265/75/r16 or 285/70/r17

Hello, I have a few questions hopefully I can get some help.

I am having a very hard time deciding between 265/75/r16 tires and 285/70/r17.

I know what wheels I want, and if I went with the 265's i would want 16in wheels and if i went with the 285's id probably want the 17" wheels but I could probably go either way.

I honestly only do light off-roading so this is manly just for style.

The wheels I am getting are -10mm offset Black Rhino Armory wheels, and the Tacoma is an Army Green '21 TRD Sport 4x4.

The maximum I want to lift it is 2.5" and I am curious if the 285's are going to be way too much of a hassle/borderline impossible with the -10mm offset. Its also odd because sometimes I see pictures of 265/75's and it looks very beefy, and other times they do not.

at any rate any pictures or comments would be very appreciated!

 

I attached a pic of mine with 265/75/16 and a 3" lift. I went with 265 to avoid the whole cutting issue. The only problem with 265s is most tires are grade E. So the ride is pretty rough even on smooth pavement.

 

285/70R17’s with a 2inch lift...

 

16” gives more sidewall for grip off-road. 17” stiffer sidewall for handling on road. 16” cheaper to replace if you do a lot of driving. But who cares

 

I have been looking around, it seems like most people who get 16" wheels get 285/75r16 not 285/70r16. Is it more standard to go with the 75 aspect ratio with the 16" wheel, or is it the 70 aspect ratio does not fit on the 16" wheels? I don't quite get it.

 

Just went through this, really wanted the larger tires and have always used 285’s or larger on my last 8 Tacoma’s (yes 8). Really did not want to cut into the newest one, looked around here and other places for pics.

You could get away with the 17’s in a 285/70/17 with very little cutting, UCA’s can push the wheels forward enough most likely.

I have UCA’s and am lifted 2” in the front, test fitted 285/75/16’s, has less than a pinky finger clearance to the cab mount with wheel turned on flat ground. Really struggled with only using 265/75/16’s, but now that there on, I’m happy with my selection. Power loss is minimal, 0 rub period !

 

285/70 is not an available aspect for 16in rims, only for a 17in rim (285/75r16 and 285/70r17 are both a 33 inch tire, just for different rim sizes).

A 285/75r16 for example. The first number (285) is the width of the tire in millimeters. The second number (75) is the height of the sidewall as a ratio of the width, 75% of 285mm. The r16 refers to the rim/wheel size the tire is to be mounted to. Thus a 285/75r16 will amount to roughly a 33 inch tall tire, but 32.8 inches to be exact (varies by tire brand and model).

I personally run a 285/75r16 with a 3” lift in the front and 1.5” in the rear, here is the result. I only had to remove the front mudflaps to avoid rubbing, even on trails.

I recommend looking through some size catalogues to better understand the width/height relationship. Nitto and Toyo’s websites both have very detailed specs of their tires under their size charts. I hope this all helps and good luck with the selection man!

 

How do the 285's seem to hold the rim? I know stock is 265, so I was worried going a full inch wider would be prone to popping bead, especially on trails or dunes at 10 - 12 PSI.

 

So far just fine, I’ve only aired down to about 19 psi and it’s held with no issues, but fingers crossed still lol.

 

Technically you're just over 3/4 of an inch in width on the 285's compared to the 265. I'm having the same issue. thinking of putting a 2" leveling kit on the front but going to run the stock wheels for now, so I'm looking at running the 265/75R16 Toyo OPAT 3.
As long as your wheels have the correct width for the tires you shouldn't have a issue airing down, wheel width for a 285/75R16 is 7.5-8.0-9.0, So as long as your within that you should be fine. Plus you won't have a balance issue later.

 

265/75/16 Yokohama X-AT Bilsteins 5100’s 2” front 1.5” aal rear. SPC’s

 

so clean

 

I plan on 265/75r16 with coilovers set to level just haven’t decided which coils yet.

 

Any rubbing or cutting. I have a 2 inch lift and im going to need tires soon........

 

Visually they're actually going to look pretty similar. You've got .1 inches less sidewall on the 265/75R16 than you do on a 285/70R17. If it's just for looks I'd stick with the smaller size as you're going to notice less of a hit to gas mileage.

 

I have 265/75R16s and that’s what I recommend. Too many trade offs with 285s unless you’re really serious about off-roading and don’t care about mileage, acceleration, cutting......

 

265-75-16 for me. Beefy looks without the headaches and performance loss. Your wheel specs play a big role in how your tire will look.

 

If you go with 17 inch wheels you’ll have more choices for AT tires with a good weight.
265s C load around 45 lbs, 285s in the low 50lbs.

 

Something to consider if your mainly street driving, its a lot easier to find an SL or C rated tire in a 17.” So less weight and better ride on the street than an E rated tire.

 

That's true! There are a few options, most notably the Wildpeaks in SL for 265/75R16.