El Taco [Operation: Not A Build] - 2024 TRD Off-Road Journal

[tacorancher]

Yeah, I forgot to mention E-rated tires...

LT275/70R17 is also available in many E-rated options. I don't like E-rated tires on any truck that's not a fullsize, or weighs more than ~6k lb (such as an 80-series Land cruiser). It's almost impossible to find a tire pressure that let's an E-rated tire flex enough to ride well under a lighter truck.

For your Trailhunter, the options are also limited with the 18" wheels. If you changed to 17", there are many more options on the market.

Agree 1,000%. I’m changing to super light 17” RRW wheels for this reason. Despite my truck approaching 5400 pounds it still rides hard with E loads. I was surprised with how hard they ride and also how nobody else seems to complain about it (I must be sensitive to it).

The conundrum I’m in now is that I want to try to fit on some 59 pound 33.9” 285/75/17 Load C Toyos but I’m not sure they’ll fit. My 33.43” tires only allow the tip of a finger at best to get between the crash pad and the tire. Not interested in removing the crash pad. Other options include SL Falkens or Mickey Thompsons or your tires — but I want larger to be in proportion with the Trailhunter width (and for the over landing / off-roading I do 6-10 times a year, I want a C load). My brothers Ranger Raptor has the 32.8” KO3s (285/70/17) and compared to my Falkens they look like little baby donuts.

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[Yotota]

Agree 1,000%. I’m changing to super light 17” RRW wheels for this reason. Despite my truck approaching 5400 pounds it still rides hard with E loads. I was surprised with how hard they ride and also how nobody else seems to complain about it (I must be sensitive to it).

The conundrum I’m in now is that I want to try to fit on some 59 pound 33.9” 285/75/17 Load C Toyos but I’m not sure they’ll fit. My 33.43” tires only allow the tip of a finger at best to get between the crash pad and the tire. Not interested in removing the crash pad. Other options include SL Falkens or Mickey Thompsons or your tires — but I want larger to be in proportion with the Trailhunter width (and for the over landing / off-roading I do 6-10 times a year, I want a C load). My brothers Ranger Raptor has the 32.8” KO3s (285/70/17) and compared to my Falkens they look like little baby donuts.

Oh man... Good old BFGs.

That company still can't seem to figure out how to measure a tire, and manufacture a tire that's accurate to size specifications. Their tires are consistently smaller than specified, and noticably smaller than other brand tires in the exact same size.

Contrast that with a brand like Falken, whose tires are spot-on for specified size and are a bit bigger than other brand tires in the exact same size.

Also... I've owned new KO2s before. They are good driving tires when new, but the rubber compound seems to harden much faster than other brands. That's why they seem to last FOREVER. But traction degrades over time.

 

[tacorancher]

Oh man... Good old BFGs.

That company still can't seem to figure out how to measure a tire, and manufacture a tire that's accurate to size specifications. Their tires are consistently smaller than specified, and noticably smaller than other brand tires in the exact same size.

Contrast that with a brand like Falken, whose tires are spot-on for specified size and are a bit bigger than other brand tires in the exact same size.

Also... I've owned new KO2s before. They are good driving tires when new, but the rubber compound seems to harden much faster than other brands. That's why they seem to last FOREVER. But traction degrades over time.

They also don’t balance according to everyone I’ve talked to. But I think they are still a good tire, just not for me.

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