Just my opinion

 

I could not agree more.

 

same, learned my lesson the past 2 tacomas.

 

Road noise is very minimal. KO2's might be a little bit better on some terrains but not enough to warrant the price difference. You can get a set of General Grabber AT2's for around 550-600 bucks. KO2's will cost anywhere from 800-900. Look up some reviews for the General Grabbers. It's a much better tire for the money.

 

+1 for the grabbers.

I'm an MT guy mostly but ATs are ok. This site has some reviews but not fully updated or comprehensive.

http://www.offroaders.com/tech/AT-MT-Tires/AT-All_Terrains.htm

 

Expedition overland used the general grabber at2s on some of their vehicles including 2013 tacoma, so it must be a pretty decent tire.

On the 2016 tacoma build, they went with the general grabber x3.

 

x4... only it was 4 lifted jeeps. An XJ, a ZJ, a YJ, and a TJ.
Stock will work just fine for me.

 

Thanks for all the input guys... I priced out the KO2's and the Grabbers and there is a $100 price difference where I live. All of them are in the $1200 range and this is even with friends of mine trying to get me a deal... I think I am going to go with the 265/70/17 KO2's... It's the "C" rated tire I want correct? The LT265/70R17/C112S ?

 

Correct, you want C-load to minimize weight to maximize power and mpgs.