235/85/16 on stock taco?

[5x5]

I have a 1996 tacoma auto, 4.56's, that came stock with 31x15's. Does anyone have any experience with the 235/85/16? They'd be 1" narrower and 1" taller. Would they fit with the stock suspension? Thanks, Ian

 

[BajaTaco]

Hello Ian, I'll assume the truck is a 4WD and say "yes" the tires should fit with the stock suspension. Depending on the health of the springs and shocks, you may or may not experience a slight rub on hard compression, but likely not.

 

[hillbillyjake]

i had an 02 w/265/75r16 which are i belive to be th esame height but a little wider and had no problems. the truck ahd 110k on it when i sold it and lnow problems. have 235/85 on my 08 w/ no lift and love them. cooper stt. highly recommended.

jake

 

[jh504]

i had an 02 w/265/75r16 which are i belive to be th esame height but a little wider and had no problems. the truck ahd 110k on it when i sold it and lnow problems. have 235/85 on my 08 w/ no lift and love them. cooper stt. highly recommended.

jake

Same here. Had 265/75/R16s on a 2001 Taco with stock suspension. No rubbing for me. I know English sizes so I always convert mine to inches. Then I can tell if the tires will fit my truck. You can run 31X10.50s with no problem, 32X11.50 or 33X10.50 and you will need to lift it.

235/85/16 = 31.7x9.3/16. . . . . . So you should be good.
Curtesy of http://www.redrock4x4.com/tech/tire_calc.php

(Edit) Also I dont mind metric units because they do make more sense, but with tires I want the actual height and width of the tire. Not some sidewall height and other mumbo jumbo. Why cant they tell us the tire size is 78.7cmX26.7cm?

 

[Martinjmpr]

I've been running 235/85 - 16's on my stock '04 for over a year now. I assume the suspension is the same, but not sure. My truck did have 16" tires originally, don't know if the older ones did but I don't see how that could make a difference.

I'm very happy with my 235/85/16's though.

 

[Cackalak Han]

I've also got 235/85's on my stock Tacoma. I really like it a lot. Here is a thread I started on it that might help.

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19750

My only complaint (sort of) is that I wish BFG KO's came with a load range D instead of E.

 

[IggyB]

I have 235's on a Frontier. BFG AT's load range E which is enough for a loaded F350.

The ride quality is no different from 30, 31 or 32 tires I had on the truck.

They do look pretty narrow on a 7" rim and needed a little extra effort to seat on the rim.

 

[OldSven]

I had a set of 235's on the truck right after I got it with no lift and then a 3" toytec lift and they were fine. Being a load "D" rating I belive they were pretty rock hard but good tires.

 

[5x5]

Thanks for the help! I'm still looking at different tires. Any experience with the Dunlop radial rover RT? I do a lot of driving in ice and snow. Take care, Ian

 

[tacomalogger]

2004 Tacoma Wheel Offset Quesiton

I have a 2004 4x4 tacoma xtra cab TRD. I bought it used and it came with 16x8 Ivan Stewart TRD wheels with 265/70/16's. I want to run a 235/85/16 but can not mount that tire on the 8 inch rim. I found some stock alloy wheels but it lists 2 options for the 2001-2004 tacomas. A 16X7 with 15mm offset and a 16X7 without 15mm offset. I have 3 questions:

#1 What offset was stock on my 2004 tacoma?

#2 Can I fit either offset option without any problems?

#3 If I want to run a 235/85/16 (or possibly a 265/75/16) which offset will rub less without a lift?

Thanks