Switching between two sets of wheels and tires

[wWwolfff]

Hello. I've got a new Tacoma.

I'm a little nervous about up sizing the tires because some can say it will void the warranty.

What if I save the stock wheels and tires and put them on for any time I take it to the dealership, will they have any way of knowing I was running bigger tires before?

Also, do I need an alignment every time I change from one set of wheels and tires to the other?

Thanks

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[BoboForShort]

It only voids the warranty if they can prove that the modification was the cause of the damage. However, if you have a terrible service center they may take a little more convincing and it may be more trouble than it's worth. But unless you're trying to stuff 37s or bigger in there they probably won't care.

 

[Goriders]

I don’t think you have to worry about the warranty angle. I upsized my tires and my dealer gave me a quote to supply them.

 

[RESQCAT]

I use my 18 in OEM wheels for my snow tires. Several of my Trailhunter friends and I went with Method Bead Grips (703s in most cases, +35), 285/70R 17 Falken AT4Ws. No rubbing (did have to trim the Canadian mud flaps, but plan to go to a more flexible, flatter profile model than the OEM).

VERY pleased. Tire size is within .03% of the 18 in wheel, so effect on speedo is not noticeable. And for my use case, the stock ARB setup, with heavier duty Dobinson springs to offset the equipment I installed (front bumper, winch, rack system, bed drawers, etc.) makes this truck drive fantastic.

I have done military and civilian offroading, all over the US and in many parts of the world, for 50 years. In my use cases... a modest lift with the right suspension has done very well. Bigger tires only make sense if your use case benefits from them. Changing from OEM engineering to a large degree requires you to make other tweaks and adjustments... I modified a 2000 Grand Cherokee for Search and Rescue and did 3.5 pages of mods... both mechanical and electrical. Boy, was THAT an education in how one change may mess something up, or require other changes to make up some delta. So be careful and plan your customizations with care.

If I do THIS, what else does it affect? Do I need to adjust or change THAT? This is especially true of suspension setups IMHO.

Best wishes!

 

[RESQCAT]

And did I say... adding a lot of weight, lift, etc. will affect your braking? That was never great on my GC, and adding several hundred pounds of steel (bumpers, winch, spare tire rack, rock rails, roof racks, lights, etc. etc.) really made that issue rather important. So again, literally WEIGH everything and think it through. Talk to folks in the know before you buy.

 

[wWwolfff]

Thank you. Really I am not off roading , it's a SR5 rwd. I was thinking some 275s or 285s. I just like the look. I know I would be going from a 34 pound tire to about 54 pounds. But no other additional weight.

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