TH wheels on an actual TH trim. Can I go to a 285 without a lift? I guess I forgot that the TH comes with a lift out of the box!
Mixed opinions on that one. Most say you need to kill the crash plate to fit. Some also adjust the fender liner a bit and or remove the front mud flap. Others say it fits no issue, not sure if that holds true off road. Also opinions vary on fitting the 285 spare. For me the 10mm difference is not worth all of that, so 275 it is.
Perfect, I'll go with the 275 as well for the same reasons. Until I go with a Westcott lift, and I am not sure I ever will, I am not going to go to 285s.
You can fit 285/70/18 without a lift but you’re gonna rub on dibs (fender liner) and at full lock. You’ll need to remove the front crash plates.
I appreciate the feedback, but I don’t want to give up the trail Hunter Wheels. I really love the bronze color. I like the way you’re thinking though. Eventually I will get a Westcott lift I think but for day one I just want to swap the tires out to KO threes because I absolutely love those tires.
Will you post a pic, please?
What has changing to a lot heavier tire done to the gas mileage, speedometer calibration? Still running the stock tires (after one year) and I'm only getting 17 MPG as it is. Also are you having any any of the notorious BF Goodrich balancing issues. Considering the pirelli scorpion tires.
Your setup looks great, I have the underground color and going with similar color methods eventually. I have to balance out that 98% of my driving will be on highway with our 80 and 85 mph speed limits. But rock crawling three times a year in Colorado is definitely a concern for those sidewalls. I've watched so many professional tire reviews that my head is swimming. It's hard to balance out great highway handling, performance in rain and snow and rock crawling. I realize that three peak snowflake designation means nothing. My friends in Colorado lean towards Nokian. I've got a year to figure it out, going from Austin Texas to British Columbia and the Northwest Territory next summer, I've got some time.Sure. I was concerned about how much weight per/corner I was adding with the load range E. Only available load range C at the time was the Falken ATW4 which is a great tire but it would have added 24 # per/corner. I have to be realistic because I’m only getting off-road 2-3 times a month so the majority of the time it’s pavement. The Method/Toyo AT3 combo adds 14 # per/corner and I haven’t had any issues off-road with the stock SL AT3 - just a little worried when I’ve aired down over rock.
I stuck with the AT3. It’s been a good tire and I haven’t had any issues off-road. The combo, Method/AT3 285/75/17 C, only added 14# per/corner…but, yes MPG dropped 1.0 -1.5 depending on how I drive. That was a big concern for me and why I was avoiding the E loads, at least as long as the majority of my driving is pavement. That said, if BFG comes out with more C loads I’d gladly switch. I’ve run the KO2 on previous trucks and off-road it was great!
I agree those at3s are great on road especially. My only concern was the OEM lesser tread tires that came on it were not all that great in Colorado a few months ago going uphill off-roading with very light snow on the road, they slipped a lot. I'm thinking the full treaded retail version of that tire might be just fine.
