235/85/16 on stock 05 Tacoma?

[Schattenjager]

Well, I have a buyer for the Rover and he thinks my 235/85 BFG AT's are too sissy for him They are less than 1K miles old.

?: Can I mount them on a bone stock 05 Tacoma without tearing anything apart? They measure 31.7" according to BFG.

Soon I will get an OME lift for about 1.5 - 2" or so of lift.

They are currently on 8" rims and I have even aired down a little with no ill effects. 7" rims would be used at the same time as the lift, just to be extra safe.

What say you folks? I gotta make the swap this AM if I am going to do it...

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[nvprospector]

They should work without any issues. I mounted 265/75 R16 on my taco with no rubbing. Here are all of the tire dimensions

Stock Tire
265/70 R16
Diameter = 30.6”
Section Width = 10.4”
Section Height = 7.3”

Tire I mounted without a lift
265/75 R16
Diameter = 31.6”
Section Width = 10.4”
Section Height = 7.8”

Tire you would like to mount
235/85 R16
Diameter = 31.7”
Section Width = 9.3”
Section Height = 7.9”

As you can see, it should work without any problems.

 

[Schattenjager]

Thank you very much!

 

[crawler#976]

...with stock wheels, no problem.

If you use any thing other than the stock offset, there will be substantial rubbing. The slightly narrower 235 would help some, but I still had to do some plastic trimming with a 2" lift and 265/75-16 mounted on 16x8 MB Rocker rims.

 

[Schattenjager]

Did it!

They fit just fine and look great. Thanks for the input!

:ylsmoke:

 

[salsataco]

Can you snap a pic or 2? I am considering this size.

 

[Schattenjager]

pics -

Here are some pic's -

and FYI: http://www.expeditionswest.com/research/white_papers/tire_selection_rev1.html

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