235-85-16 on 3rd Gen 4Runner

[toy_tek]

This is my next tire size. Moving down from current 255/85/16 (and previous 285/75/16). I expect about a 4% rotation increase (with 4.88 gears). I like the 255 size but want to get back to KO2 instead of KM2. The BFGKO2 is not available in 255.

 

[DaveInDenver]

This is my next tire size. Moving down from current 255/85/16 (and previous 285/75/16). I expect about a 4% rotation increase (with 4.88 gears). I like the 255 size but want to get back to KO2 instead of KM2. The BFGKO2 is not available in 255.

The availability of the KO2 is the reason I run 235/85R16 instead of 255/85R16 (which I really wanted). I'm happy with the performance of the tires, though, so it's not a big deal. The only thing I don't like is mounted on 7" rims the wheels can take kind of a beating on rocks, mainly the bead lips are what worry me. The newer BFGs seem to have eliminated the rim protector, at least it's no longer on the tires I have. That was fairly effective at preventing that.