Anyone do snow wheeling with 255’s?

[CT135]

Currently rocking 265’s and I can keep up with my brother in his Tacoma running 285’s no problem. We get into snow typically 2ish feet, some spots more. I’m in the market for 33’s. I dig the look and idea of the 255’s, I typically use the 4Runner to hunt in eastern Oregon desert, rocky trails, and in the winter I try to go rally in the snow a few times a month. If the 255’s will really suck in deep soft snow I don’t want to get them. I can’t picture them struggling much more than a 265, but if they do then I will suck it up and go 285.
If you have experience let me know.

 

[19963.4lsr5]

I ran 235/85-16 studded cooper snows on my Cummins. They were around 32 to 33 inches tall.

Wide tires to float on the snow or tall skinny’s to bite down to get traction.


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[shadow247]

Just air down to 18psi and you'll be fine!

 

[rideexileex]

Just air down to 18psi and you'll be fine!

Did you accidentally type that "1"? 8 PSI is far far better for snow... or even lower preferred.

But the skinny vs wide debate - in my mind, the skinny has always been for highway snow driving, with the wide aired down tire for floating offroad.

 

[rdr99]

I run the 285 milestars, down to 5-6 psi in the snow. No beadlocks, but use rim glue. Where I wheel we need to float on top of the snow(3-8ft), not cut down to the ground.

 

[shadow247]

Did you accidentally type that "1"? 8 PSI is far far better for snow... or even lower preferred.

But the skinny vs wide debate - in my mind, the skinny has always been for highway snow driving, with the wide aired down tire for floating offroad.

I guess 8 would be ok if you aren't driving super aggressive, but i feel like you could lose a bead pretty easy if you get too aggressive with the throttle.

 

[CT135]

So airing down 255’s to around 10 PSI it still won’t give me any floatation? Dang it.

 

[rideexileex]

So airing down 255’s to around 10 PSI it still won’t give me any floatation? Dang it.

Not saying that you're going to sink like a rock, but the wider the tire, the more contact path you'll have when aired down, distributing weight across the snow.

255vs265 is 10mm! .4 inches! At that point, I'm sure it's going to be difficult to notice a significant difference.

 

[3bears]

not knowing what part of Oregon the OP is in I can say that b4 I moved to alaska I lived and worked year round as a park ranger up near hoodo ski bowl (Oregon) In my days off and some days after work I hit all the back roads in my 4runner, in rain, mud and snow. Sometimes deep snow that others have not been on since the snow. I had no problems with my 265's aired down when needed...of course I have a locker too and that helps.
I also knew the roads well enough to know where not to go and where to back out to a place I could turn around