295/70/18 is a tire size that you should consider* (1 Viewer)

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Wes Gardner said:
Big meats on a Lexus is such a fun flex :cool:
Had to get a picture before leaving Discount Tire

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Almost no difference in feel driving it home. Kinda surprising b/c these tires are almost 10lb/piece heavier than my 275/70s
They fit soooo easy too. This should honestly be the default size to upgrade to from stock if you keep the 18" wheel

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And STUFFED

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1" spacer doesn't seem to be an issue at all so I guess I keep it
Thanks @tbisaacs for getting this thread started 👍
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Looks so good!!
 
Doesn't it? Proper meats. Looks soo good.

Regarding weights, it's never been what the forum likes to make it out to be. That's not primarily where MPG and ride and handling is lost. Big tires are worth the weight as it's the best suspension, traction, and lift that can be added.

Another LX with 35s, cheers! :beer:
 
TXLX100 said:
Tundra wheels, no spacer needed?
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I'm running 1" spacers with the Tundra wheels.

I recently changed my tires out to the Falken Wildpeak AT3W. The Falken's seem to run just slightly bigger than the Nitto RG that were on originally, and it required me to do some additional clearancing to prevent rubbing. I also finally did the AHC lift, but i don't think it was needed to make the tires fit

Here's a pic with AHC lift mod and normal mode.
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TeCKis300 said:
Doesn't it? Proper meats. Looks soo good.

Regarding weights, it's never been what the forum likes to make it out to be. That's not primarily where MPG and ride and handling is lost. Big tires are worth the weight as it's the best suspension, traction, and lift that can be added.

Another LX with 35s, cheers! :beer:
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Would a particular tire/rim setup actually improve ride, handling, and mpg?

For instance, rock warriors and at3’s actually weigh less than the stock lx570 rims and wheels…68.5 lbs vs 79 lbs.

And when you run 295 70 r18 runs about 96 lbs. From an engineering perspective, how are those heavier wheels/tires going to affect ride, handling, and mpg?

I’d sacrifice mpg for a better ride…but I wouldn’t really want to sacrifice safety/handling/ride.
 
Pskhaat said:
The wheels are same offset. Why would that be?
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Most likely because you’ll run into the issue of the tire sidewalls contacting the UCA.
 
Pskhaat said:
The wheels are same offset. Why would that be?
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Stock offset wheels are between 50mm and 60mm, as @tys4x4 - that's not enough to clear a 11.5" wide tire from the UCA.
 
TeCKis300 said:
Doesn't it? Proper meats. Looks soo good.

Regarding weights, it's never been what the forum likes to make it out to be. That's not primarily where MPG and ride and handling is lost. Big tires are worth the weight as it's the best suspension, traction, and lift that can be added.

Another LX with 35s, cheers! :beer:
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Picking up a 2013 LX570 on stock 20's today. With a sensor lift the 295s will fit without spacers? Wanna keep the 20s for towing stability.

Specifically the falken in 295/60/20 which come out to 33.9 × 11.7
 
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bigezvol said:
Picking up a 2013 LX570 on stock 20's today. With a sensor lift the 295s will fit without spacers? Wanna keep the 20s for towing stability.
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You don't need a sensor lift to fit - but a sensor lift has nothing to do with wheel offset (which is why we're discussing spacers). If you want to run your stock 20s, 285/65/20 is a more comparable size.
 
highfructose said:
Would a particular tire/rim setup actually improve ride, handling, and mpg?

For instance, rock warriors and at3’s actually weigh less than the stock lx570 rims and wheels…68.5 lbs vs 79 lbs.

And when you run 295 70 r18 runs about 96 lbs. From an engineering perspective, how are those heavier wheels/tires going to affect ride, handling, and mpg?

I’d sacrifice mpg for a better ride…but I wouldn’t really want to sacrifice safety/handling/ride.
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All else being equal, less weight is better. The thing is not everything is directly correlated or equal. Discussions to finding the lightest tire can be misdirected, falsely assuming it's going to have the most efficiency and ride. For example, KO2s are lighter than some comparable ATs because they generally run small in overall dimensions. They're not necessarily going to give a better ride because they tend to have firmer sidewalls. Then it's the overall design/tread/compound that really impacts rolling resistance and efficiency, rather than weight which is probably a secondary or tertiary factor.

If we're talking specifically the LX stock wheel/tire package and RW with 285/70R17s. The lighter RW is likely to accelerate, feel more agile, and ride better on account of less weight and more sidewall. It may give up cornering sharpness, accuracy, and stability to the 20" stock wheel/tire package. The 295/70R18 probably is going to perform on traditional on-road performance metrics the worse being large and heavy. Should ride pretty smoothly as it has compliance and diameter to its advantage. Off-road, the 295 is going to do best with offroad performance.

A note with the heavier wheel/tires is that the suspension tuning/damping may need stiffening up in really dynamic situations. AHC should automatically adjust to a degree. At higher speeds and really bumpy freeways or higher speed off-road, you may actually find a better ride and control stability using normal or sport damping.
 
ThreeSix said:
I'm running 1" spacers with the Tundra wheels.

I recently changed my tires out to the Falken Wildpeak AT3W. The Falken's seem to run just slightly bigger than the Nitto RG that were on originally, and it required me to do some additional clearancing to prevent rubbing. I also finally did the AHC lift, but i don't think it was needed to make the tires fit

Here's a pic with AHC lift mod and normal mode.
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People really be sleepin on the ‘16+ LX.
 
Dixon Santana said:
You can. I have SPC UCA’s and have about a finger width of clearance. Just switched to Cooper AT3’s.

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Wow. Those look way better seeing them on the Tundra TRD take offs. I was considering what appears to be (from your signature) your former tire of the Yoko Geolander M/T 003. How would you compare them? I'm coming from Nitto RGs and they performed well but looking to mix it up.
For reference, I was also considering Toyo A/T III and Yoko Geolander X-AT.
Thanks.
 
dubyahard said:
Wow. Those look way better seeing them on the Tundra TRD take offs. I was considering what appears to be (from your signature) your former tire of the Yoko Geolander M/T 003. How would you compare them? I'm coming from Nitto RGs and they performed well but looking to mix it up.
For reference, I was also considering Toyo A/T III and Yoko Geolander X-AT.
Thanks.
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The Yokohamas were louder and heavier. It feels lighter on its feet with the clCoopers now. The Yokohamas were great, wear on them for an M/T is impressive. For my needs an A/T is a better choice. That being said, the Yokohama A/T is a solid tire and was my initial choice, but they are not as easy to find in stock. Same goes for the Toyo. I decided on the Coopers because of the weight. They’re roughly 6-9lbs lighter than all the other tires offered in the same size. So far it’s proving to be a good choice, my fuel consumption has improved a fair bit.
 
Dixon Santana said:
The Yokohamas were louder and heavier. It feels lighter on its feet with the clCoopers now. The Yokohamas were great, wear on them for an M/T is impressive. For my needs an A/T is a better choice. That being said, the Yokohama A/T is a solid tire and was my initial choice, but they are not as easy to find in stock. Same goes for the Toyo. I decided on the Coopers because of the weight. They’re roughly 6-9lbs lighter than all the other tires offered in the same size. So far it’s proving to be a good choice, my fuel consumption has improved a fair bit.
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Good to know. Thanks for the solid feedback.
 
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