Tire and Wheel advice needed

[Mgltacoma]

Hello, I am gonna buy sr5 soon and have been looking for new tires and I like GoodYear Duratrac tires. To be specific 285/70/17
Here are my questions:
1. Sams club can get these tires with load range D not E. Obviously E is better, but will D be okay? It seems like unless you are driving large truck and towing big load D should be fine. Can anyone share their experience with D?
2. Does this tire fit on standard wheel of sr5? If it does can someone provide me picture of this tire with possibly black powder coated standard sr5 wheel. (not trail one) i just wanna see how standard sr5 black coated wheel will look in those tires.
3. I heard people had to cut mud flaps to reduce rubbing of tire. Can someone tell me if that is accurate or not and how much does cutting i have to do or how to do it?

 

[Engineer]

Hello, I am gonna buy sr5 soon and have been looking for new tires and I like GoodYear Duratrac tires. To be specific 285/70/17
Here are my questions:
1. Sams club can get these tires with load range D not E. Obviously E is better, but will D be okay? It seems like unless you are driving large truck and towing big load D should be fine. Can anyone share their experience with D?

2. Does this tire fit on standard wheel of sr5? If it does can someone provide me picture of this tire with possibly black powder coated standard sr5 wheel. (not trail one) i just wanna see how standard sr5 black coated wheel will look in those tires.

3. I heard people had to cut mud flaps to reduce rubbing of tire. Can someone tell me if that is accurate or not and how much does cutting i have to do or how to do it?

Read: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-g...r-5th-gen-tire-fitment-guide.html#post1550444

Unless you are towing above the rated capacity of the 4runner (not a good idea) or prefer a harsher ride I would not recommend going to E-rated Tires. D's are just fine. If you read the linked thread you should find all the info you need about fitment and clearance.

 

[Koddo]

Just to be honest, you should really go back to the planning phase of what you're trying to do with your (future) 4R.

You are going 285, but don't mention anything about lifting. From the limited amount of research you've done with tires (not looking at the tire fitment guide likely and not having a real grasp of the difference between tire ratings), I doubt you have even begun researching lifts. You will want/need a lift to run 285 tires or be able to use them in any real offroad situation with some articulation.

I think the first step is to ask yourself what you will be doing with your 4R and THEN start to search around on the forum for tire/lift/build information. From the limited information you gave, it sounds like you have no idea what you are trying to do....besides liking Goodyear Duratracs. Just putting it bluntly- goodluck!

 

[Mgltacoma]

Sorry, I am planning on lifting it. 2.5" seems ideal. 3" will be okay. But that will be another post. Can these tires be installed before I do the lift? Obviously doing them both at the same time is the best. But I was just wondering if the can be installed without the lift first. If not i will definitely will have both installed at the same time. I have done some research, like what type of add-ons I am planning on doing to the truck. But the tires were the first upgrades I wanted to get done before anything else. But it makes sense to have it done same time as the lift kits. I never owned any suv before and obviously I am a noob here. Especially the only car I owned was honda civic. But that is why I am here on this forum, to learn.