Newbie2Toyota

I just purchased a 94 4runner 4x4 recently and would like it to be a mild trail vehicle and daily driver. I work for Toyota and can get a bigger set of rims FAURLY cheap but I don't mind my stock rims really. What is best fitting tire I can get on my runner now? I'd eventually like to do a ome 2inch lift to get rid of my rear end sag but for now I NEED tires... Any help would be much appreciated guys! Thanks

Discombobulated

225 15's will work just fine.

Newbie2Toyota

I heard that 31/10.5r15 will fit but I'm not sure about that.. I like a tire with a little more meat and width to it so I just want to make sure what my options are

Roark

31 x 10.5 fit perfectly. I am currently running 235 85 and they may be a little thin, but they fit perfectly, too.

Newbie2Toyota

Could you guys send pics of your setup so I could get an idea? I also completely left out a big question which is what do you recommend for tires as far as brand goes?

Newbie2Toyota

Could you guys send pics of your setup so I could get an idea? I also completely left out a big question which is what do you recommend for tires as far as brand goes? A/T?

Discombobulated

295's

Roark

Unless you plan on some mud or offroad terrain, there isn't any logical reason behind getting MTs. They do look cool, though. As for brands, I am running Nexen Roadians, but only because they came with the truck. BFG AT, Toyo, Mickey Thompson.. A lot of makers out there for good ATs. Search around for your preference on price and features.

Here's my current tires.

Newbie2Toyota

A 295? How would the fitment be? Lol

Roark

235 85 16

Newbie2Toyota

I think that fitment looks the best. I don't want it to be too crazy because as much as the next guy would love to mud and all realistically for me I probably won't do much of that unfortunately. I definitely will be going to snow and whatnot every so often thought but probably a 285 seems to be a fair fitment, I don't like it having a whole lot of tire coming out of the wheel well

Roark

285 is a lot different than a 235. 235 is shorter and thinner by a wide margin.

Newbie2Toyota

Yea that's very true. I guess after looking at a comparison it's alot different than what I want as far as a 285 goes

Yamiryder

31x10.50 is what i'd do. Fits perfectly stock.

Jake_D

31 10.50 15 is the best mixture of off road and daily driver, that is what i have on my 94 4runner and i would never put on a diffrent size. almost every AT tire that is avalible is made in that size so you have a great selection. firestone/bridgestone, goodyear/kelly, mastercraft, and hankook all make great AT tires. by the way i am a tire changer at a large shop so i have seen about every AT tire out there haha

Jake_D

235 75 15 is also a good size, narrower and a little shorter.

YoungFeller

You can fit 31x10.50 just fine (and they fit on the original wheels) but it does change the way it drives a little. I prefer the driving experience on stock-size tires (225/75 or 235/75). It gives you that extra power and braking ability that you lose with bigger tires.

Another size you might look at is 30x9.50R15. It gives you a meatier look than the original size but it's not too tall or wide to hurt the power or braking much.

There are so many good tire brands and types out there. I usually use the Tirerack survey results to select tires. For on-road use, an All-terrain is the most aggressive I would go. Highway all-seasons also work well. Mud tires look cool but they're usually noisy, slow-rolling, fast-wearing, expensive and most don't have good grip on wet pavement or icy roads.

Here's the Tirerack all-terrain chart:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORAT

and the highway all-season chart:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...y.jsp?type=HAS

Also, a note on the "butt-sagging". It's actually a 4runner design element that pays homage to baja pre-runners (4runner means "pre-runner with 4wd"). For the first two generations, the 4runners had higher-cut front fender arches than rear arches. I proudly maintain my original "butt-saggy" stance to pay homage to the spirit of the 4runner.

LaidbackLight

I recently got a whole new Old Man EMU suspension/lift kit made by ARB and after 4 weeks my front leaf stacks have completely flattened out, especially compared to the rear leafs.

Half the people tell me this is normal, half say it is not.

I have a winch on the front of my truck but i feel like the leafs are sagging too much. I have not really taken it offroading as i still have the stock tires on it. The truck is higher in the back than it is in the front now, even though i requested level lift.

Any advice would be appreciated!

Thanks!

Jake_D

30x9.5 15 and 235/75 15 are basically the same size

Yamiryder

Not to be precise, but a 235 is SLIGHTLY smaller overall if anyone wondered.