285/75 vs. 265/75 need help

[CenCalifoothill15]

If you have a 98 w/factory E-Locker you actually should have a 4:30 gears (stock)* if you don't have an E-Locker your gears should be 4:10's. BTW im running 285/75/16 Duratracs (33.1) w/minor accelleration loss. Still does fine in the mountains also! Good luck...

 

[jwillo7]

If you have a 98 w/factory E-Locker you actually should have a 4:30 gears (stock)* if you don't have an E-Locker your gears should be 4:10's. BTW im running 285/75/16 Duratracs (33.1) w/minor accelleration loss. Still does fine in the mountains also! Good luck...

what kind of mpg are you getting around town and highways? i do a lot of mountain pass driving in the winter

 

[jwillo7]

I have a 3" lift on mine. So far I love them. Haven't noticed any road noise (but I do have a loud muffler) and the looks and weight of them are great too. Haven't had much of a chance to play with them on wet pavement (it's been surprisingly dry around here). Like I've said plenty before, I'm not trying to run the biggest tire and my ride sees a lot of driving over hills. Do I like the looks of a set of 285's better than 265's? You bet. But for my personal preferences, it just doesn't make sense. Also why I said that it all depends on the person and situation. No one right answer on this one.

And a side shot like this or more straight on?

i was thinking more of a straight on shot from the side to get an idea of how it fills out the wheel wells or a straight on shot of the front to see how the stance looks, thanks

 

[white_n_slow]

If you have a 98 w/factory E-Locker you actually should have a 4:30 gears (stock)* if you don't have an E-Locker your gears should be 4:10's. BTW im running 285/75/16 Duratracs (33.1) w/minor accelleration loss. Still does fine in the mountains also! Good luck...

This is only true for automatics. 5-speeds got 4.10 gears with the e-locker.

 

[CenCalifoothill15]

Yep your right! I should have clarified that it is only for automatics. Thanks white_n_slow! Nice Rig BTW.

 

[Hepar]

i was thinking more of a straight on shot from the side to get an idea of how it fills out the wheel wells or a straight on shot of the front to see how the stance looks, thanks

Here's a couple quick phone shots.

 

[masphx]

Here's a couple quick phone shots.

Looks good IMO. I think the depth of the LC Rims helps a lot. I just bought five star OEM Rims which are more flat then those LC Rims. Wonder how those will look.

 

[SIKHILUXSURF]

personally running both 265 and 285 currently i am going to 265's again after this set of tires. both sets of tires i ran were both bfg at kos both d load rating after alot for times trying to balance both for proper road use the both suck to balance. i think this time around im going to try toyo open country II's in a c load in the 265 size.

 

[CenCalifoothill15]

I get about 16 to 18 miles per gallon on average in town/highway, in the mountains I guess I'm getting 15 to 16 miles per gallon... all depends on how you drive. I definitely lost a couple of miles per gallon, if your concerned about fuel efficiency stick with 265/75/16's.

 

[jwillo7]

Here's a couple quick phone shots.

thats perfect, thanks a lot man! nice t4r, that looks really good with 265's. one of the best ones i've seen!

 

[GhostRing]

You can say that again. Great ride Hepar, that's the exact proportions I going for -
and that's coming from a guy with a '98 LTD with an auto.

 

[Hepar]

Looks good IMO. I think the depth of the LC Rims helps a lot. I just bought five star OEM Rims which are more flat then those LC Rims. Wonder how those will look.

It definitely does. Widening the stance gives the wheels a much larger appearance in the wheel wells. Not to mention the tread. All factors to consider on top of the size of the tire itself.

thats perfect, thanks a lot man! nice t4r, that looks really good with 265's. one of the best ones i've seen!

You can say that again. Great ride Hepar, that's the exact proportions I going for -
and that's coming from a guy with a '98 LTD with an auto.

Thanks guys. I dig it too!

 

[masphx]

Here's a couple quick phone shots.




:ybrick: After seeing this picture I think I might have to start searching for those LC 80 rims right after I got a set five star rims. Five star and LC Rims are different right? 7/16 vs 8/16 which means I can't swap tires between the two?

Mason

 

[FlipStyle54]

Tires can swap fine. It's just the difference between 7 inch wide wheels on the 5stars and 8inch wide wheels on the LC rims

 

[masphx]

Tires can swap fine. It's just the difference between 7 inch wide wheels on the 5stars and 8inch wide wheels on the LC rims

But aren't those type different tire sizes or am I just not understanding something?

 

[Hepar]

But aren't those type different tire sizes or am I just not understanding something?

As long as they're not the 17" Tundra 5 Stars, you'll be fine. You can get away with different wheel widths within reason.

 

[FlipStyle54]

But aren't those type different tire sizes or am I just not understanding something?

As long as they are both the same rim diameter, you are fine. i.e. 16 inch wheel to 16 inch wheel

 

[masphx]

Good to hear. Plan is to get some new 265/75/16 Duratrecs on my 16" five star rims and seek out LC Rims. When I find a good deal will have the option to swap the duratrec onto them.

Thanks for the help all

 

[paddlenbike]

I think 265/75R16s look excellent on a stock 4Runner, but they are too small if you have any kind of a lift. Here's mine with a 7 year old Tundra/OME lift and 265/75R16 BFG AT KO's. My friend's truck with the same lift but 7 years newer (no sag) has even larger fender openings:

There is simply too much wheelwell.

That said, fuel economy is really important to me and I'm unwilling to move to a 285. So I bought some 17" Tundra/Sequoia wheels, which will allow me to run 275/70R17 tires.

Here are some stats for comparison, all using BFG AT KO:
265/70R16 - 10.6" wide, 30.7" tall
265/75R16 - 10.5" wide, 31.7" tall
275/70R17 - 11.0" wide, 32.2" tall
285/75R16 - 11.4" wide, 32.8" tall

I think it's the best of both worlds, exactly inbetween the 265 and 285 in both height and width, which is exactly what my truck needs. A 5-speed 4Runner with 4.10 gearing runs 400 RPMs higher on the highway than an automatic, negatively affecting highway MPGs. In a recent thread I posted my mileage results caravaning with three other 3rd gens, all similarly built. The two 5-speed trucks actually got lower fuel economy on the highway than the two autos due to the 400 RPM difference in final gearing. So I think a small change in tire size (without going too much wider) may help mileage for the guy with the manual transmission.

Work in progress, 17" Tundra/Sequoia wheels in graphite gray:

And yes, those old tires are going away.

 

[Mr.4runner]

I went with the 285s on mine. I did 3" lift on the front and LC coils in the rear. I run into minor rubbing issues on the rear mud flap at full flex. Other than that I have not rubbing issues what so ever. As far as gas mileage goes. I get a lil better gas mileage on the 285s. I ran the 265s for about a month of so. Then switch over to 285s. I mostly drive highway so that might be why. I have a 96 limited 4x4.