Post your 265/75 16s!

Which is better in your opinions a Falken Wildpeak AT3W SL, or a Goodyear Wrangler UltraTerrain AT SL?

https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/goodyear-wrangler-ultraterrain-at

https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/falken-wildpeak-a-t3w

I’ve heard good things about both, but I need a little more input on these just incase.

 

I have been using a 16x8 with 0 offset with Bilstein 5100 and stock springs set on third notch up (have settle to about a inch lift) on 2nd gen with stock mud flaps and no problems.

 

Wheels and tires are finally on!

Ray 10s -12 offset. Stock suspension. I have some minimal rubbing that should be easy to take care of with a heat gun.



Really happy with how it turned out.

 

No lift ?

 

Yes. Around 2”

 

I'll re-weigh in here because I have new wheels and it totally changes how this tire size looks. It's a bad picture, but it's the one I have right now.

 

I got some new shoes.

 

What are they? What Load rating

 

I moved from a C rated to these at E. These are the Geolandar MT G003.

 

Damn man nice! I just got some Es too. Are you 2.7L ?

 

You can’t go wrong w E rated tires.. great choice..

 

Yep all the regular cabs have a 4 banger, except for some unicorn 1st gens that got a 6 cylinder. I live in the desert. An E rated tire fits my lifestyle a little better. Not that the old Pirelli's where bad, they're plenty tough enough for a mid weight truck. I just thought I wanted something different this time. I feel the smart choice would be the Pirelli's, but my vanity got the best of me. In my defense, on paper these were one of the lightest, tallest, and best looking E rated tires I found in this tire size.

 

Where is this opinion coming from? I've had E rated tires that rode like lead filled bricks. Plus this size has so many options for ratings.

I get that E rated is better for the Southwest area because mud is extinct there and rocks are the native flora, but I'm sure I won't be running E's simply because they are incredibly heavy.

 

I don't blame you guys out West for running E's. Y'all basically race around trails that are sand pits filled with razor blades.

 

I did it guys ! 265/75/R16 looks incredible on stock

 

3rd Gen Pro wheels on the 2nd Gen Taco.

 

I don’t what brand tires you ran.. but mine by far don’t feel like lead filled bricks.. maybe you ran them at 40psi which is a rookie mistake for E rated tires on Taco’s.. but your right about the SW rocks & rocks & more rocks.. trail heaven

 

I never ran E rated tires on my full size Bronco and crawled all over AZ and UT with that truck from 1997 to 2013. I only cut one sidewall on a trail, and that was when the truck slipped off a ledge and the tire took the brunt of 5500# of truck against a sharp rock. I always carried two spare tires just in case. The closest I came was a set of 35x12.5R17 D rated tires, they didn’t have any grip on slick rock because they were too thick and hard to conform and grab the surface even at 16 PSI. I went to the C rated Goodyear MT/R and the traction on rocks was amazing. On my 2005 Nissan Titan I went with a set of E rated 285/65R18 BFG KO2’s, at 32 PSI it felt like lead filled bricks, I swapped wheels to go to a D rated 285/70R17 (and lost 3 mpg compared to the stock 265/70R18 tires). My buddy went with E rated tires on his Expedition last year, I liked the ride on the truck before, after I could feel every crack in the pavement riding around in it. Guys are fooling themselves if they think the E rated tires capable of taking 12000# of weight are riding decently on a vehicle with a GVWR of 5600#.

Unfortunately the tire companies are so afraid of getting sued that most decent aftermarket 16-18” tires are E rated just in case they are installed on a diesel truck, so most aftermarket sizes are E rated only. If you look at a 265/70R17 you can get BFG KO2 in both C and E rated because that size is stock on 1/2 ton trucks. If you guys would stop buying the E rated tires and demand a lighter rated model the companies would make them. I was really irritated when I found that BFG doesn’t make KO2’s in anything but E for the Tacoma 16” wheels.

If I were crawling with the Tacoma I’d find a set of C load rated tires, for my purposes the SL rated tires are fine and will ride better with less rotating mass.

 

Finally pulled the trigger. Just got some Mickey Thompson Baja ATZs 265/75R16s. Installing Bilstein 5100s all around with a 1inch block on Saturday. This week can't end soon enough!

 

I like those tires.. hybrid & beefy