Wet road "spinning" solution

I have 2015 Tacoma Access cab long bed (72") and my wheels spin starting out with any rain or wet road. Tires are OEM Dunlop 215/70 R15 and seem to do fine driving but, not starting out and I am pretty easy on the gas pedal. If it was just a winter issue, I could simply add some weight but, it is all year.

What is best fix? Replacing tires with different style is easy but, I don't want to spend that much and still have the same issue. Would wider tire solve this? Or do I need to get larger rims & tires? How large, as I found a chart that says I can use 16", 17", or 18"? Mine is the 2.7L 4 cylinder.
Surely this is not isolated issue.

Appreciate some tips on this.

 

User error and/or shitty tires... or both.

 

You are too heavy on the pedal or have shitty tires.

So if you really are being easy on the gas ... you need new tires

 

Stick or auto?

You just have to learn to take off without spin. This happens to me every once in a while and I’ve been driving for a long time.

 

Another vote here for garbage tires. Ditch the dungflops

 

Im pretty sure it's the smaller 215 wifth tires and the fact that the dunlops are not that great. My 2.7 could break the stock 245/75r16 dunlops loose in the rain, but not anymore with 265/75r16 dynapro atms. Going up in tire size (diameter) will also reduce the effective torque at the wheels, which will help reduce tire spin as well.

 

Been driving nearly 60 years in a LOT of different trucks, suv's, and cars.

Thanks all and may have to bump up wheel size

 

Dunflops suck in wet weather. I have the v6 and 285's and can still spin the tires if I give it too much gas but if you go light on the gas like you're driving in wet weather they grip and move the truck just fine.

 

Welcome to the forum.

It sounds like better tires would help the most.

 

Dunlop GrandTrek At20s are the worst performing tire ive ever driven. theyre quiet, but other than that they are atrocious. They corner like shit, they are dangerously under performing in snow, and they suck in the rain.

Look at Destination A/T by Firestone or Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac

 

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I have 295 70 17 Nitto ridge grapplers and mine still spin when starting from a stop if I’m too heavy on the gas, so size won’t help you much. A better tire I’m sure will help but Tacoma’s seem to be lighter in the rear compared to what I’ve driven in the past, F150.

 

What tire pressure are you running? I agree with everyone above the problem is mostly your tires, but too high pressure just adds to the problem.

 

I once drove a 2nd gen ranger with tiny tires and a peg leg rear end, that thing would spin the tire (not plural lol) at almost every go from a dead stop if you didn't go super easy on the pedal... light truck, even lighter rear end... that's just how it is. I lived in a hilly area and on wet days I would have to purposely avoid the steep hills as I would get stuck at the bottom.

 

Don’t floor it

 

Get a shell, and a rear plate bumper.

 

there is no weight back there

get some rear sag by slowly pressing the accelerator to transfer weight then got full retard, I mean throttle

 

It’s the tires. Newer better make tires will help, but once they have a decent amount of mileage, they will most likely begin to spin on wet roads from stops.

 

I agree, the AT20's are the worse tire I've ever had. They will slide on a wet road with little effort turning. I replaced mine within a couple months with Nitto Terra Grapplers and been very happy with them and their performance all around.

 

This was my thought when reading the original post. The recommended pressure for the stock 215s is 29 front and 32 rear. It's my understanding that the rear is higher because many owners forget to add pressure with a load in the bed. So when it's empty you can take a few pounds out of the rears since it's so light back there. Just be sure to air them back up if you load the bed or tow anything.