245/75-16 or 265/75-16 on 3rd Gen 4Runner?

[p nut]

Thanks for all the great input! I'm still not decided, but I need to get some tires by the end of the month.

Honestly, for your uses, either would do. But in my opinion, you should just stick to stock size tires. BFG KO's or if you want cheaper, Yokohama ATS. There just isn't any benefit of going 265/75/16's for you--only negatives.

 

[Caduceus]

I guess I don't understand your post. I never said there was a big difference in mpg. Merely said people may notice a difference. In my case, that wasn't so.

You implied that part of the noted mpg gain was a difference in tire size. It might be, for certain size combinations.

Either way, not really worth arguing all that much about - it really matters the starting and ending tire sizes, which may or may not be a big difference.

I'm OK dropping this if you are!

 

[MountainBiker]

245/75-16 Dura Trac's are installed, and I'll be using them in Death Valley in a couple weeks. Thanks for the advice!

 

[OkieRunner]

Man I would go with AT LEAST a 265/75/16 if you plan on lifting 2", but I'm a big tire fan, I love the cushier ride and grip offroad. I don't think C-D-E makes much difference on ride quality, I've run them all and didn't notice a difference. All squat fine when aired down. Here are a few pics of my setup with different tires:

stock 265/70/16:

265/75/16 Falken Wild Peak, no lift:

Same tires with 2" lift:

Same 2" lift with 285/75/16 Yokohama Geolandar ATS (my favorite tires) loaded pretty heavy in the rear for light duty springs: