Biggest tire, smallest rim, no lift?

[4x4v8]

Thread revival.

So I'm going to get the tires now. I've decided on no lift and I was going to get steelies in 17s with 265/70-17 but the tech at toyota was saying that it won't clear the calipers on the 2010 limited. Any insight on this?

I was hoping to just get steelies in a 17 with 265/70-17 to keep it simple but another problem is that I can't find anywhere that has it. Should I step up to an 18?

 

[philsey]

Thread revival.

So I'm going to get the tires now. I've decided on no lift and I was going to get steelies in 17s with 265/70-17 but the tech at toyota was saying that it won't clear the calipers on the 2010 limited. Any insight on this?

I was hoping to just get steelies in a 17 with 265/70-17 to keep it simple but another problem is that I can't find anywhere that has it. Should I step up to an 18?

Several guys on here, including me, are running 17" FJ steelies - no problemo.

 

[4x4v8]

Several guys on here, including me, are running 17" FJ steelies - no problemo.

I see. What's the difference between fj steelies and 4runner steelies?

 

[4x4v8]

So I found rims off a 2012 4Runner in a 17, 6 spoke.

Now I need to pick a tire. If I go with a Michelin tire I can get a deep discount.

Does Michelin have anything that is similar to the BFG AT KO? Something good all seasons and good in the snow? I really like my BFG, much better in the snow than my Toyo A/T.

I want either an Michelin A/T tire that is comparable to the BFG AT or I'm just going to go with the X-ice and use it as a dedicated snow tire. But I would rather have a decent AT, so that I can throw them on when we go camping in the summer and stuff.

Seems like I'm down to :

LTX M/S2 (Not too familiar with these)
LTX A/T2 (Not too familiar with these)
X-Ice (I had them in the past on sedans and I was very happy with them)

 

[NSW550]

So I found rims off a 2012 4Runner in a 17, 6 spoke.

Now I need to pick a tire. If I go with a Michelin tire I can get a deep discount.

Does Michelin have anything that is similar to the BFG AT KO? Something good all seasons and good in the snow? I really like my BFG, much better in the snow than my Toyo A/T.

I want either an Michelin A/T tire that is comparable to the BFG AT or I'm just going to go with the X-ice and use it as a dedicated snow tire. But I would rather have a decent AT, so that I can throw them on when we go camping in the summer and stuff.

Seems like I'm down to :

LTX M/S2 (Not too familiar with these)
LTX A/T2 (Not too familiar with these)
X-Ice (I had them in the past on sedans and I was very happy with them)

I had M/S2. great if you are on wet roads, packed snow or ice. If you do any mild offroading get A/T2.

 

[4x4v8]

I had M/S2. great if you are on wet roads, packed snow or ice. If you do any mild offroading get A/T2.

Well, this is supposed to be my "Take-the-trailer-and-quad-and-stop-getting-the-4Runner-dirty!" car now. But I certainly don't want to get stuck going down the trails to the pond or when going camping and stuff.

How are the M/S2 on fluffy snow or snow storms?

 

[4x4v8]

I picked up some rims from the yard off a 2012 T4R SR5, 6 spoke. Test fitted them today and they are good. Ordered up the X-Ice so now we're ready for winter. Let the snow begin.

 

[NSW550]

Well, this is supposed to be my "Take-the-trailer-and-quad-and-stop-getting-the-4Runner-dirty!" car now. But I certainly don't want to get stuck going down the trails to the pond or when going camping and stuff.

How are the M/S2 on fluffy snow or snow storms?

I had the M/S2's on my expedition 4x4 when I lived in the mountains of West Virginia and they handled great on mild mountain trailing. Never had a problem in snow. I had 295 70 17 Nitto TG after they wore out. Didn't handle nearly as well in the rain but did have a bit more bite to them off road. Road noise is obviously not even comparable since the M/S2's are nearly silent compared to a true AT tire. For your use I would go with the M/S2 for a DD

 

[KeithMaine]

Take a look at what I did with my '13 SR5... I put Michelin AT/2 tires in the unusual (for this forum) size of 235/80/17. This size is taller than the stock tire and about an inch narrower. I am a big believer in tall, skinny tires for the type of wheelin' we have here in the northeast. Additionally, the snow performance of a tall skinny tire is superior to that of a wide tire.

I had a 2005 Sequoia with AT/2 in the same 235/80/17 and got almost 70K out of them. They were used up (in my opinion, they were used up around 60K) but still looked great when traded into the Toyota dealer.

This tire size is the modern equivalent of the 235/85/16 which graced Land Rovers and Range Rovers for many years. It works. In fact, just hit youtube and watch that same tire size at work on the Camel Trophy.

The advantages for the T4R include: taller than stock, no rubbing, no fuel mileage penalty from running a wider tire. The only disadvantage that I can see is that you may want to add wheel spacers. After my OME 884/895e lift, I think there will be an aesthetic improvement associated with pushing the stock wheels out a bit.

If I were wheelin' out west, then I would definately have a wider tire, however for the conditions here: rock, mud in and around logging roads, the pizza cutter gets it done. I think I have a couple of pics in my gallery if you want to see what it looks like.

Good luck.

 

[KeithMaine]

This is the combo of lift and 235/80/17 I mentioned in the above post.