Just change the front 2 wheels.
Just drove an LX600 F-sport
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Good idea. But this is also a good opportunity for a tire upgrade
Oof.. glad you're ok. Was the wheel damaged at all? Definitely a good excuse to get some bigger tires and keep the other 3 as spares or sell them.
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Wheel not damaged, grateful.
Just ordered some Michelin Defender LTX. Have them on my wife's GX. Tolerable off road, great on road in the rain, snow/ice, highway.
Good choice on the Defenders. Those will definitely be my next tires once the Coopers are done.
What size Of Defender?
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Going bigger. 275/60/R20. Will post pics and discussion about ride, rubbing, gas mileage, ER.
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This is the tire and size the LX should come with stock. Fills out the wheel wells, no rubbing, much more planted ride. 4-5% decrease in speedometer reading (says 70mph when going 73.5mph).
Very happy. If I didn't have an Ineos Grenadier on the way for the adventure rig, I'd have put bfg KO2's here, but this is going to be my daily back and forth to the hospital rig.
Very happy. If I didn't have an Ineos Grenadier on the way for the adventure rig, I'd have put bfg KO2's here, but this is going to be my daily back and forth to the hospital rig.
Looks awesome! I hate how the stock tires make it look like the LX missed leg days at the gym haha.
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Have put a couple hundred miles on these 275/65/R20 Michelin Defenders, load range D. A couple observations:
-marginal gas mileage decrease, from 22 highway to 20.5, probably more calculation adjustment than actual loss.
-transmission shifting issue from 2nd to 1st "thunk" is pretty much gone. Can feel it shifting slightly more prominently in that scenario, but it is 95% improved. Transmission gating feels ideal, vehicle feels more "planted" and stable, though it felt that way to start with.
Very, very happy with this size and tire.
-marginal gas mileage decrease, from 22 highway to 20.5, probably more calculation adjustment than actual loss.
-transmission shifting issue from 2nd to 1st "thunk" is pretty much gone. Can feel it shifting slightly more prominently in that scenario, but it is 95% improved. Transmission gating feels ideal, vehicle feels more "planted" and stable, though it felt that way to start with.
Very, very happy with this size and tire.
What is the original size of the tire?
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255/65/R20. Roughly 30 inches in diameter.
275/60/R20. Roughly 33 inches in diameter.
I am going to test-fit my 295/70/18 Yokohama MTs on Volk TE37 wheels sometime next week for s***s and giggles (waiting for a proper lift kit for the LX). I'm sure it's going to rub like crazy!
I may bite the bullet and buy the Michelin Defenders for winter, while I wait for a lift kit. The Dunlop Grantrek PT5A's that came stock does not look like they will fair well in snow/ice.
What offset are the TEs?
0 I believe. I'm sure its going to rub everything haha
Its the set off my Cav Blue TRD PRO 4Runner.
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Oh yea. Will rub all the places
Taking the MTs off as I will not wheel the lx.... yet.
But I am thinking 34-35s with the King lift. In the meantime, I need to figure out what to run in the winter here in Canada.
A 600 ships on 255s?!?
Boy aint no way no boai
Something doesnt sound right here, then you had a blowout?
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Wait are you the same dude i was arguing with months back about how you get 24mpg?
Im not sure who that was.
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That's nonsense.
Your typical Toyota dealer has performed hundreds of frame replacements on Tacomas and Tundras. Heck, even my '03 4Runner had a frame replacement and everything worked afterwards.
Truck bodiess are only mounted to the frame in about 8 places. The engine, transmission, differentials, and suspension components also have a limited number of connections to the frame, and dealers are well acquainted with removing and installing engines, transmissions, differentials, and suspension components.
This isn't like trying to replace the body shell on a unibody vehicle. It is a great deal simpler. It's a good bit of work, but only around 40 hours on my '03 4Runner.
