I've got the itch to go 35's and here are the choices:

315/75/16 Cooper STT's

315/75/16 Mickey Thompson MTZ's

35x10.50x15 Super Swamper SSR's


Yes, I can run 15's-I have an SR5 that came with the smaller brakes.

 

Cause I have em' and love em' and I don't know much about the MTZs and I think swampers are too much for a DD.

Lamm

 

OK, some details are in order:


Not a daily driver-only driven 5000 to 6000 miles a year

Atleast half of those miles towing a 3700 pound popup camper

Sidewall strength is a major concern-lots of roots at Tellico

Needs to be highway safe and reliable for towing, but noise is no real issue

Never sees snow, but does see a lot of rainy highways-all options are siped

Don't need a mudbogger, just a good, durable highway and rocky, rooty trail tire

 

Same answer still.

Lamm

 

I think the SST's are a good lookin' tire and Cooper has a good reputation.

 

small brakes and 35's dont sound like a good combination. maybe do 35x10.5 - 16's and do the tundra upgrade. or 34x10.5 16

 

The 35x10.50x16's are too tall-over 35". The swap to 34" just isn't enough to justify the cost over the 33's that I have now. I stop really well when towing-the camper has great electric brakes.

 

I wanna see ur results if u go 35's and i live close by

 

You'll need to remind me, b/c I will forget. If I do, my 285's and Tacoma wheels will be for sale.

 

why not an mtr? awesome sidewalls, decent wear and great for rocks & rooty trails..decent in mud too .or another set of bfg's? just wanting to try somethin different? if its not a DD..id go for the swampers. not sure how tough their sidewalls are though...

 

You have the right gears for 35s. Something that would make your rig more capable than 35s (considering 5spd) Dual Tcases or front locker. That's where my money would be goin'. BTW: the Cooper tires are by far the best of the options.

Do you have BL?

 

1" bodylift and pinchweld smashing is done along with some trimming

Dual t cases is a future mod with a front locker, but I need the ground clearance more at this point

 

MTR's are a good tire and I will consider those and BFG's, but they are also wider than any of the choices

 

Where is BFG Mud on the list?? It is by far the best tire I have ever owned. Excellent hwy, snow, mud, rock, rain...etc manners.

I load my truck up with about 1200lbs of crap for camping (including us in front seat) and with the stock brakes its slower to stop, but not dangerous, you should be fine with your brakes, but need to be carefull when towing (duh )

 

Since it is not daily driven, the swampers are your best bet. Strongest sidewall, nasty tread pattern, etc. Second choice is Cooper STT's.
I agree with someone above that a front locker or dual cases would do more for you. I think that you THINK you need more ground clearance, but I have wheeled 31" BFG AT's EXTENSIVELY, on hard trails (equivalent of blacks at Paragon) on an SFA rig (read: very low center ground clearance) and I have discovered that it is not tire size that will hold you up, it is the ability to go slow and the ability to make all 4 tires turn. I have outwheeled guys on 35's on 31's w/ 2 lockers. Is ground clearance good? Of course it is, however, it is not as much of a requirement as lockers and dual cases. Also, with 35's you are going to have very little room to flex, less flex=better chance of flopping. I say stick with 33's, lock it up and do dual cases.

 

Although it wasn't on the list, you might check out TrXus MT's, they have a ton of siping, the center lugs are fairly close together so they are pretty good on the road, but they have the multi-stage lugs on the outter edge, which will be good off road.
http://www.intercotire.com/site35.php

 

I have the TrXuS M/T's, great tires. Excellent traction in all situations I have put them in (Rocks, Sand, Mud, Snow) and they're good on pricing too (33x12.50x15's are $151 ea.). They don't balance very well, but neither would a swamper. You can kind of think of them as a swamper one-off with siping and a little more styling on the sidewall tread. The sidewalls are TOUGH too, my little 33x12.50's are 6-ply (looks like 35x12.50's are 6-ply too). It makes them kind of heavy (noticable on a little 3.0) but not horrible, and they really are quiet on the street, it won't sound like an air-raid driving down the road.

Based on what you said, these would DEFINITELY be worth looking into. Discount tire can order them too, which is how I got them, mainly for the "Certificates." They've got my recommendation...

 

If you have an experienced person balancing them and you use truck weights, I hear it is not that big a problem. Also consider Dynabeads, I think that is what I am going to do with my swampers.

 

brett, are you regearing or keeping the 4.88's? you'll see a BIG difference in power going from 33's to 35's - something to consider unless you're getting a motorhome to tow the runner on a trailer. if you keep the pull-behind, then it'll be worse than pulling it with 33's on stock gears due to the additional rolling resistance. remember, you're looking at a jump that's comparable between stock 31's on stock 4.10 gears and 33's on stock 4.10 gears.

however, if you do regear, you should consider staying at 5.29's and not go higher due to strength issues. with that said, at BEST, you'll see comparable power as if you had 32's on stock 4.10's (or 33's on 4.56's like me) if you're running 35's on 5.29's. it's not a great combo for towing.

BTW: I voted for the MTZ. Badass tire. I would have gotten them a fewmonths back when I was buying if I wouldn't have found such a killer deal on the new MT/R's that I picked up.

 

Personally, I did not see much of as difference in gearing on-road. I still have 4.30's.

I went through the whole chain of tire sizes: 265x70 to 265x75 to 285x75 to 295x75 to 315x75

Another thing to consider is the weight of the tire.