Hey folks, hoping someone can shed some light on an odd thing.
I have some BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A's mounted on steels, that were run on my 1996 4Runner for a few years, in the winter, never a problem.
I added a OME 2" lift (shocks and struts) to it last year, which logically, didn't make anything worse. Not sure why it'd be relevant, but I'm mentioning it anyway.
So.
Just got a rather sweet 2004 Taco (so, exact same size vehicle) out of Florida, and I'm so happy to be back in a truck after a few years in a wagon.
It came with mint OEM alloys, which I didn't want to expose to the remaining road salt here in NY, so I swapped them out for my steels with the T/A's.
Drivable, but really nasty tire rub. Stock Taco, 4x4.
Shocks and struts were shot, so I replaced them recently with stock configuration stuff.
I figured the front may have been a tad saggy, and this would correct it.
Nope. Same issue, my shop even informed me how bad it was, yikes,
So, I called Tire Rack, figuring that Toyota may have changed fitment slightly, and I was above the maximum tire size.
Nope, same chassis, same tire size, no changes noted on their end.
So if I'd purchased these new, I'd have been expecting a perfect fit.
I'm not out any money, so no stress, but I am totally baffled.
My wrenching skills and mechanical knowledge, aren't strong on this stuff, so I'm reaching out, on the off chance that someone might have a bright idea.
I did tell the guy at Tire Rack the exact size, he confirmed, yep, should fit (sorry, I don't have the size at my finger tips right now).
What the hell am I missing?
Carfax comes back clean, truck drives great, no steering or handling weirdness, so I'm disinclined to blame frame or impact issues too. So clean in fact, the frame almost looks replaced, but it's not.
Thanks, long read, and weird non 4Runner question, I know!
Edit: Fear not, the poor dinged up 4R is looking much better now, just gathering funds to get my high clearance bumper kit for it so I can complete the repair....
