ive got a 3" lift im putting on my otherwise stock '01 tacoma 4wd, im going to buy firestone destination m/t tires... the stock tire is 265 on my truck and i was planning on getting 285's once my lift is installed. the last few days ive been thinking about getting the same tire size so that i save a little on gas. also im getting either ehaust of intake. im so confused

 

you could go with the same width but taller...I dunno the exact sizes in metric but something along the lines of a 33x10.5 rather then 12.5

 

My answer will be pretty biased but here's my 2 cents anyways, heh. I just put a lift on my Runner the other day and next week i'll be installing the Firestone Destination M/T 285's...In my case i'd say go for it, however i dont know how much it'll hurt ur gas mileage. I plan on doin a couple minor mods to my intake in hopes of gaining a little better gas mileage but who knows how much that'll help.

Just make sure you get what you really want cause u'll have your tires for a while...You could even go with the AT's instead of MT's, but i dont know if that'd really help out on your gas mileage or not. Maybe you can find a compromise, such as a tire larger than 225, but smaller than the 285...265 maybe?


Goodluck with your decision.
-Micah

 

I think the reason for getting a lift is to be able to fit bigger tires. By putting the same size tires on you won't be improving your truck at all just making it look funny.

 

Based on conversations with ErikJeanna, he lost a ton of power when he lifted his 98 4runner and put on the 285's. He lost so much power that he wants to regear. I would take this to mean that even if you upgrade intake/exhaust, you probably would not make the same power as stock w/ 285's.

I've also PM'd a few people on the boards b/c I will put in my Revtek lift kit in the next couple of weeks and am inquiring about tire sizes. I'm pretty convinced that I will go with 265's b/c I don't want to lose power or have to regear.

Also, I put in a FIPK and plan on putting headers/magnaflow after the lift. Even with this setup, I don't think I'll be getting more than 15-20 horses extra.

 

i meant that i had 265 on its stock... mybad. the 285's are the net size up, i normally wouldnt care about gas milage but gas prices are so high and only going up, and my lift is only 3" so it wouldnt look that bad. i guess ill have to wait to see what it looks like

 

you can get 265/75 which will be a little taller, or some tires come in 275, so you've got a couple options in between stock and 285

 

Not exactly. He would still get better approach and departure angles with the lift. Bigger tires by 2 inches would only improve those angles along with ground clearance by 1 inch, and at what cost? Maybe the benefits outweigh the costs for him. Maybe not.

Nick, has your tire size or ground clearance held you up yet? Have you got alot of scrapes and dents on your skid plates? I'm kind of coming around to the decision to stick with my 31's and 4:10 gearing. I had wood for 33's and 4:88's but I've realized that right now my limiting factor has been my open diffs. So I think I'm going to stick with my current setup which is stronger and more efficient and spend the dough on a locker and move on to my tired engine with my mod budget. Maybe by the time I get my engine up to speed (haha), I'll have wheeled the 4:10/31/locker setup enough to know if I was right or wrong.

Mike

 

yeah so far its held up, i dont do lots of rock crawling or anything, basically i just want to be able to hit some ok trails and not get stuck... also i want it to look badass lol

 

OK, if stuck is your concern, think about a locker if you don't have one (can't tell from your sig) Also, consider the type of conditions you will be in mostly as you might be better off with mud terrain tires than all terrain. I chose AT because I live and wheel in the desert southwest where it's usually rocky and dry but I have gotten jammed up in some sticky clay mud and those AT's really filled up and became pretty useless. If I had to deal with mud more often I would make a different choice. Looking badass is pretty subjective so i'll leave you to your own best judgement on that. Good luck.

Mike