Looking for lighter wheels with bigger tires

Hi, I am looking for a good lighter wheel for my 2016 Tacoma limited with bigger tires. I am driving it down to Florida for school form New York so I was looking into the hybrid tires but still not sure if they are good for that kind of long distance ride. Any advice would be very helpful.

 

Depending on your budget forged wheels will be lightest and strongest. Volk TE37 are an excellent choice but possibly not in a college students budget!

 

im still in highschool going to be my first semester in the fall but the money is not an issue. and would you recommend the hybrid tires because i do want that meaner look

 

Do you have the OE Limited 18" wheels? Downsizing to a 17" or 16" would shed some weight in its own.

 

Wait... you want lighter wheels with bigger tires... you realize these cancel out any mpg gain right? In addition, you say money is no object and a set of Volk's cost $4K. That's a lot of gas money and will instantly make your truck a target for wheel thieves.

What do you really want? New wheels and tires? Why lighter? You will never save $4K in gas by going to Volks, which is a light wheel.

 

I think his point is lessening the impact to fuel economy due to the bigger tires. I am getting new wheels and tires later this year and will drop from 17" to 16" for more sidewall, cheaper tires/wheels and to help with MPG's. What is wrong with wanting that?

 

10:1 it's to look cool at the tailgate.

 

Arithmetic:
$800 for tires
$4,000 for wheels

$4800 for both.

Gets 20 mpg now, 10% better (being generous here) or 22 mpg after new wheels and tires.
Drives 15K a year and gas costs $2.75/gallon. Those are the assumptions.

With current wheels and tires, he will pay (15000/20)*2.75= $2,062.50 in fuel a year.
With new wheels and tires, he will pay (15000/22)*2.75= $1,875.00 a year in fuel.
That is a savings of 2062.50-1875.00= $187.50 a year or, $15.62 a month which is less than half a tank of gas.
So, $4800 for wheels and tires divided by the $187.50 he saves a year equals... only TWENTY FUCKING YEARS to make up for the investment.

Arithmetic... it's not for everyone.

 

really just want the nicer look with black rims so I was thinking of dropping to 17' with the bigger hybrid tires to just cancel it out in way. cant have big mud tired driving down to Florida that's why I feel the hybrid tires are a great choice.

 

saving money isn't the real goal here just making the truck look better with black rims and meaner tires. the lighter rims and hybrid tires I think would allow me to get that meaner look without making my trips down and back from Florida twice a year horrible.

 

SCS limited inventory drop tonight, might want to check that out.

 

Trade the truck for a Porsche with Florida plates.

 

LMFAO .. this made me laugh hard, and feel bad at the same time. Math is way too real.

 

Honest man.

 

RPT1, 16x8 ET 0, 265/75/16 wild peaks would be a solid setup. Lightweight wheels, plus tires that do great on the highway and still look great (imo)

 

17" TRD 4runner Pro SEMA wheels are reasonably light at 25lbs, come in black and are well priced. 17" wheels usually provide more light weight tire options. Then choose an AT tire based on weight. C-loads if you off road, or P-load if you want to go as light as possible for mainly street use.

 

Buy the 16" or 17" TRD Pro rims, and some cool rubber for the win. (Hybrid???) tires may save you a bit of gas, but there goes the cool factor.

P.S. what exactly are hybrid tires??? Do you mean All Terrain tires?

 

OP never suggested $4K wheels, someone else did. It also appears OP is not expecting lighter wheels to offset the difference in fuel economy rather that merely hoping it to assist. Reading comprehension is also not for everyone...

 

Buy the rims and MT tires you really want once you get here, keep the OEM set and mount them up twice a year for your FL-NY trips.

 

^^^ This is spot on.