Tire Size on my 2.7 4X4 - Advice Needed

Great thanks-- now to get them done.

later tig1

 

Just thought I'd fill you all in. My terra grapplers were installed on my truck yesterday afternoon. They're a really nice fit and there is no rubbing at all. As far as performance goes, a little early to tell. I did not notice any real significant power loss. You can feel that you are running a bigger tire but overall the difference feels minimal. I did notice that handling was just a tad bit looser, not as tight as my stock set up. This was to be expected and does not bother me in the slightest.

Overall I am very pleased with my terra grapplers. They look and feel great. Time will tell for overall assessment. We'll see how my mpg holds up.

 

aaaaaaaaaaaaaa pic?

 

No prob. Just gonna need a day or two to upload my photos. Got a beer festival today which takes the lead in priorities.

They look really good. Good enough that I'm having the "to paint or not to paint" debate once more.

 

badass. cant wait to see it

 

This is the aame tire size I have been debating. I ran 285/75/16 for a while but the power loss on highway is no good. I use my truck for work and I tow a 3k lb enclosed trailer so I want a tire that won't affect performance as much. I feel 265/75/16 will still affect performance more than I would like. 265/70/16 may be the best bet. Plenty of old tacomas run the 31/10.5/15 and look sick

 

A little late to this BUT my '02 ( 2.7 and automatic) came through with 265/70R16 from factory...Bridgestones....I have never had a rub or torn a flap...Now it has always had AT's...actually only 2nd set of tires....sorry truck only has 57000 miles ..

I do like hearing great things about the Terra Grapplers....they will replace the current set of tires by July....

 

Yea, still satisfied with them. It has a nice tread. Rugged looking, but still holds the "on-road" travel qualities of a versatile all terrain.

 

Thanks, looks reallly nice. I love that lift look
What mpg do you get?

 

Max-stay tuned for pics, just completed rattle canning my stock steels flat black. It looks insane. Real good with the new tires.

The paint job came out pretty good. A couple a small runs and blisters on the inside of the rim. So miniscule that I would only notice. I know it's going to bug me though so I'll most likely touch up em up. All together I am very satisfied with the way they turned out. I'll take some pics tomorrow and post.

 

awesome, i have been killing this place for these pics lately. Cant wait

 

I'm trying to figure out this whole photo thing. Took some pics today. generating this message to see if it comes out.

 

It was a little rainy this morning so I apologize for the poor quality.

 

I like it. I have the SR5/TRD wheels on mine but Im thinking about getting some stockies and painting them black

 

any updates on MPG? I am looking at this same tire for my AC.

 

I will have an update for you soon.

Going through a tank right now. Unfortunately the final number is going to be a little skewed. I took my truck offroading on the beach the other day (4X4 engaged plus airing down). That will make a significant dent in my mpg.

In a way it's good so I can see how much gas I'm blowing through with my normal driving schedule. I am going to calculate again once I'm through this tank.

Stay tuned.

 

cool... thanks.

I have still not taken mine offroad yet... I feel like a major douche for getting 4x4 and not using it...lol

 

I got 18.8 mpg with my new tire setup.

I was very pleased with this number. Considering that I went off road, and mixed between highway and local driving, that's a pretty sweet number.

 

I get about the same with my setup. Mostly highway I fet around 20 mpg. But I am not easy on the throttle.