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Originally Posted by slider76
I'm considering a move up from stock to either 275/70 r 17s or 285/70 r 17s. Were there performance issues that drove your size up? I'm really leaning heavily towards the 275s (for weight and mpg considerations). Also, the most i plan on doing is light off-roading, not rock-crawling. It looks like upsizing to 33" tires is the prevailing move, but I haven't seen a compelling argument other than "bigger is better" and it looks good.
Would love to hear your perspective after having run both size tires. Thanks!
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I ran 275/70/17 BFG KO2's for 16k miles on my Limited, and just swapped out here recently to 285/70/17 Toyo AT3s. They are P-rated, and I am SO much happier with them from a ride standpoint. I think the 275 E rated was overkill for my use - for me, they rode awful on a 4R and performed poorly in wet weather. Made the move for 1) Wet weather capability, 2) Ride quality and 3) A little larger. BFGs did kill it in the snow, I expect the same from the Toyos. I do have a 3" Toyotec front, 1" rear lift installed, and the tires did rub the front fenders after the 285s were installed. I used the heat-gun front fender liner mod and it opened up the needed clearance plenty for me.
I can update after further use...