Anyone have 265 tires with a lift?

[billnourse]

I have a Toytec Ultimate set at 2.5" and run stock tires. Don't want the headaches of making things fit, gas mileage, ride, etc. 285's give 1" difference. Don't see that to be much of a difference.

I wanted the lift for approach and departure angle and I certainly accomplished that. I now have 12.5" under the front skid plate instead of 10.0 and that gives me the clearance to do what I need.

Don't know why I can't get a pic to post.

 

[NVSteve]

I have a Toytec Ultimate set at 2.5" and run stock tires. Don't want the headaches of making things fit, gas mileage, ride, etc. 285's give 1" difference. Don't see that to be much of a difference.

I wanted the lift for approach and departure angle and I certainly accomplished that. I now have 12.5" under the front skid plate instead of 10.0 and that gives me the clearance to do what I need.

Don't know why I can't get a pic to post.

And that 285 only provides .5" of actual lift, which is certainly helpful in the rear. Many thanks for posting actual ground clearance measurements! To me, that's the only measurement that needs to be discussed, and I'm constantly surprised that nobody here seems to mention it. The distance from the ground to center of the well/center of wheel to center of well mean squat.

 

[Raaayao]

1.75-2" lift with 265 BFG's

Are you saying that you raised the front with a 1.75" setting and 2" in the rear?

 

[sn_85]

Are you saying that you raised the front with a 1.75" setting and 2" in the rear?

No, the front is raised anywhere from 1.75 to 2". The rear is about 1.5".

 

[shyuperman]

265 wildpeaks, bilstein 6112 (6 clip) and 5100s + Dobinsons C59-599 springs

 

[samster747]

265 wildpeaks, bilstein 6112 (6 clip) and 5100s + Dobinsons C59-599 springs

Are you on 6th clip both sides? or 6 driver/5 pass?

 

[shyuperman]

Are you on 6th clip both sides? or 6 driver/5 pass?

6th on both, I don't have a lean

 

[BillLee]

stock 265s on 2in lift. Check my ig or thread for more pics. https://www.instagram.com/billy.by/

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/233396-my-cement-trd-pro-picture-thread.html

 

[SwayzeExpress]

Anyone have 265 tires with a lift? I'm looking into getting 265s, possibly 275s tires in the near future. Will the truck look a little off if I get a 2 inch lift possibly down the road?

There's a bunch on the bilstien 5100 thread

 

[alext72888]

For everyone's reference. Here is what stock tires look like on a 2" front and 1.5" rear spacer lift. I aligned the cars' scale and leveled the photos at the hubs for your convenience.

It ended up lifting the truck and cut the rake in half. (still some rake, which I wanted)

 

[gdvan01]

Lift/tire info in sig line...

 

[DontKickTrees]

Here’s mine. Toyo 265’s. Roughly 3” lift in front, maybe 2-2.5” in the rear. (Forgot to measure before I lifted it) I think it looks fine, although I do plan on going to 285’s at some point. I did use 1.25” spidertrax which helped it look better. The extra clearance on the trails is great. I’m scraping my bumpers and gas tank a lot less now.

 

[Nashville5thGen]

Not the best angle but 2.5 in front, 2 in rear. 265 Wildpeaks

 

[Island4runnin]

3" EMU Shocks and Springs 265/ 70R17 BFG KO2

 

[teotwaki]

Roughly 2 in the front and 3 in the rear. When the gear is all loaded and the trailer hitched up it still is a bit higher in the back. Stock tires

Falken WildPeak AT3 in 265/70R17 are now on

In this pix I had changed out a flat so the steelie-spare is on the rear

 

[2015SR54R]

265's w/ 1.75" front and 1" cornfed rear spaces. I like the BFG's and was worried about the added weight by going up to 275's. ..Plus I have the big tires on my Jeep

 

[RIZZOSHARP]

265's w/ 1.75" front and 1" cornfed rear spaces. I like the BFG's and was worried about the added weight by going up to 275's. ..Plus I have the big tires on my Jeep

Looks good in my eyes!

 

[vitto]

I dont see many people mentioning the pros and cons of running bigger tires.
In my humble opinion here is a list:

Pros:
1. More traction due to bigger tire footprint.
2. Looks better ? probably subjective.
3. Running 265/70/17 (31.61) vs 285/70/17 (32.71), tire height difference is 1.1 inch, thats only .55 of an inch of height added to your truck. I think compared to the list of downsides, this is rather negligible.


Cons:
1. Numerous things to be trimmed and BMC required to achieve no rubbing at full flex. If you dont care about rubbing and mainly drive to soccer practice, skip this.
2. Reduced fuel economy, some posts reporting up to 3 MPG drop.
3. Reduced acceleration due to weight of the tire, stock gearing.
4. Reduced braking performance due to again heavier tire.

I am not mentioning here the added cost of the tire and speedometer inaccuracy as i think those are rather minor nuisance for most here.
I think it would make more sense to invest into a good suspension for practicality sake rather than deal with the cons of larger tire for a benefit of .55 inch lift and aesthetics.

 

[CMTAZ]

Eibach Kit (2.75 / 1.0) 265/70 wildpeaks

 

[LandCruiser]

I’m not criticizing, I’m not insulting, your truck is your own to do with as you please, but to me it always reminded me of the 4x4’s of the 70s and 80s that came with ridiculously tiny tires.

Hell, even my 2001 4Runner came with ridiculously small 225s.

And I am aware of the irony that a 265 is bigger than just about any OEM tire on any vehicle up until this decade.