Hey everyone. Im kinda new to the Yota family. I was wanting to upgrade to a different tire tread as well as size, but I have no clue what I can run on a stock 95' Pickup DX 4x4. It has 31x10.5x15 on it right now, and was wondering if 31x13x15 was too big. And if anyone knew the right offset to get? Thanks for the help.... Caleb

 

Caleb
welcome to Yotatech from another SoCal'er. Before somebody throws the "do a Search" thing at you... Not absolutely positive but I think the next logical size is a 32x11.5R15. Although I think if you off road it you will get some rubbing. Typically Tacos go up to a 2.5" lift to go larger than the stock 31's. The problem seems to be the rear wheel rubbing either on the front or rear of the wheel well because the rear axle is not perfectly centered in the wheel openings and with some travel(off roading) the problem is a bit worse. This is a pic of my 99 Taco with 2.5" lift and 285/75R16s which is just slightly smaller than a 33".


You can see how off center the rear wheel is towards the back. I had lots of rubbing issues and it drove my crazy to the point of having to remove the flares and bend the sheet metal in while in the middle of a TTORA trail run. Offset can actually make it a bigger problem because the wheels won't be able to tuck up inside the wells. Maybe someone can post up some better advice for you but I think 31's are great for stock height tacos!

 

Why would you run wider 31s? Do they make 13in 31s? Get a set of BF mud terrains on 15x8 rims and it should look good and have great offroad potential. <B>

 

I was gonna swith to Mud Terr. tires, but wanted something wider without sacrificing too much power from my little 4 cyl. Thats why I didnt wanna go taller.

 

I have a 2000 tacoma with 31in mud terrains on it, I also have a 4cyl. I can spin them and cruise down the highway with no problem. <B>

 

I think that in SoCal you will need a taller tire more than a wider one. Only place here that wider will help it the sand dunes. No mud here and the challenge is the rocks and that means ground clearance. 31 MT's look pretty good. Go to a tire shop and ask if you can look at the differant sizes next to your truck. I know the Goodyear shops are having a buy 3 get 4th one free on MTRs. The rubbing head aches are way worse than any looks benefits you may get out of oversized tires in my opinion.

 

I forgot you guys don't have snow or mud. Are you impressed with the MTRS Eric?
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I have BFG's but have heard lots of good stuff about the MTR's. Have to be a decent tire for Jeep to put them on the Rubicons from the factory. Not a huge Jeep fan but the Rubicon pkg is pretty cool. THis is my second set of BFG MTs and I like them a lot more than the AT's because the AT's spit rocks and it ends up being like a sand blaster on the rock rails and frame. The 285's(33's) on the green 99 Taco actually balanced better than the 265/75(32's) I have on my Runner. AT's did well off road but down here it is all rocks so they had to go on the wife's Red 2wd Taco.

 

I have Mtr's on my 83 pickup and I am not as impressed with them as I am with the BFs. The rubber is too soft for the granite and mud in New England. Plus the cost of the tires, I could have bought Swamper boggers and still came out ahead in the long run.

 

Width causes MAJOR problems with fitment and rubbing. You can run up to a 33"x10.50" without rubbing, but need like 4+" of lift for a 33x12.50. I have never seen one, but I would guess that a 31x13 will rub like crazy.

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...it.shtml#FAQ10

 

33/10'5s,,,,,,,, 3 inch lift

 

If you do 33x10.50's, then get them here http://www.performanceplustire.com/p...-15#prodAnchor

I can almost guarantee that you won't find a better price. I just bought 5. They'll ship them, but if you are getting 4 or 5, it'd probably be cheaper to make the drive up to Long Beach to pick them up yourself. $84 for a 33" mud terrain is such an amazing deal!!

 

Going from a 31x10.5 to a 31x13 means that without changing the rim, the wider tire will stick out 1.25" farther than the other tire: 13-10.5=2.5, 2.5/2=1.25. If you want the outside edge of the tire in the same location relevant to the fenders, etc, you'd need to buy new rims with that appropriately increased offset. For instance: if you had a rim with 4.0" offset, you'd need 5.25" offset rims to keep the tires from sticking out any more than they did before.

For the record, in California, the fenders (and mud flaps if required) must extend out as far as the wheels do: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc27600.htm

 

do they even make 31x13" tires? If not, then this whole point is somewhat moot, aside from pointing out that width is harder to accommodate than height.

 

wow that site is cheap im gonna order tires from them mine are now slicks and they are 200 cheaper four a set