BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A KO3 275/70R18, Trailhunter Wheels, Stock TRD OR

[Kdbradley85]

I ordered the 18" bronze Trailhunter wheels from Sparksparts way, way back in early October and received them finally about a week ago. As soon as I saw pictures of the Trailhunter, I knew that I wanted those wheels, and when I saw @SonoranSurvivalist's post, that clinched the decision. It was worth the wait! I decided to go with a 275/70 tire (33.2" diameter), and I was a little concerned that they could rub, so I also purchased a 1.25" front spacer lift from Peak Suspension just in case. I figured if they did rub, I could install the spacers and maybe remove the crash bars from the front wheel wells to make a little more room, but only if it was necessary.

Here are the boxes that the wheels came in:

The unboxed wheel:

The center caps:

The wheel with the center cap:

Here is my truck before the new wheels were installed:

Here was the first time I saw the truck after the wheels & tires were mounted:

...and another picture the following morning:

Unfortunately, the weather has turned pretty bad, and I plan on uploading some better pictures to show the wheel poke and some different angles. Overall, I couldn't be happier with how these things look on my truck. Just a couple things to note:

• No lift installed of any kind as of yet, and I don't think it will be needed either. I've driven over speedbumps, pulled into and backed out of my driveway (has a decent slope and a tight turn), and so far, absolutely no rubbing. I figure these tires are about as big as you can fit without any modifications, but I haven't fully flexed the suspension or driven around with clumps of mud stuck to the tires yet. It is VERY tight, though. When the steering is fully locked, the area where the "removable" crash bar inside the front wheel wells looks like the tightest area without less than an inch of space.
• These wheels do poke, but not nearly as much as I was anticipating. I estimate about an 1/8" of the flat tread sit outside of the fender flares, and the face of the wheels themselves are basically even with the fender flares.
• I was hoping to use the TPMS from my original wheels in the new ones, but I ended up with aftermarket ones. They work perfectly so far.
• The lugs and wheel locks from my original wheels worked just fine with the new wheels.
• The weight of each wheel is approximately 33 lbs and tires are about 59 lbs each. This is significantly heavier than stock, and especially with the manual transmission, noticeable when accelerating. I would bet that the weight wouldn't be as noticeable with the 8 speed automatic, but I'm sure it still has a detrimental impact on performance. I plan on updating this post with more information pertaining to fuel consumption once I've gone through a few tanks and gotten a better idea on average economy (mixed city/hwy/light off-roading). The truck still feels plenty strong though!
• Here are the part numbers and prices I paid for the wheels (minus shipping and taxes):

  • Part Number​	Part Name​	Price​	Quantity​	Total​
    PTR56-35240-5F​	Taco Al Whl 18 In Br​	$228.46​	4​	$913.84​
    PT280-35221-5F​	Toy Center Cap Flt Bronze​	$18.75​	4​	$75.00​

The stance looks a lot more aggressive and they fill the wheel wells very nicely. I didn't hate the original OR wheels by any means, but these are just better looking, and it's not even close in my opinion. I'll post some more pictures if I get any requests, and I'm happy to help answer any questions any of you may have. Thanks for reading, and Merry Christmas!

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[Airborne]

Those look really nice on your truck, im not a white truck guy but that combination looks very nice…great choice

 

[mattski2112]

I am SO tempted to order these wheels. Toyota did a fantastic job with this design.

 

[Swizzard24]

Have same truck and color. Those wheels do look fantastic. Hmmmm

 

[SilverSurfer]

I think the move with Solar Octane is black, but I’d love to see the TH bronze setup on one.

 

[Kdbradley85]

Thanks for the kind words! If you’re thinking about it, just go ahead and do it . I’m thinking these wheels should start to get a bit easier to get your hands on. The only downside I can think of are the choices in tire selection being a bit more limited being an 18” vs a 17”, yet you’re still left with a ton of options. I went with the KO3s after seeing them on my buddy’s new PreRunner. There are much lighter options available in a C or SL rating from General and a few others in this particular size. The Falkens were actually heavier than these, I think in both E and SL options, plus they’re just slightly taller and will be a tighter fit for sure.

 

[Kdbradley85]

I think the move with Solar Octane is black, but I’d love to see the TH bronze setup on one.

I think these wheels will pop regardless of color, but the Pro wheels with the solar octane would awesome too. I’ve seen a few of these trucks in solar octane around town here and man that’s a cool color!

 

[StbCat]

The wheels look great! Quick question, you ended up using the aftermarket TPMS because the original OEM ones didn’t fit?

