Moved away from the 255/80 st Maxx because of a tire pull. More or less had the same issue. It's on the Tacoma forums too. I think even a Jeep forum. Had them for only 8000 miles. Had tons of tread left and only had two off road trips with them.
They did awesome off road for what I did.
Still easy to accelerate with some power loss.
Definitely got louder within the 8000 miles but that was no big deal to me.
I wasn't sure if it was my suspension setup at the time so this could be negated: but some or most said 35-40 psi was the sweet spot. All those rode rough for me and any lower the tire wear just didn't look great.
Sometimes squirrelly on the highway from what I could remember.
My cousin in the Philippines has a Nissan patrol with them on (a bigger size) and he even noticed the right sided pull.
I would still have them of it wasn't for that pull. Letting go of the steering wheel, i was able to change lanes to my right lol. Alignment was perfect too. I really wanted to love them though.
Swapped to 285/70 ridge grapplers
Definitely a loss of acceleration.
Rubs the hell out of my upper control arms (but I knew that going into the setup I have).
Much smoother and more plush you could say.
More stable on the highway.
A lot more quiet.
Drives straight.
I probably enjoy my 285s more, especially with the more plush ride depending on psi.
I'd like to give the 255/80 Ridge Grapplers a chance in the future. While the 285s look great, I just love the skinny tire look.