255/85 R16 Owners Experience

And they perform extremely well. Much better than 285s in nearly all conditions.

 

Truck looks great...I've been looking into these, but was a little worried about the balancing issues I've read about. Good to know.

 

What's your specs on lift? Your a manual or auto? Looks great!

 

You go to cape cod natl seashore? I thought all but the access to the beach was closed due to those stupid ass "endangered" piping plovers

 

Yeah there was a half mile open, due to the birds, but there were way less people on that end of the beach. I want to do it again next year, before the birds nest in august.

 

Or relocate at feral cats to the cape and piping plovers problem might get taken care of naturally....

 

Went to citrus wma for the first time with a friend to try out the new tires. 255/80r17 st maxxs on level 8 wheels 17x8.5 4.53 backspacing. No noticible rub anywhere aired down to around 25 psi and no issues. Flex was great and so was traction. Was able to run on 2wd for the great majority of the time. They cleaned out pretty good compared to my friends 255/75r17 duratracs. Happy I went with the 255s over the 285. Haven't had to trim or cut anything only had to remove all mud flaps.

 

What psi do you run on the street?

 

37 up front and 34 on back

 

Has anyone gone from a 285 to a 255 with the same exact tire? Specifically with the S/T Maxx?

 

Trying to confirm whether 255/80r17's ST Maxx on 17x7" (+4 offset, 4.2 BS) TRD Pro/Sema wheels will work stuffed and without rubbing??

OR

should I stick with 1st gen 16" TRD "star" alloy wheels that are 16x7 (+15 offset, 4.5 BS)??

Thanks!

 

I thought I'd be different and go with the TrXus M/T 255/85-16. I had em on an old Blazer years ago and dug them. However these are cupping horribly after 8 months and 10K miles. I've tried different air pressures, from 35 to 55psi, but nothing seems to slow the inevitable. Will not be purchasing them again.

 

How often do you rotate them?

 

Every 3K like clockwork.

 

I currently have these rims installed on my truck.

https://www.discounttire.com/buy-wheels/mb-wheels-tko/p/46300

They have -6 offset. Would 255/85r16s work with these rims and a 2 inch lift?

 

Just ordered Level 8s from Discount Tire today and they have -6 offset, plus I got 255/85r16s Cooper ST Maxx to wrap them. Yes, the -6 offset will work.

 

Do you have a matching spare mounted under the truck?

 

I still have the spare that came with the truck.

 

Just noticed @Discount Tire Direct is carrying 255 85 16 Cooper ST Maxx Tires..... Haven't seen them sell them in a long while!

https://www.discounttiredirect.com/buy-tires/cooper-discoverer-st-maxx/p/19367