FCOL! another tire question? 235/85/16's on 16x?

7wt

Expedition Leader
7wt, your truck looks great. What lift do you have? Looks perfect with the 235's.

Here is mine at this point (with the 235's on Tundra wheels):

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Thanks, I am proud of it. I have Donahoes up front and Deaver 8 leafs out back with Bilstein 5100's. The Donahoes have no extra preload, they are just as they came out of the box.

I can't see your truck, and I can't get the link to work.

Cool, I can see it now. Those wheels look s great!
 
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dustboy

Explorer
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Here it is! Apologies for the state of my driveway, I finally got around to tearing out the ivy, and haven't yet disposed of the "surprises" under the 60 year old vine.

The photos do no justice to the look of the tires, in person they look great especially because they don't look like 99% of the other 4x4/prerunner Tacos on the road.

Barely noticeable difference gearing-wise, at least on the street. The ride is not any harsher due to the load rating, I think the taller profile may compensate. Can't wait to get them out on some dirt, maybe even some snow this weekend!

Update: with my 3.58's, 5th gear is virtually useless on the highway. The 2.7L motor doesn't have much pep under 2,000 RPM, and at 65ish it's just under 2k. Even with the 30" tires 5th gear was only good on flat or downhill over 60 mph. I'm going to do some more research into a DIY regear with new rings and pinions, and talk to Marlin Crawler to see if they have a more interesting alternative..
 
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Thanks, I am proud of it. I have Donahoes up front and Deaver 8 leafs out back with Bilstein 5100's. The Donahoes have no extra preload, they are just as they came out of the box.

7wt, I have the same Leer bed lid you do and am just about ready to pull the trigger on a suspension. I'm curious if your 8-leaf Deaver pack is still to your liking with that added topper weight combined with a typical camping/expo load? I remember you saying in a previous post that you loved the 8 pack, but now that you have the lid, do you wish you'd gone with the 9?

Thanks!

Wes
 

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