235/85/16? Let's see them
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Arctic Taco
Adventurer
Toyo ATII 235/85 R16 on stock steelies,
had them on 8” x 16” Tundra steelies at first:
had them on 8” x 16” Tundra steelies at first:
1stDeuce
Explorer
Love the tall skinny look!! I thought for a bit about putting CJ style flares on my TJ when I was running the 235's... Then the 235's found a home on the comanche and I went to 255/85's... I have Rubicon/Sahara flares, which are a bit wider. Yours appear to be the same... ?? And are those wheels from a Crown Vic, or something else?
WaTrout88
New member
235/85/16 bfg ko2s on Wheel Vintiques Smoothies! When I bought this rig it had 33x12.5 BFG MTs but they got stolen and the fenders were cut out at the time. I ran with some temporary 33x10.5s BFG ATs until I got this set. The reason I decided to go with 235s was that I wanted to have the same wheel size as my truck and the 33x10.5s stuck out past the fenders too far. If they had an affordable option for 255s I may have gone that route but for now, I am digging this combo.
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After following this thread for some time, and also starting a one of my own looking for suggestions I finally bit the bullet and got on the 235/85 train this winter. Have always been stoked on the general look of them. For me, the bigger reason was snow traction. I spend a lot of time driving all over north west Idaho. Home base is up in the mountains above 5,000 feet. Needless to say, we get a ton of snow. While this winter has been mild, last year we got 110 inches in February alone. Other then the main highway, they dont even run the plows till there is over 4 inches on the ground. The regular cab 4x4 taco is a fairly light truck. I figured that I would be able to improve traction going skinny. I was also excited to fill some of the empty space that showed up after I upgraded my suspension a while back with a coustom leaf pack and 5100's all the way around. I think it looks a lot better now, but more importantly the winter performance difference is amazing. I went from a set of stock 245/75/16 Hankook I Pike studded winter tires that I have been running for the last several years to a set of 235/85-16 Hankook RW11 I-pike 10 plys. Same tires, just skinny, weigh more and an inch taller. I have been impressed. MPG on the 2.7 4 banger with the 5MT took a decent hit, but part of that I am sure is the winter gas, the added weight I carry in the bed in the winters all combined with the slight lift. Went from about 20 to about 18 MPG. Will most likely switch my summers over to this size after the current AT3's from Cooper wear out. The problem with such a light truck.... that takes a long time. Pardon the poor photos. The one with the Jack in the picture I thought was cool as it showed the 245 vs the 235. Might not sound like much of a difference but it is very noticable. The woods shot is with stock and suspension upgrade the parking lot is the same set up
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That looks fantastic! Love the colour
bozwell13
Adventure Dad
Theres a Toyota pickup here in town with brand new 7.50 16 BFG KM3 mudders on it. I ran old school bias ply 7.50s for years on old 4WDs. I'm sure my expression was pretty funny when I read the size on the brand new sidewall... What the????
WKexpedition
Built, not bought!
This thread was the push I needed to go 235, but I realized I never put any pics up to share. 235/85/16 General Grabber ATX's. Love the tires so far, have had them for about a year.
I know this is an old post, but diameter is listed as unloaded as inflation and load will effect the diameter on the vehicle. Ie. off the truck. some manufactures list SLR (static loaded radius) which tells you the height expected from Center of wheel to ground. This plus half the diameter will give a better estimate of overall height mounted. I wish manufacturers were all required to give these dimensions, pressure vs load and speed table , tread width in addition to overall width etc, so we can truly compare different tires
billiebob
Well-known member
yeah, the digital world has not hit tire technology yet, likely never will. Kinda like lumber a 2x4 is actually 1.5" by 3.5", the 2x4 number relates to the actual volume of wood cut, and is used to price all lumber by board foot measure, a constant, what you buy is that volume of lumber less the saw kerf and planing and drying to end up with a 2x4. Similar with tires, the numbers are technical but not accurate measure since different manufacturing processes equal different results. Load and tire pressure variables are infinite, there will never be a standard. The only thing kinda guaranteed, a 33 will be bigger than a 31..... maybe.
Lots of online tire calculators to help.... I like this one.
Far from perfect, it only works with popular USA sizes.... there is so much more.
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