OK, So while looking for my axle code, I noticed that the sticker on my driver's side door jamb mentions 225/75/15 sized tires.
First off its a 97 4Runner SR5 4X4. It currently has 265/75/16. Could my vehicle have origianally came with those TINY tires?

 

i believe those are factory specs for v4 4runners without any options. late models came with a lot of stardard features and bigger tires and rims were options in the past??? anyone correct me if im wrong

 

Sure seems like it, do you feel your 4Runner slow?

 

I believe they all have both sizes listed, as mine lists the 225's on there as well. Probably so they only have to print one type of label. Yours conceivably could have came with 225's, but not likely. You'd have to check you're gearing to confirm, as that is what Vato is getting at.

 

that's the size that my truck came with

 

My truck has never seemed fast by any means. But I seriously dont think it is that under-powered/geared. Most every number on that sticker is damaged, so I can't tell what my gearing is. Maybe the dealer can pull it up via my VIN.

Maybe somebody else can check their sticker. I really dont see the point of having the tire pressures for that sized tire if my car didn't come with them.

Carfax definately says I have an SR5 with a 3.4 so even a girl or guy with a lot of time and money didn't convert it from a base model.

 

BTW, it mentions the small tire size twice. Not one mention of anything larger.

The previous(first) owner left his registration in the car, so maybe i'll contact him and ask whats what.

 

I have a 2001 SR5, it came factory with 225/75/15
Aaron

 

maybe my rims and tires were changed at the port!

 

I'm not trying to be a smart ass but there's no such thing as a 'V4' Only one I know of is the original VW Beetle.

 

As did my 96 3.4L SR5

 

My wife's 1990 came with that size. We have since moved up to 30/9.5/15s.

 

my 97 v6 had 265/70- 16 tires when i bought it. The door sticker says it came the 225 tires on 15 inch rims. I think the 16 rims and bigger tires were put on as a dealer option. i now have 285/75 tires so it doesnt matter anyways

 

i asked a friend who worked at a Toyota distributor on the west coast. according to him, when the vehicle starts along the assembly line they are normally issued 225/75R15 tires on 15x6 steel wheels. that was factory stock. so, when you start adding features like the SR5 package or other options that changes the wheels or tires, they don't change the plate. the 265/70R16 are optional tires. but 96 4runner was labeled 225/75R15 but on the dealer invoiced had the 265/70R16 as the optional tires.

but on my tacoma, my plate had 31x10.50R15 but then again it was a V6 out of the door. i don't remember seeing too many 1999 v6 tacos on anything smaller than a 31x10.50R15.

 

Like the other guys have said I believe that the 225/75/15s are standard from the factory and so that is what sticker the factory puts on the door jamb and the optional tires do not get put on until they go to the distributor.

 

The vehicles with big tire packages had special axle ratios. You would think if they can list that on the door jam, they can also list the proper tire size. The speedometer, axle ratio and tire size have te be decided at the same time to make it all work.

 

Try putting a 15" rim on. If it fits it came with the small tires, since the 4Runners came with 2 different size calipers.