tire question
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Hltoppr
El Gringo Spectacular!
BF Goodrich makes a 305/70R16
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?make=BFGoodrich&model=All-Terrain+T/A+KO
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http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?make=BFGoodrich&model=All-Terrain+T/A+KO
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MoGas
Central Scrutinizer
jgolden said:
If you are building a 100, contact John Shotts, ShottsCruisers here on the board. He has a very well built 100 that runs 35s and you could learn alot about what works and what doesn't to build a 100 right.
Dave
gearguywb
Explorer
I have known a couple of guys that ran 305's and both ended up going back to 295 or 285's. The 305 is wider but slightly shorter than the 295/285 series.
There is a lot of talk about 35's on a 100...a lot of it comes from Schott. Slee also has some very specific opinions. There is a lot of good info on
1h8mud.com
There is a lot of talk about 35's on a 100...a lot of it comes from Schott. Slee also has some very specific opinions. There is a lot of good info on
1h8mud.com
ginericLC
Adventurer
jgolden said:
That would be a nice tire, unfortunately there are no 17" rims readily available for the 100 series. All of the aftermarket is concentrated on the Tundra which is 18" on up. And Toyota jumped the 17" size and went from 16s to 18s.
I'm running 315/75/16 MTRs on my 100. I'm going to go to a 285/75/16 next time. Hopefully, a Toyo Open Country MT, as that is my favorite all around tire. Awesome off road and fairly quiet on road. I just don't wheel my 100 hard enough to justify rolling around that much extra rubber all the time. It takes fuel to make that rubber roll!
spressomon
Expedition Leader
ginericLC said:
That is the key: Don't go to a larger tire than you need for the terrain you are driving. Start small and see how you do. If I didn't need 35" (OK need is a dubious word...however I ran 285R75 16" MT/Rs for over a year and found I was hanging up more than I wanted...35" solved this but it wasn't cheap!) I would have stayed at 33" with 4.56 or 4.88's (that's a whole 'nother thread worth of rhetoric right there :yikes: ).
Personally I like no wider than 285 width. Since going to 285R75 18"...so far about 7,500 miles worth of varied terrain surfaces...I won't be going back to 315 width. It is better in all respects particularly on a 100!
Other than balance issues the GY MT/R is an incredible tire. Compared to Toyo AT/MT it is alot lighter; tough sidewall and casing; tread will last 40K; priced competitively. But the balance issues I had with all my MT/R's finally did them in for me.
rusty_tlc
Explorer
So far I am very happy with the 285/75-R16 Toyo MTR's we have on the 100. They are only slightly larger than stock so you don't notice much change in road performance, I wouldn't go larger with out re-gearing. They are also loud, but for the places we go I really wanted the heavier sidewall. I have a history of sidewall punctures.
sleeoffroad
Adventurer
ginericLC said:
Actually 17" was an optional size somwhere along the line for the 100. Not common, but can be found.
ginericLC
Adventurer
sleeoffroad said:
Ah! in 2003 for just a short time. I wish I could find a set of those as there are some really nice 17" tire sizes. I didn't know this until today. You learn something new every day. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/17-x...trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116QQitemZ280250369956 probably an LX knock off. Hmmm! Wonder if they are made in China?
ginericLC
Adventurer
I guess this is them compared to the 18s.
http://www.wheelsrims.net/toyota-land_cruiser-inventory.html
http://www.wheelsrims.net/toyota-land_cruiser-inventory.html