Does size on tires make the difference or just the weight?

I've looked into it with Nitro gears I'm looking at about 1400....to 1500.00

 

Those tires are heavy also if anything I would want to stay under 53lbs per tire

 

That’s not too bad. Same price as a new set of tires. Both the size and weight will affect gear hunting uphill but I personally think the size makes a bigger difference. To me, going smaller isn’t an option. And just going to a lighter tire might improve it but doubt it will completely fix it. I would just keep the big wheels and regear because I know that will fix the problem for sure.

 

I definitely love the way it looks specifically after I removed the Black rhino center cap and also removed the stainless bolts

 

The easy answer is yes.

The complex answer is either reason is correct on their own but both will compound.

A larger tire will take more energy to rotate because it takes more distance to complete one revolution. A wider tire has more friction in the form of traction. More weight means more work to rotate as well. The compound effect comes in when you consider where that extra weight is, particularly when you have an AT or MT style tire with heavy tread.

With rotational mass, the further outward from center the weight is the more leverage it takes to start the rotation. If you move from a stock tire to a larger off road style tire these forces will be felt. The way to never feel the difference is never drive a truck on stock size tires.

 

Nitto/Toyo make tough tires, but that comes at a price...

 

@ARamirez73 has the best advice regarding this subject. Message him

 

@Rica25 I have same tire 295/65/20 When I called Nitto they told me a 35 inch weight less than the 295/65/20. My truck does the same as ur does. Had the 295 from another truck. Only had 5,000 miles on them when I put them on the tundra

 

@ARamirez73 told me that the laws of physics don't apply to black Tundras, and bigger tires make black Tundras even faster.

Good man that Ramirez.

 

Same 295, heavy Methods, lost 2 mpg, more sluggish, forces me to drive responsibly... until I turn Tow Haul mode ON and nannies off!

Here’s a way to explain, what’s harder to start? If your kid is in the middle or holding near the edge? Also if it’s rolling on a pin vs a larger ball head, which spins longer?



To be honest, next time I’ll do 285/70R18 on lighter wheels.

 

I’m going 37s and 80 lbs tires cause fuck it. Then my wife will be forced into letting me regear because the truck won’t pull the trailer anymore. Physics boys. Pure physics right there.

 

Ask for forgivness not permission lmao thats how I do it .But not 2k at a time lmao.

 

re-gear would probably be the best or just live with it. i also run 295s and got used to it.

 

Ah well. I figure put em on then wheel it till the diff blows up. Then it’s a done deal! Haha

Just blame the tire guy. He told me it would be fine hunny!!

 

Diameter and width. Width gives more resistance since we also typically go more aggressive. And diameter, well circumference, means you are going further per rotation. So with the same gears your rpm will drop if you go the same actual speed. But then you'll drop into a lower gear when need the power but then also have lower rpm when on straights. In my other vehicle that negated each other.