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Tire Sizes and My 2.7 Liter Tacoma

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by JayFi, May 24, 2012.

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Which Tires would you pick for my 2.7L 4X4 Tacoma

Poll closed Jun 23, 2012.
  1. 245/75/16 Goodyear Duratrac

    25.9%
  2. 265/70/16 General Grabber AT2

    22.2%
  3. 265/75/16 Goodyear Duratrac

    51.9%
  1. May 25, 2012 at 6:32 AM
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    Malachi

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    My neighbor has the revos he lost mPgs with v6. 265s were 41 pounds so almost 10 pounds havier than stock.
     
  2. May 25, 2012 at 10:37 AM
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    JayFi

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    Well I ended up choosing 245/75r16 duratracs for a few reasons.

    I like the idea that the gear ratio wouldn't change and staying with the stock size will help keep the weight down. Price - they're about 100 bucks cheaper. Combine that with the tips in this post and the 245s are pretty affordable.
     
  3. May 25, 2012 at 11:28 AM
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    Did you get them in load rating C?

    Glad you got what you wanted OP
     
  4. May 25, 2012 at 11:43 AM
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    JayFi

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    Yup, ordered them in C rating from 4wheelparts.com. I hope they look half as good on our trucks as the 265 duratracs!
     
  5. May 25, 2012 at 12:06 PM
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    You don't have a 4Banger.
    With stock Dungflop (on steelies) I have to drop it in 4th for some Hwy hills.
    With 255/85/16 BFG KM2s (55lbs tires) (on 1st Gen TRDs) I have to drop it in 3rd for those hills.

    I disagree with both those statements.
    Mine handled mud better than the guys running 285s I was with. Dirt/sand/rock no problems.
    My 5speed Taco slows down a lot more with the Dungflops when I take my foot off the gas than it does with the BFG KM2s.
    I was going to replace the Dungflops with 265/75/16s until I found the great deal on the TRDs. Now I don't have to compromise, Big tires for wheeling & smaller ones for MPGs.
     
  6. May 25, 2012 at 12:25 PM
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    You've got it all wrong man^ bigger and wider looks cooler, duh

    some people ;)
     
  7. May 25, 2012 at 2:25 PM
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    You understand the concept of 'everything else being equal'? Same exact truck, same exact driver, same exact tread pattern. The wider the tire, the better it will float on mud. Mud is one of those things you want to stay on top of rather than get buried to your axles. The greater the area, the less contact pressure, the better the flotation. There are exceptions, of course, such as a few inches of mud over a rock base, but most mud isn't like that.

    And I'm not sure what point you're trying to make about letting your foot off the gas. You put a larger diameter tire on, and you alter the relationship between vehicle speed and engine speed. You have effectively reduced the engine breaking by allowing the road to apply more torque to the engine. So yeah, its going to coast for a greater distance, even if the weight was the same. For the same reason as the truck can't accelerate as easily with bigger diameter tires, it can't slow down as easily either. A more interesting test would be to see how far it coasts in neutral, but that is an extremely difficult test to isolate the variables and compare equally.
     
  8. May 25, 2012 at 3:16 PM
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    I beleive it was your generalization of mud/sand/dirt/rock


    mud and sand flotation is great, so you get a wide flotation tire

    anything else a skinny will out perform in most cases

    not to mention thats only if mud/sand is up to the axles or past the frame

    if its less than that you dont need to float

    and a skinny with higher aspect ratio means more clearance at the axle.
     
  9. Jun 4, 2012 at 10:48 AM
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    Well I got them mounted up yesterday, and I'm pretty happy with my decision to stick with the 245s. Before I headed to the tire shop, I rolled one up next to the stock Dunlop for comparison. Granted, there was about 40k worth of tread wear on the stock tires, but the Duratrac still stood about an inch taller.
     
  10. Jun 4, 2012 at 1:28 PM
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    Awesome man, good all around tire! Now go see what they can get you stuck in. :)
     
  11. Jun 5, 2012 at 12:22 AM
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    Just started running 255/85s. KM2s...kick ass tire! I feel like they perfectly compliment an OME lift.

    OP, had 265/75/16 BFG All Terrains on prior to the KM2s. Honestly didn't notice much, if any power loss from these tires. They were heavy, however. Highway RPMs have actually dropped with the 255s. Although much slower "off the line". Sorry, no pictures of stock truck with 265s, just post OME lift.

    265s with a 3" lift just looked odd to me...

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