Too heavy of tire for a 2.7 auto and life of stt pro?

Hello everyone,
I know this has been addresses before but I just ordered a set of 235/85/16 cooper stt pros for my 2014 Tacoma single cab 2.7 auto. They are listed at 48 pounds which is about what all other mt's and at's fall in that range. I am having them and an old man emu 2 inch lift with spc control arms installed too. Do you think my truck is gonna become a gutless turd or will I still be able to make it places? I had some falken wildpeak 245/75/16s on there and they held on through the Nevada/Utah desert chasing chukar, trapping, and hunting all winter but finally two met there match with cactus spines in the sidewall and rocks gashing them so I decided to upgrade to something 10 ply with 3 ply sidewalls and a more aggressive pattern for those wet moon dust roads. I also broke a leaf spring on a nasty trail going up to some high alpine lakes as well so needless to say my poor truck is wounded. How do think my truck is gonna move with the new setup? I generally drive like a grandpa on road so I ain't expecting to be flying along. Also any experiences with the stt pros? I figure if I keep them inflated well and rotated on such a light truck I should get 35,000 maybe 40,000 out if them but we'll see. Thanks in advance!

 

Probably gonna notice it at altitude, up a hill, with the AC on, or any time you don't have momentum. I went from the stock tires to 265/75r16 Cooper AT34s which are 41lbs (according to Discount Tire) and the truck was a bit more gutless than it had been. Not unmanageable, but definitely noticeable.

I also find myself using 4lo more, but who knows if that's just me and my driving, or a worsening of the usual power struggle the AT 4cyl trucks already have. I'm planning a re-gear when I need new tires because my current setup is at my tolerance limit for already being a wheezy little 4banger.

I do tow a zero turn mower several times a week and it is very noticeable then.

 

Pros: They are awesome when you need them and hold up to just about anything you throw at them. They perform exceptionally well off road in all kinds of terrain. Mine handled well on road in both rain and dry. Cons: They have a LOT of rolling resistance, and you'll feel the lugs at intersections and in parking lots. Gas mileage will be impacted. They go from loud to louder to "what'd you say??" Mine wore unevenly even with 5k rotations, and I experienced the pull to the right syndrome even with a near perfect alignment.

I got about 30k on them before I pulled them off and went back to an A/T.

 

I'm on 265/75R16 ST Maxx and you def notice the weight. It won't be unusable, but prepare to drop your MPG a few points.

 

STT Pros are used on a lot of Land Cruisers in Africa by various folks for Safari and NGO type work. They def earned their positive reputation.