255/85 R16 Owners Experience

Appreciate it. Yeah, I run a tire shop, so I'm always comparing the specs when I'm bored lol. I really like the new Geolander AT4s, but they're only available in 17s.

 

My geolandar g003s wore so shitty I won't take a chance on them again. Perfect alignment rotated every 5k km and cupped like crazy. My 285 at4ws are wearing perfectly. I wouldn't mind trying a set of studded g017s for my winter setup. Been tossing around the idea of getting a set of 17in scs f5s for winter.

 

What PSI are you running on the street with the Falken Wildpeak AT4/W 255/85R16's? On the sidewall it says 50 PSI, so I inquired Falken about this and this is their response:

"Your OEM Size (265/70R16 112 SL) has a load capacity of 2,149 lbs. @ 30 psi. per tire.
Passenger type tires are fitted with a 10% overage in load capability when used on SUV's, Light Trucks, and Vans because of the difference in load handling. This load overage can be removed when changing to an LT type tire, that brings the effective load capacity to achieve down to 1,954 lbs. per tire.

The new size (LT255/85R16 112/109 C) has a load capacity of 1,958 lbs. @ 36 psi. this is the recommended air pressure for everyday use."

36PSI it is!

Wayne

 

Another SCS F5 (16x8 +0) wrapped in 255/85/16 Falken Wildpeak at4w

Silver sky metallic and the gunmetal wheels look so good

Had at4ws in 265/75 before this

 

Real weight of wildpeak AT 4w C-rated (insofar as a home scale is accurate)


Mounted on stock OR wheels


With 1.5" spacers (I know)

 

Looks good. Suspension? Any cutting/trimming needed? Did you run without spacers a bit or jump straight into them?

 

I ran 255/85r16s for 3 years with the same config without spacers. No rubbing anywhere including off road. I do have some rubbing on the plastic when reversing at full turn and full compression head on but that's insignificant, I think.

I have icon rxt stage 2 and elka 2.5s in the rear and ADS 2.5s set to 2" up front.

 

Thanks for the info. Been going back/forth on what my next tire will be. I was worried the 33 skinny might look too skinny, but looking at Falkens spec sheet the SL265 is only .2 inches more wide the the 255/85/16.

Honestly think I’ll go 265/75/16 SL again and upgrade to skinny 33s if/when I lift the truck. I’ve read so many back/forth posts on running with lift vs no lift on the skinnys (I don’t want to do cutting/trimming).

Edit: and I know a lift won’t help fit them any better. More worry along the lines of if I actually cycle the suspension and room in wheel wells.

 

I just had 265/75r16s on. They can rub too depending on which wheels you have. Bottom line is both are absolutely fine on the stock trd wheels or stock steelies. My spacers essentially make a -15 offset. Vs +23 stock. Anything on the plus side of 0 is fine. If you're just using them around the city, it's even more fine. I have stock UCAs and wheels. They don't come close to the cab mount. It's literally just the inner plastic. Which, again, is not an issue without spacers.

 

255/85r16 33 inch spare hoist relocation. There are other dedicated threads but here's my Wildpeak AT4W under the bed.

requires a 12mm crescent/ box-end wrench. Speed wrench would be better. My 1 inch Toytec body lift allowed me to get a regular socket over the bracket to remove the hoist.

Drilled a 2nd pair of holes back toward rear of truck. Filed smooth and sprayed with black gloss rust oleum. Anti seize on the hoist bolts and Corrosion-X Red all over the hoist itself and chain.

Bashed the tire mount tabs/ears/arms back to nearly flat with medium dead blow hammer. Tire touches the driver side leaf spring hanger and the rubber exhaust grommet. I can fit my hand between the tire and the exhaust pipe and the factory heat shield is there. Rear diff should clear the tire during big droops or hard landings.