 

[Kdbradley85]

The wheels look great! Quick question, you ended up using the aftermarket TPMS because the original OEM ones didn’t fit?

I think the issue is that neither of the tire shops that I went to was willing to do the swap without me having to drop off my truck (it's my only vehicle, and I was pretty far from home). I'm confident that the factory sensors would work perfectly with these wheels, and these shops saw an easy opportunity to make a bit more cash by selling me the aftermarket ones. On the plus side, I have four perfectly good OEM wheels and tires (with sensors) that I can either keep as backups or throw snow tires on. I could probably fetch a decent price for them if I decided to sell them too. Mr. Tire, the first shop I went to, was giving me the runaround, and I'd taken a few trips to that particular shop because they have one of the newer road-force balance machines (one of the only ones around here it seems). Each time I was told I'd need to reschedule or drop off my truck after having explained to them several times the work that I wanted done. They were also pushing really hard for me to get an alignment, and they got pretty rude with me after pleading for them to use my factory sensors. Some BS about it being a difficult job because they had to dismount my old tires from my old wheels... like, wouldn't you have to do that if I was just getting new tires??? I couldn't understand their reasoning at all, and it felt like an excuse. I wound up calling another shop up the street and they got them mounted up on my truck in under an hour. It ended up costing me a bit more with the purchase of the new sensors, but either way, I really didn't wanna have to go home empty handed again, and the wheels and tires seem to be balanced perfectly so far. The aftermarket TPMS have worked out just fine, so no regrets there. If you have a tire shop in your area that you trust, you know does quality work, and you ask them to swap out your original sensors, it should be no problem for them to do so. Toyota's OEM TPMS sensors are pretty pricey (I think over $100 each). Sorry for the mini rant there LOL.

 

[yoyotaco]

Wanna trade those 17s for the TRD off-road 18s that come with the hybrid version?

 

[Kdbradley85]

@yoyotaco kinda far away to do a swap. I bet you could find someone in your area that’d be happy to swap. I’m probably gonna wind up giving the tires to a buddy who needs em, but keeping the wheels to maybe sell.

 

[yoyotaco]

@yoyotaco kinda far away to do a swap. I bet you could find someone in your area that’d be happy to swap. I’m probably gonna wind up giving the tires to a buddy who needs em, but keeping the wheels to maybe sell.

Yeah I saw Maryland :/ thanks for responding back

 

[Kdbradley85]

Here's a couple more pictures showing wheel clearance within the wheel wells. After a few more days with these tires, I'm really digging the feel of them on the road. I haven't had a chance to test them in the mud and dirt, but I'm sure they'll see it soon enough.

Here's the tightest area by a pretty decent margin. When the wheel is cut all the way to the left, there's only about 1/2" of clearance, if that:

Here, you can see the wheels poke out from the front fenders just a tiny bit:

...same for the rear (I like how it sticks out about the same as the rock slider kickouts now):

 

[DesertFast]

The mixed responses to clearing 33s really frustrates me with the Tacoma. I just need to clear full flex and I really, really don't want to cut or sky jack this thing.

I just got "stuck" in wet grass/mud that made me curse up a storm. The factory tires on the TRD Off Road are embarrassing.

If you get a chance to get that out there and flexed out or you decide to do an experiment to see, I'm sure me and a dozen other members would love to hear what you find out.

Like someone else said, that bronze looks great too. I don't usually l like that rim color but it looks great on your truck.

 

[Kdbradley85]

@DesertFast hey, thanks! So far, all I can tell you is that I have had zero rubbing, and to my eye, it looks like the tire has enough room to clear the fender if it's completely stuffed, but I can't tell you how soon I'll be able to give you a definitive, 100%, all clear. I haven't cut, removed, or trimmed anything and there's no suspension modifications on the truck, just what comes with the standard TRD Off Road (non-hybrid). If you have the hybrid version, I'm pretty sure they sit even higher than the non-hybrids, so you may have slightly more room in that case. Personally, I feel confident that these won't give me an issue with my truck, but if you're super concerned, you can go with the 265/70R18 size (32.6") that is basically a 33" and will definitely not cause issues. That's also the stock size for the hybrid TRD OR. The tires I have now are only about 1/2" bigger than that, so if you're looking for a 33" tire, there are tons of options that should definitely work. You can always remove your front struts and manually stuff your front wheel and measure exactly how much space you have to play with (just kidding)... but I think ICON made a video showing this process.

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