All terrain tires on stock limited

Jazz

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Hello - first post here in years. I almost pulled the trigger on a 4Runner back in 2012 when I registered, but ended up in a Tacoma. At first it made complete sense, but lately I haven't used the bed for much so I'm thinking of getting a 5th gen limited to get some dry storage behind the second row and lose a bit of vehicle length. Plus I'm getting weak in my old age and some of the creature comforts of the limited are appealing.

Now before I get shit on for not searching, this isn't a thread about running 275/55's - that's a topic that has been beat to death and I don't have much desire to run equipment out of spec with the narrow wheels.

What I'm asking is does anybody run a stock 245/60/20 all terrain and do you have pics?

I see that Toyo makes their Open Country AT2 in that size (this may be a new thing). It's not a super aggressive tire, but I think it compliments the limited capabilities quite well with the more aggressive tires being left to the more off road oriented trims. It's the sameish diameter as those running 275/55, but still might have to pizza cutter look being over an inch narrower.

I'm not an off roader, but my wife and I love to go out rock climbing. We hit up some gravel trails, where AT tires would be nice, but nothing that is too challenging. In fact the Tacoma on KO2's never even needs 4wd engaged unless there is some snow on the ground.

Anyways, sorry for the long post, but I'd love to see some pics of more aggressive tires in stock size! I did a search, but came up empty.
 
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Just to throw out another option to entertain, you could always mount some sr5 or trail rims to get into a 17. More tire options as well as more sidewall. I feel the 17's ride better around town as well, the 20's yield a more jarring ride with such a low profile. With the number of folks who put aftermarket wheels on their 4Runner I'm sure you can find some take-off factory wheels for a good price. Food for thought.
 
Just to throw out another option to entertain, you could always mount some sr5 or trail rims to get into a 17. More tire options as well as more sidewall. I feel the 17's ride better around town as well, the 20's yield a more jarring ride with such a low profile. With the number of folks who put aftermarket wheels on their 4Runner I'm sure you can find some take-off factory wheels for a good price. Food for thought.

I did think of that, but the one I'm looking at has two sets of 20's both with tpms - one has blizzaks with almost no wear, and one with all seasons that could be replaced soon.

Going to a 17" takeoff for the all terrains would give me two sets of shoes with slightly differet diameter and even a slightly different diameter for a spare would scare me with the full time 4wd system.

To keep my all my tires and spare the same I'd be looking at 9 wheels and tires to go down to a 17" set - that might get pretty pricey. I know you can get AT's with the snowflake cutting the cost down to one set, but nothing beats dedicated snow tires.

If it was like my Tacoma I'd be happier - there I run snow tires on a set of 16" FJ Cruiser wheels I found on Craigslist and the KO2's on stock wheels. The diameter is bit off for both sets, but with the selectable 4wd my plan in an emergency is to just put the spare on the front axel, keep it in 2wd, and limp to the closest tire shop.
 
My wife and I both have Limited and I upgraded the wheels and tires on both with 17" inch wheels. I am running Method Racing Standard wheels on both and hers has Goodyear Duratracs and mine has BFG AT2's. I prefer the stance of the 265 tires over the 245's. In my opinion the 245's look like bicycle tires on a 4Runner. For the tires, I will be transitioning hers to the BFG's once the Duratracs wear out. The Duratracs were great initially but have grown progressively noisier to the point it is an issue to me.
 
Interested in this as well. I wasn't able to find any AT with the right width when I needed new tires.

I ended up in Premier LTX for rain performance, but I have to say I've put a decent number of gnarly forest miles on them and only needed 4x4 once.
 

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