Upsizing Wheels??

Hello, I have a 2013 Tacoma 2WD Off-Road package. Everything is stock. I am due for new tires (all-terrain E-rated) and am wondering if I can safely upgrade my wheels and tires from current stock 16" to a 17" or even 18" without much issue such as scraping tire well, meter recalibrations, etc. Will it even make much of a clearance difference to even matter to do that? What is the largest tire and wheel diameter I can upgrade to and keep it in ratio of everything stock? I don't want to mess with a lift or having calibration issues, etc. Just want to have a little more leeway with some gravely rocky desert off roads.

 

Anything over 17” is just for show. 16” and 17” will allow for more tire. Stock you can go to 265/75R16 with no issues or even a 285/75R16 with some rubbing. Alignment plays an important role. Cheers.

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I wouldn’t go any bigger than 17 inch wheels and unless you want to start cutting and trimming I wouldn’t go any higher than this tire size. 265/75R17

 

Go to a 17 x 8 0 offset and run a 265/70/17 of staying stock. Get a good alignment may have to pull the mud flaps.

 

I have the 4runner sema rims at 17x7 with -4 offset.

Would the 265/75R17 work for me with no rubbing or any other mods or chopping on stock settings of a 2015 Tacoma.

 

It is tire size that determines the overall height and width of your tires. You can get the same overall dimensions with 15", 16", 17", 18" or 20" wheels by varying the tire size. The only difference is the size of the hole in the middle of the tire and how much rubber is between the ground and the bottom of the wheel. The trend away from 15" wheels in recent years is to be able to go with bigger brakes.

Assuming a 31" or 32" diameter tire a 16" wheel means more rubber between the ground and the bottom of the wheel. That works better off road by allowing some flex in tires to conform to the ground.

If you go to 18" or 20" wheels with the same 31 to 32" overall diameter there is very little rubber between the ground and the bottom of the wheel. This gives you a more "sports car" like ride. When cornering aggressively your tires hug the road better with less body lean. Some 1/2 tons specify 18" or 20" wheels for towing the heaviest trailers because of this. But they are less effective off road. 17" wheels are something of a compromise.

Of course, if you go to a larger tire such as a 34 or 35" tire on 18" wheels you will have less rubber between the ground and wheel than you'd have with 16" wheels. But there is enough to still be pretty effective off road.

Some Tacoma's come with 16" wheels, some with 17's. Personally, I don't think there is enough difference to matter. I'd save my money and just use whichever came on my truck and buy tires to get the size I want.

 

If you are picky about tires it might pay to research what tires come in what sizes. As an example that illustrates the point but may not be applicable to you, Cooper Discoverer AT3s only come in E rating in certain 16" sizes (32 inch "pizza cutters" with a 235 width), so if you wanted a P or a C for weight purposes, you would be better off with 17" wheels to get a 32" pizza cutter.

 

I've been trying to learn as much about tires.

I have a 2015 OR double cap short bed. I have a stock suspension on my off road. I wanna get the tallest tire I can fit without rubbing or chopping.

I bought 17" sema rim's with a +4 offset. Sofar the sizes that I "think" will fit are

1) 265/70R17
2) 255/75R17
3) 245/80R17

Just trying to figure this all out.