255/80/17 vs 285/70/17

Looking for some tire advice. My 2016 is lifted 1 inch in the front and rear. Currently I have 265/70/17 on the +4 offset pro wheels. I know 285s would require a headache to fit, but I’ve heard 0 offset wheels could make it easier. Does anyone have experience with a setup like this with a 1” lift? 255/80 pizza cutters are appealing because of weight and height but I don’t love the idea of going skinnier than I have right now. Thanks.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAYGdcKSA3o&t=103s

 

Your on the right track regarding wheel offset. 0 seems to be the sweet spot for look and ease of clearance. As is outlined in the video above lift does not add clearance anywhere beyond ride height. High caster alignments and specific control arms are the only way to gain clearance from the cab mount. But remember the further forward that tire is pushed it can inuce rub on the front fender liner. Easy enough fix up there though.

255 fitment follows a pattern of bolt on and maybe remove mud flaps and your good to go. Alignment could be needed in some cases.

285 fitment follows gaurenteed removal of mud flaps and required Alignment. Some have reported requiring a cmc but lots clear without. If this is a bare street truck you "can" get around some of this with just a lift but that is not advised.

My experience with 285's is on a 17x9 +1 lift varied from 2-3" depending on the state of the build and dirt king uca. SPC was used breifly early on.. I was able to run rokblokz flaps and minor fender molding on the back of the wheel well and a small push forward of the fending liner up front. Add in a high caster alignment and I had virtually no rubbing with off road use. Only tagged the mud flap once in awhile.

Other considerations with this is the hit fuel economy will take with the wider tire. More weight more wind resistance more drag on the road it will all be amplified with the 285 compared to the 255. I'd say this is a more important consideration if the truck is dailied or not.

 

255 would have fit with oem offset, but all bets are off once you change it with aftermarket. Going to 285 gets even dicier.

Good luck Op

 

285/70/17s will fit with a nice 2/1 lift on +4 wheels as I run this size on a set of SEMA Pro wheels and nowhere even close to needing a CMC. A great alignment then moved the mud guards back about 3/4 of an inch by opening the bottom hole out some. No rubbing, cutting or trimming with no issues. To me 255s look weak and just don't have that aggressive stance but some may like that. I have a great tune and a had an inline speedometer calibrator added for the correct calibration. No gears and i average about 19 around town.

 

Do you offroad at all? I want to be able to bounce around on light trails and not rub much. I also have 5100s, did you replace your control arms or no? I am on the 3rd notch because i like having rake so if i try 285s i might have to bump them up or change springs.

 

I go on the beach and some trails when we go to the mountains but nothing like mud bogging or rock crawling. I’m on the 5 th setting and a rear block. Never had an issue, stock control arms. Had it professionally installed by our local offroad shop who has done my vehicles for years. It sits almost level, with an ever so slight rake. Rides great with no issues. I would leave the oem springs in and adjust the setting. I have been on settings 3,4, and 5 in my Tacoma and my Son's and the ride doesn't change.

 

Again bumping your lift isn't going to help you clear anywhere besides ride height the alignment is key. The lower the lift the less potential issues you will face.

 

255/85/16 (same as 255/80/17, exactly the same height/width) with a 1 inch lift all around. I love it. Going to 255/80/17 next time purely for more tire choices. No rubbing and I wheel pretty hard.

 

Sick, that’s the exact same height I’m at, can we see some more pictures?

 

Sub'd for 285s info.

 

Stock suspension

1~ inch all around

Current day (icon rxt stage 2, 5100s + eibach springs... 1.75ish in the front, 2.25ish in the rear?)


Link to my build thread if you're on mobile
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/maverickt883s-build-adventure-thread.706446/

 

OP- 255s for function(easier of the two sizes on stock steering/braking components)
285s for looks

285s require a lot of metal massaging and CMC minimum, 255s just req a proper alignment to clear. I have ran the 255/85/16s for about a year now, my opinion is the 285s are overkill for these trucks(that aren’t trail queens or social media chasers) unless running a LT kit. I have ran most of the trails in SoCal on this simple setup, and it still allows me to tow when needed or run through the desert at 55.(Kings/Deavers)

 

I agree. Love how my Taco handles and love, love, love the extra ground clearance of the 33's.

 

Have you had 285's? Because there's a whole Lotta disinformation there. I ran 285's with 0 metal massaging. I towed with 285s and now on 295's with stock gears stock steering stock brakes and it has been fine overall. Do you know there's more tire weight sure. Was it an absolute pain to get to clear not really no major modifications were required not like the present set up. Wheel offset choice is what makes these things difficult to clear over that little bit of extra width.

Having said all of that either way has pros and cons as with everything.

 

I have run 285s, and now the 255s. 285s clear for street usage, but not for offroad at the suspension travel limits without massaging inner fenders and CMC. IDK what “disinformation” was posted, maybe you ran 285s on the street only? I’ve had the 255s rub(ever so slightly), I’m not sure how others are able to clear 285s and truly off-road the truck without massaging and CMC minimum.

 

I have many many trail days that had flexed out my old 17x9 +1 set up with 285's and never had a mark on my cab mount it would k8ss the mud flap on the odd occasion. So the dis information is saying you need a cmc when that is not always the case.

I even had less than ideal uca's for clearance and still never hit the cab mount. Fender lining massaging was required but I did 0 metal work.

17x9 +1 285/70r17

You can see where it hit the mud flap but no rubbing lines on the cab mount

that's with the 295's on a -25 but I did a pile of similiar lines that require flex at a full lock with the old set up.

 

Flexing out with the wheels straight is much different than wheels turned hombre, guess we’re comparing apples to oranges. I cannot run mudflaps with 255s without ripping them off in the desert, so you must have different LCAs? There’s plenty of LCAs that do shift the wheel fwd 1”, so that could be the ticket too.

 

Stock lca. If you finish reading it specifies sections with flex while turning. I don't have pictures taken very often much less at every varying obstacle.

What your describing is what I had to do to clear -38's and 295's

 

Everybody's truck is different just like their opinions. Some say you need a CMC, remove the mudguard. you need new control arms. bla bla bla! You don't know till you try it out and see for yourself. I know what works for me!