LIVEABOARD
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Who's running 255/85/16 KM2 on new Tacoma load range E is this OK or to heavy stiff for use on light vehicle ?
Heavy stiff ?
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Load range E is for 1 tons... You will be much happier with the ride quality and offroad performance of a load range C and they will handle any load that your toyota can haul..:sombrero:
hillbillyjake
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i have 235/85 load range e's on my 08 DC, had 265/75 load range e's on my 02 e-cab, and have 265/70 load range e's on my wifes fj.i like them really well. her fj handled noticely better. i never noticed any ill effects of a load range e tire compared to the c range tires that came on them.
jake
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01tundra
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I look up the gross weight for a '09 4x4, V-6, automatic, Tacoma -
Access Cab - 4,070 #
Double Cab - 4,155#
for reference, my '01 Access cab 4x4 Tundra was - 4,518# (now it's around 6,800# - loaded down with gear, tools, spare parts, and me)
Man those new Tacoma's are heavy, I thought they looked almost as big as my truck :Wow1:!
By the time you get finished loading it up with accessories and gear you will probably be an easy 5,000# +, so I think "E" rated tires may be a little stiff, but not terrible. I still think a "D" rated tire would work well for you IMO.
Looks like an equally equipped Fj is about the same weight as the Tacoma, so it sounds like "E" rated would work well for ya, based on hillbillyjake's post above. Also sounds like I definitely need an "E" rated tire for sure
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Access Cab - 4,070 #
Double Cab - 4,155#
for reference, my '01 Access cab 4x4 Tundra was - 4,518# (now it's around 6,800# - loaded down with gear, tools, spare parts, and me)
Man those new Tacoma's are heavy, I thought they looked almost as big as my truck :Wow1:!
By the time you get finished loading it up with accessories and gear you will probably be an easy 5,000# +, so I think "E" rated tires may be a little stiff, but not terrible. I still think a "D" rated tire would work well for you IMO.
Looks like an equally equipped Fj is about the same weight as the Tacoma, so it sounds like "E" rated would work well for ya, based on hillbillyjake's post above. Also sounds like I definitely need an "E" rated tire for sure
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ntsqd
Heretic Car Camper
Something to consider when thinking about using a high load capacity tire on a light vehicle is how well they will bulge at lowered air pressure. High load capacity means a stiff sidewall, which will need lower air pressure to bulge & increase their footprint than would lower weight rated tire. How much is highly dependent on the tire chosen and the vehicle that it is mounted on.
01tundra
Explorer
Good point - what I've found on the KM2's is that the sidewall is not very stiff, as compared to the MT/R's w/ Kevlar and Toyo Open Country M/T's that I've previously ran. I run about 30 psig in the KM2's for street pressure, but can only air them down to about 20 psig, because I can almost compress the rims to the rocks while off road with anything less. With the MT/R's & Toyo's I had to air down to about 12 psig to get the sidewalls to flex enough while off road.
OldSven
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Very good point, and another good point in there is the stiffer (stronger) sidewall which will hold up better to abuse. I have a set off 255 Maxxis Bighorn's now and they are awsome. The Load E's are alittle stiffer but not as bad as you might think. Either way it is a mud terrain and will drive like a mud terrain does regardless of load range