How Much Tire Can I put.......

I want to put taller, wider tires on my 1999 4wd Tacoma. It has the factory 15" wheels - I think they are 7" wide. How big can I reasonably go without a lift kit or new rims??

 

10.50" tire is the widest you can run (technically) with a 7" wide rim.

You can run 11.50" wide tire - but you will have to set your air pressure a little bit lower to ensure the tread wears evenly.

I ran 32 x 11.50's M/T's on my stock rims (on my 96) and had to run air pressure around 26psi. I had 2" lift - no rubbing at all.

 

i have 31-10.50-15

and they rub when the wheel is hard over .....i wouldn't go any larger

 

DO they rub bad? I mean do they damage the tires or the truck? You don't have a lift kit right?

 

its not to bad of a rub ...no lift kit ....

 

Dont want to keep buggin you, but it looks like you painted your wheels black - looks good. How did you get the paint to adhere?

 

your not bugging ....any who ...when i painted the rims, i washed them with soapy water to remove the dirt/grease... let them dry for a bit then taped the tire walls so i didn't get over spray...then sprayed them with wheel paint...wheel paint in more adhesive then normal paint.. one thing to be careful with is over spray ....do short sprays and about 6 to 8 inches away from your rims...just to avoid running paint

ya so just use wheel paint and you'll be good to go

 

Thanks man. I think Imay try painting the inside (textured) parts of the wheels - they're always covered in brake dust anyway. Your paint has stayed on ok?

 

oh ya no worrys the paint has stayed really well ...considering i've been out mudding a few times since and also use a pressure washer to clean the truck/tires ...and the paint stays just fine