255/85 R16 Owners Experience

XXXX: In response to you claiming the Allpro leafs won't improve my problem with the rear tire contacting the fender at full stuff. Two problems with your claim. First, the leafs do move the axle back slightly. Second,even if they didn't the physical height of the leafpack moves my factory bump upward about 2" which will prevent the axle from up travelling as far as it did previously and by extension preventing the contact I had previously. Your suspension theories are correct, but you missed the details. The devil is in the details.

 

toyota needs to make bigger wheel wells on their 4x4 's

 

When fully flexed the tire will go into the wheel well.
I had it up on two wheels once (opposite corners) and the rear tire was inside the wheel well.

 

Funny...I called AP today and they said the leafs put the axle in the same location. Hmmm... where did you get your info from?

and next .....your new leafs wil be 2" thicker then the old... please tell me what you have and are going to. I'm very interested.

also I have NEVER heard of anyone saying their bump stops would stop axle wrap..... dats a good one

 

More pics. No rubbing with me driving on this mountain road and that's about as wild as I get. Anything is better than the stock rubber, but these Coopers really are quite nice.

 

You called AP? Great, I measured it on my truck and muscled the axle back during install. Thats called direct information, which you seem to be sorely lacking. You can see in the attached picture that the new leaf pack is substantially thicker. I never said bumpstops would li it axle wrap, but the bump will stop up travel at a distance equal to the distance the bump stop was elevated. Thats pretty simple, so even you can comprehend it.

Its obvious you are the smartest guy you know. Don't expect the rest of us to agree with your self assessment..

 

FIGHT
FIGHT
FIGHT

 

finished mine today 255 85, love this tire size

 

Whoa. Logan, those look mean! Don't think I've seen anyone run those tires before. Would love to hear what you think of them in a few months, especially being in that CO weather!

 

thanks, their maxxis bighorns, measured at exactly 33 inches tall, louder on the highway than my bgf ats but not to bad at all

 

Instigator.

Guy who thinks he is the smartest in the room is usually the dumbest.

 

My rims are the stock rims and the tire def rubs front of rear wells even after dakars installed. I am running Toyos which I hear are the tallest in this size but still it onky rubs stuffed going very very steep. Will have to stop mid hill next time out.

 

Might as well be pavement from the looks of these pics. No offense but get it going up hill really steel, I mean steep with large ruts and let me know.

 

Might as well be pavement from the looks of these pics. No offense but get it going up hill really steel, I mean steep with large ruts and let me know.

 

That was my point, I use the truck as a truck and really nothing more. No wheeling or anything of the like. If I haven't rubbed yet...I won't.

 

Thinking about going with 255/85r16 when the factory dunflops are toast. I have a DCSB 4.0 4x4 6 speed.I know re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88 would be ideal, but it will be several years before I can manage that. How do these trucks due in terms of pulling and driving with this setup? My previous vehicle was a 1 ton Cummins, so I'm already feeling a HUGE lack of power. How significant is the power loss when going from 245/75r16 to 255/85r16? I drive about 50% highway & 50% city. I don't plan on ever towing more than 5k lbs, and don't tow very often. I like to play offroad a bit, but nothing too crazy.

 

Well Tacos aren't race cars to begin with.
I have them on my 4Banger with stock gears and it does just fine. I even had over 3K lbs in the bed and it had no problems.

 

I too came from a Cummins before buying my Tacoma, a pretty heavily modified Cummins at that, so I know what you're feeling. I have 255/85s on my truck and I have to say I was actually expecting to feel a bigger difference then I did. Really the only thing I noticed is that it will drop out of overdrive on the highway occasionally on bigger hills. I have towed my Mustang since adding the 255s, that was about 4500 lbs with the trailer. That trip was about three and a half hours and had absolutely no problems at all. I have also towed a friends Mustang the same distance, but his car is almost 4000 lbs by itself, so I was probably pulling 5500-5700 on that trip, noticed it was heavier but still no problem. My truck now has more miles on it lifted and on 255's then it did stock, and I don't regret the decision to go with 255's at all.

 

I run the Toyo MT's in this size and they are probably 1.5 or 2 x the weight of the stock tires. The biggest thing I noticed is starting and stopping. You will probably want to upgrade your breaks when you wear through you current pads. Definitely acceleration from a dead stop has been compromised but I hardly notice.

I have a stick too so I don't worry about shifting out of OD like previous poster. As for regearing, I debated and decided against it as I am enjoying the lower hwy rpms at 75-80 mph.

OR if I need the torque I just put it in 4 low. The truck will go anywhere excpet big ass boulders, and probably would if I did not mind some body damage, which I would considering it is a 2012. Already has the desert pin stripes! The onk y thing that has stopped me is a 6 foot waterfall (no water). The MT's rule in my opinion. Especially here in AZ where it is oh so rocky.

 

I'm planning on ordering the blistein 5100's all around and an AAL in the rear. I think I'm gonna go with the 255/80/17 on my stock sport wheels. Is the back spacing on these wheels fine for that size?