2007 Taco tires

[jhicks]

Hi guys/gals, this is a great site and I can't wait to start showing off my build. I just picked up a 2007 TACO double cab. I'm looking to build it up. I am scheduled to put a 2" OME lift on it later this month. I'm also scheduled to put new wheels and tires on the truck. Right now I am running stock 17" rims with 265/65R17's on it. I have been searching on here for the best tire size and have been torn between two sizes.

I'm going with BFG TA's I just can't decide on which size would be best. I see a lot of people running 265/75R16's and some running 255/85R16's. I would love to run the taller tire on my rig, I'm just not sure about rubbing. Do I need to add spacers to bring my 2" lift up to 3" to run the 255's?

Please someone help me before I spend money on tires.

 

[SLOwag]

I have the same suspension specs but have 16" wheels and I netted a wee bit more than 2" lift (no additional weight on rig yet). I wanted to stay with stock rims and pondered the best tire size for a long long time......I was very close to getting 235's and the GY Duratrac but in the end went with the Hankook ATM 265/75/16. On my rig, they tuck into the wheel wells, were much cheaper than the BFG AT's I've run for years and the reviews are quite good.

I don't have rubbing on my stock UCA's, or anywhere for that matter, but the tires are going to look a little bit small in the whell well until the suspension settles a bit. They still have the tall skinny look if that's what you're after.

I suggest you research beyond BFG just so you see what else is out there. I spent alot of time on TW and other forums where this issue is pounded to death before I finally made up my mind. Good luck, you'll love your truck a a lot more with the OME and new tires....I know I do :sombrero:

 

[jhicks]

Thanks for the advice. Yeah I have been reading through hundreds of posts on here and it keeps going back and forth betweent he 255/85 and 265/85. I am pretty set on the BFG's. I would like to stuff the 255/85's under there but just don't want to throw down the money to find out they rub like hell. I'm not really into doing a lot of mods to the fender wells.

Anyone else?

 

[Mumbaki1037]

I have 2.5 in lift with Kings in the front and OME in the rear. I've have the 255's since 04' and they only rub during a full turn and fully flexed but 99% of the time works the best on the taco. My .02c

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[The Rock Biter]

Get the 255/85r16s

I just posted similar advice to a 4runner owner, but here is my take again.

I have the 255/85r16 Disco STs on my 2006 access cab TRD offroad.
I have a camper shell, carpet kit, slider/skid/bumper, and typically a bed full of supplies/equipment and toys on the roof.
In short, I run heavy. I have the stock TRD suspension, with the mudflaps removed, but no other wheel well chopping.

I am a geologist by profession, and nearly all my travel with this vehicle involves long highway distances followed by extensive (though generally not foolhardy) off-road travel...this truck has seen dirt in every state west of the Rockies, Baja, BC, and north-central Appalachia.

I have nearly worn out this set of tires, and yet throughout their life, I have not experienced noteworthy rubbing, neither before nor after armor installation. Sure, instants of rubbing occur when stuffing a tire during a turn at a ditch or a waterbar, but I have friends with 2nd gen tacomas with 3" lifts whose 285s rub far more than my unlifted 255s. I do not experience rubbing on the pavement/city driving.

I know there are folks on this forum (and other forums as well) who won't believe me, but I strongly feel that a lift is not necessary to adequately clear 255/85r16 Disco STs on a 2nd gen Taco. I will be buying a second set of 255 discos before I consider any sort of lift.

Gears are a different story. With 255s you will certainly notice a loss of power from stock tires, especially in 1st gear. But you will have a power loss of similar magnitude with 285s as well. Thus far, for me, re-gearing is not worth the expense.

my $0.02. Nothing more.

 

[The Rock Biter]

oh yeah

And though I am in the Eastern time zone now, I will be back in the Puget Sound (home base) with my truck around memorial day, if you want to take a ride to see for yourself. drop me a PM.

 

[tacollie]

My 255s on my 05 with OME ripped of my mud flaps the the first time out. After that everything was good.

 

[The Rock Biter]

the flaps...

That is not too surprising about your mudflaps, I lost one in a sandy wash the first week I owned my truck, when I was running the stock rugged trails.