Tire load questions.

Hi Guys new to this group and my first Tacoma. I am buying a set of new tires Falken wildpeaks for my new wheels. 285/70/17. Truck will be 95% of the time street driven and maybe some occasional off road trails (nothing crazy). Should I go with SL or C load? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

Probably fine with SL.. but C will also be fine. My C-load NRG's ride better than the factory Wrangler Kevlar's.

That said, tires are hard to find so grab whatever is in stock and you'll be happy either way.

 

SL are fine. But big question is how are you going fit 285's on your truck? They won't fit on stock truck.

 

I'm just doing a simple lift. Bilstein 5100's front and rear with AAL. I just want to aesthtically make the truck look better for now.

 

For that little offroad use go with SLs. Much more comfortable.

 

Thanks for the help guys.

 

285's can be trick to fit, even with lift. Make sure you have correct offset, and alignment plans big factor for fitment. A lot have to go aftermarket upper UCA's.

 

The main reasons to go C over SL would be if you require higher load carrying or even puncture resistance off-road, otherwise you sacrifice comfort and some mpg's but for what its worth my tires/size only came in E (80 PSI) tires.

 

I was quite confused when I found out my SL tires had same load capacity as the C option. Ended up going E for increased load capacity. I'm sure the C were more puncture resistant than the SLs, but still odd about the weight rating, or at least unexpected by this guy!

 

Going with 17x8.5 -10

 

The heaviest thing I will be hauling would be my dirt bike and maybe 50 lbs of gear.

 

SL rated for sure.

Do note, SOME, not all but some SL rated vs LT tires will have different severe weather ratings.

 

For that 5% you go off roading, I'd prefer the C Load over the SL. Would suck to get a flat, out there.

 

C-load has deeper tread (with associated tire weight penalty) and rougher ride from the increased ply count.

 

That's my setup. Will need UCA's and get as close to 4 deg positive camber as possible and you'll just barely rub sometimes. Perfectly streetable.

 

regardless if LT or non-LT, all Wildpeak AT3w's will contain a two ply sidewall across the board. Aside from start tread depth differences between the two, LT's will typically have 5-8 layers of material in the tread section compared to 4-5 layers in the tread section on non-LT sizes.

LT sizes are built to handle higher loads compared to non-LT sizes. As such, you can say they are more "durable" than a non-LT size tire.

 

I’m sorry to tell you, but lift won’t help fit 285s. It’s the width of the tire that will rub on cab mount.

Also, negative offset wheels will have a bigger scrubbing radius.

GL!

 

Is it true that LTs wildpeaks have no silica, unlike the SL versions?

 

On the contrary, all Wildpeak AT's contain some percentage of silica in order to qualify for the 3MPSF rating from the governing body. Without silica, the tire will harden in temperatures below 30 degrees, resulting in lack of traction.

The non-LT sizes, however, do contain more silica than the LT sizes as it has less starting tread compared to the higher amount of tread depth on the LT sizes.

Sincerely,

 

Update: Did the Bilstein 5100 with toytec AAL. SCS Gen5 17x8.5 -10 with 285/70/17 Falken wildpeak. Tiny rub with the wheel locked in reverse. Only drove for 5 miles but so far no rub.