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Need some help getting new tires

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by vsantoro, Sep 3, 2022.

  1. Sep 3, 2022 at 9:36 AM
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    vsantoro

    vsantoro [OP] New Member

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    Hi everyone. I have a 2020 trd pro. It’s time for new tires, I still have the stock ones on. I want to get something more aggressive looking , great in snow since I’m upstate ny, decently low road noise. I am mostly on road but occasionally take it off road for light stuff, beach trips on sand, nothing crazy. I would love to go bigger but I have no idea what size. I don’t want any type of rubbing issues. (I read some people had rubbing issues with bigger tires ) It’s all stock besides a light bar and some vinyl. Any suggestions on tire and sizes ? The current size is 275 65 18. I read some threads but it’s overwhelming with so much info in so many threads figured I would post.
    Thanks for all your help. victor

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  2. Sep 3, 2022 at 10:16 AM
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    frichco228

    frichco228 Valued Member

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    Eibach Pro Truck Stage 2 suspension, HD RAS, 285/75-18 Nokian Outpost AT, LoPro bed cover, TRD rear sway bar, DD 10 inch exhaust, and various other goodies
    Stock tires are standard load. Going bigger on a tundra with 18s generally means moving to E load. But be aware, they will ride considerably firmer, are also heavier so will impact your performance some and MPG. 275/70-18 is a popular size (33 inch tall), beefy, but not so huge they make a large negative impact on performance. Expect MPG to drop 1-2 points. That size fits great on stock Tundras. I run that size with a 2/1 lift and it looks great, same stance as your Pro, which is 2 inches higher in front than other Tundra trims/models.

    For road, snow, wet, off road use, look into an all terrain tire. Popular street friendly AT are Cooper XLTS, Falken Wildpeaks, Toyo AT and there are many other good brands.

    Choose the tire size you want to run and hit discount tire or tirerack website and you can easily browse the tires and brands available in the size you wan to run. You will be able to see cost, weight, mileage warranty, etc...all the info you need to choose a tire.

    If you do not want a firmer ride, stick to standard load tires in that 275/65 size, you can still get good AT tires in that size. That size and load rating will also be lighter than larger or heavier load tires, so less impact to mpg and performance. But do expect to lose a little MPG because AT tires have more aggressive tread, probably about 1MPG.

    Have fun, upgrading tires is a great and easy way to improve a vehicle's capability.

    This is the stance your Pro would have running stock 18 inch wheels and 275/70-18 AT tires, but I do have my rear lifted an inch so yours would look just a hair lower in the rear

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