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255/85 R16 Owners Experience

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by rsbmg, May 8, 2011.

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255/85 R16's?

Poll closed Jun 7, 2011.

  1. My tire of choice has worked great in all conditions

    7 vote(s)
    58.3%

  2. Ran em but didn't work for me, went wider and am happy I did.

    2 vote(s)
    16.7%

  3. Ran wide before now run the skinnies and am much happier

    3 vote(s)
    25.0%
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  1. Sep 12, 2012 at 6:38 AM
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    MadToy

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    I love Discount Tire. They'll match most prices you can find, and their service is awesome. They give a 30 day guarantee, so if you don't like the tire you put on, bring 'em back no questions asked. To me, that was worth a few extra bucks itself. Plus, the hazard insurance is well worth it also if you wheel it.
     
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  2. Sep 12, 2012 at 8:08 PM
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  3. Sep 12, 2012 at 8:08 PM
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    Im having a hard deciding between km2 and cooper st. Seems like the st will handle snow better, but the tread looks a lot skinnier than km2's. I wish duratracs came in this size.
     
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  4. Sep 12, 2012 at 8:11 PM
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    Toyo...I think they only offer the 235/85 though.
     
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  5. Sep 12, 2012 at 8:13 PM
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    toyo mt comes in 255/85 r16
     
    DarkShark, Sep 12, 2012
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  6. Sep 12, 2012 at 8:16 PM
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    Ive heard theyr really expensive.
     
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  7. Sep 12, 2012 at 8:21 PM
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    They are! about 1200 when i last looked and the weigh more than my km2s

    km2s from TW vender discount tire 840 to my door.
     
    DarkShark, Sep 12, 2012
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  8. Sep 12, 2012 at 8:24 PM
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    What kind mpg's u getting?
     
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  9. Sep 13, 2012 at 8:34 AM
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    I get (In the summer) 16-17 mpg city, 18-20 mpg highway, on 255 KM2s no regear manual truck.
     
    anethema, Sep 13, 2012
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  10. Sep 13, 2012 at 10:34 AM
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    Man that's not bad at all. I can't wait to get mine! 3 more weeks!
     
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  11. Sep 13, 2012 at 11:06 AM
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    Can anyone give me a snow report on this size wheel? I'm in a toss up on this size or 285/75/16's. I plan on wheeling in snow during the winter and I don't have the money to run a winter set of tires as well as a summer set.
     
    whiteboy, Sep 13, 2012
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  12. Sep 13, 2012 at 11:18 AM
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  13. Sep 13, 2012 at 11:44 AM
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    So it looks like driving styles and choosing the right lines comes into play a lot. That snow didn't look too deep however. The snow i would be in would probably be a few feet deep.
     
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  14. Sep 13, 2012 at 11:49 AM
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  15. Sep 13, 2012 at 12:01 PM
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    It often does.
    Snow was 6" to 9" max with mud under it in a lot of places.
     
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  16. Sep 13, 2012 at 12:59 PM
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    I believe if you are looking at several feet of snow that the skinny tires will not be good for you. They work in about one foot or less because they will cut through the snow and get to the ground. If you have snow deep enough you'll bottom out.
     
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  17. Sep 13, 2012 at 2:44 PM
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    So, with the massive amount of rubbing I've had on 255's which has made me trim like no tomorrow and sit here waiting for a cab mount chop, as well as the grotesquely horrendous alignment issues I have, I thought it might all be due to keeping front rake in the truck when the suspension was first installed. I asked the guys here at the garage to raise the front and add an extra 1/4" on the driver's side (thanks for the info OZ). I still wanted rake but would've been fine with a level truck. Anyway, they only raised the driver's side a fair amount (gonna try to post pics). You think that's all I'm going to need or should the entire frot end be raised?

    PS I'm on my phone and unsure if I can post pics, but my passenger/driver's side photos are now in LIVE.
     
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  18. Sep 13, 2012 at 2:51 PM
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    and that's when you just push it :D

    (not kidding)


    I asked you a slew of ?'s on live. I didn't even trim my fenders let alone my cab mount. I have a feeling your caster is fubar and your wheel offset is bad. My 255's tuck like no other. I did ZERO trimming with your same set up of shocks and UCA's. PM me with any ?'s.
     
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  19. Sep 13, 2012 at 2:59 PM
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    ^^My reply from Live:

    I guess the question becomes, where along the line did it all go wrong? What would cause my caster and offset to be bad? Installation? Alignment? This is the best my alignment guy said they could do......
    [​IMG]
    Brought your answer over from Live in case anyone else may have similar issues sometime:
     
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  20. Sep 13, 2012 at 3:21 PM
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    unless your LCA's are fubar you can get 0* toe and 0* toe - just need better alignment shop. any shop giving you 3.7* caster is CRAZY! your caster is way to high and that's why your eating cab mounts.


    [​IMG][​IMG]

    bring it out to 2.8-3.0* and you should be fine.
     
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