2003 V8 Sport New Tires

[flstc.spike]

Just found this forum, looks like a cool place to spend some time and hopefully get some friendly advice. I have 42K miles on the 2003 Sport 4R and am getting close to needing some new treads. The stock tire is a 265/65R17 Dunlop. I am thinking about going with a Bridgestone Dueller Revo, but in a 265/70R17. The tire is a bit cheaper, it is a common size, but will add about 0.5". What advice does anyone have, should I go with the bigger tire or stick with the stock size, if I do go bigger how will this affect the speedometer, ABS, etc??? What do you all recommend. Thanks for the help.

 

[Koz]

Your 4Runner can accommodate up to 265/70/17s without any modifications. You may want to change the spare if you get the 70s. If you only off-road once in a while, stick with the 65s.

Koz

 

[HuntRunner]

This about a 3% increase in size so you can expect about a 3% change in gear ratio, speedometer, etc. Not really enough to be concerned with.
However, if you don't need the extra .5" in ground clearance and you are satisfied with the current setup, I would recommend staying with the stock size; this is what the vehicle was setup for.
If you do go to the 70, and you have a v8 4wd, you might need to change out your spare so that you don't mismatch sizes. Your effective drive ratio will go from a 3.73 to around a 3.61 (v8).

 

[AlexJet]

Just found this forum, looks like a cool place to spend some time and hopefully get some friendly advice. I have 42K miles on the 2003 Sport 4R and am getting close to needing some new treads. The stock tire is a 265/65R17 Dunlop. I am thinking about going with a Bridgestone Dueller Revo, but in a 265/70R17. The tire is a bit cheaper, it is a common size, but will add about 0.5". What advice does anyone have, should I go with the bigger tire or stick with the stock size, if I do go bigger how will this affect the speedometer, ABS, etc??? What do you all recommend. Thanks for the help.

I've gone with 265/70R17 Revos for 4 tires (265/65R17 Dunlop as spare). Anyway you using spare tire just to get to the nearest tire shop, which may be a few km (miles) out, so if you do not exceed 80km/h (5mph), it doesn't really meter. The thing you may notice, because I did is that your speedometer reading is wrong. When I'm going 100 km/h (62mph) on speedometer, my actual speed is 105km/h (65mph). This means that the speedometer is 5% slower. I don't thing it's a big issue, just keep in mind that you driving 5km/h (3mph) faster and that's all. You also have a benefit that you odometer reading will be 5% less than actual, which is good for resale value (less mileage).