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Do you think you have enough offset to run a 285?
IMHO if one is doing rough rocky trails, more side wall is better so 17"
IMHO if one is doing overlanding trails, then 18" are a good choice as noted lots of take offs.
IMHO if one is doing overlanding trails, then 18" are a good choice as noted lots of take offs.
Case of Goldilocks and what's just right. I think the OP is in the right middle ground with 18" or 20" wheels for 34s. That's plenty of side wall and meat for anything short of the hardest core rock crawling which 98% of owners are not doing. While larger rims have advantages on-road with better stability and handling which those 98% are doing the 98% of the time.
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So what I noticed in the 34 inch tire region, is that the 20 inch wheel actually has more choices than the 18 inch wheel. Go figure. In the 33 inch region the 18 inch wheel leads.
I actually had this exact thing happen on my 4 month old 17" methods. Oddly it happened on one of the rear wheels. There is a pretty healthy gouge 5/8 the way around the inside of the wheel drum. I think what happened was the town over from us chip sealed all of their roads and i think a chunk got flung up and lodged in between the caliper and wheel. I remember we were driving through town and heard a weird noise for a second coming up to a stop light. I didnt notice the gouge until i went to rotate the tires the other day.
To respond to the OPs question, I think the 200 series(and 2g tundra/2g sequoia) are a unique case because of the 5x150 bolt pattern. The 17" wheel selection for these trucks are limited. There is virtually no factory 17's, except for the rock warriors, and even the aftermarket lacks a bit. I had to struggle to find a 17 that had my preferred offset(was looking for a +40 or +45mm but ended up at a +35). Many wheels were in the +10 or 0 range.
As soon as you step up to an 18" wheel your OEM wheel selection explodes and the aftermarket selection is much better.
I do think there is also a better selection of tires in the 34-35" range in the 18" wheel size. In the 17" wheel size, you tend to get pushed more towards a wider tire, like a 315/70 or 35x12.5 where as in an 18" wheel you can get a 275/70R18 if you wanted and be at almost 34" without having some massively wide tire you dont need.
With my 17's, I had to be pretty particular about what tire i wanted. There is a handful of 35x11.5's, Kenda has a 35x10.5, and the tire I ended up with was a Goodyear territory MT 315/70R17. The Territory MT says its a 315/70 but if you put them next to a true 315/70 or 35x12.5 its apparent they are much narrower. They run more like a 285 in tread width.
As soon as you step up to an 18" wheel your OEM wheel selection explodes and the aftermarket selection is much better.
I do think there is also a better selection of tires in the 34-35" range in the 18" wheel size. In the 17" wheel size, you tend to get pushed more towards a wider tire, like a 315/70 or 35x12.5 where as in an 18" wheel you can get a 275/70R18 if you wanted and be at almost 34" without having some massively wide tire you dont need.
With my 17's, I had to be pretty particular about what tire i wanted. There is a handful of 35x11.5's, Kenda has a 35x10.5, and the tire I ended up with was a Goodyear territory MT 315/70R17. The Territory MT says its a 315/70 but if you put them next to a true 315/70 or 35x12.5 its apparent they are much narrower. They run more like a 285 in tread width.
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That's exactly what a shop locally told me. So it does happen.
Apparently. And best I can tell, it happened just driving down the street. Not even like i was bombing down some gravel forest service road or something.
