I haven’t calculated more than once as coming from an 8-10 mpg Tundra, this thing is AMAZING, but the one time I did it was +/- 23 highway.
LC250 & GX550 Tire Thread
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You need a 2” lift now in my totally not humble and biased opinion.
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Why the Toyo Trail over the AT3?275/70R18 Toyo RT Trails on stock wheels at stock height (for now, with 2” lift inbound). The RT Trails are one of the best all around tire I’ve ever run in my 40 years of offroad tire nerd experience. They are flat out amazing.
I’ll add another pic or two once I get the lift installed.
I’ve run the Toyo AT 3 on our 2020 Taco. They were decent, but I wanted something more deep snow and mud capable. The RT Trails are unbelievably good in snow. I live in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, which is world renowned for its snow. Tires are kind of a hobby for me. I like to try all of the good off-road tread designs. The Toyo MT and RT Trail are standouts. The RT Trails are far more civilized on pavement though. My worst tire ever in snow? Shockingly it was the Falken Wildpeak AT3W. I expected them to be great in the snow, but they were downright dangerous in my snow conditions. We get very light and dry powder, in big quantities, but there is a big hot spring effected lake a 1/4 mile from my house that adds warm humidity to the air. It makes for insanely greasy snow.
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I won’t be doing snow much I’m down in the Valley along the coast near Santa Cruz but was wondering how the RT Trail would compare to the AT3 on road and hard packed surfaces. MPG especially
Just picked up a set of GX550 takeoff wheels and tires for the 250. Came with 20” “Premium” wheels.
@brnt I like those Analogs. Do you have a head on / tail on pic that shows poke? I'm looking for new boots for my trail dust. Thinking I might go pizza cutter but maybe up to 260/75. Too much of a DD for me to go much bigger I think but what kind of mileage are you getting?
I have been running the RT Trail on my Super Duty for the past 45K miles. They are a hybrid but slightly more on the aggressive side of that scale. They now have an RT Pro, which is still classified as a Hybrid, but it's more of a Mild MT in my eyes. The RT Trails are by far the best tire I've ever run (Sorry BFG KO family). They are great on the highway, excellent in dirt, sand, and all but the thickest mud. I've been impressed with them in the rain, but that performance will fade with wear as expected. I have never had balance issues, the rubber hasn't chunked or cracked, and they have worn evenly. I will say they got maybe 20% louder after they had 30K miles on them, but nothing alarming. I have rotated them every 5K miles, and I'd say I can easily get another 10K miles out of them if I choose to do so. They currently sit at 9/32" tread depth, and Discount gave them a thumbs up at the last rotation earlier this week.
I will likely give the new RT Pro a shot when it comes time to replace these in the spring, but I wouldn't hesitate to run them again. A set will likely find its way onto the Overtrail at some point as well.
Slapped some new meats on the GX today. I took @turbo8 advice and went with a 275/70/18 to fit a full-size spare in the factory location. I was extremely impressed with the Toyo RT Trails that I ran on my Super Duty, so I decided to give those a whirl this time around, albeit in a much smaller size. Durable, capable, long tread life (50-60K), and I personally think they look fantastic. They rode a touch stiffer than the factory nuetered AT3's, but the truck felt more planted and stable at speed. I'll have the low-mile factory rubber for sale soon if anyone in Texas needs a good deal, feel free to reach out.
Where is the full pic?Slapped some new meats on the GX today. I took @turbo8 advice and went with a 275/70/18 to fit a full-size spare in the factory location. I was extremely impressed with the Toyo RT Trails that I ran on my Super Duty, so I decided to give those a whirl this time around, albeit in a much smaller size. Durable, capable, long tread life (50-60K), and I personally think they look fantastic. They rode a touch stiffer than the factory nuetered AT3's, but the truck felt more planted and stable at speed. I'll have the low-mile factory rubber for sale soon if anyone in Texas needs a good deal, feel free to reach out.
Tomorrow, when there's light out and I can get one haha.
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I am adding a spacer up front to get closer to level. Would like to keep stock rims but get bigger tires. Stock: 265/70/18 - I see a lot of 275/70/18 on here. Anyone gone bigger on a mostly stock truck?
There are some running larger.
I’m 285/70-18 with Falken AT4W on a 2024 OT with 2025 springs. No rub under any conditions and have done full cycles while turning. I am choosing to keep factory-sized Toyo under the truck for the spare as it hangs down enough already and a wider tire will consume rear clearance.
Spacers/lifts on an IFS front end do not create clearance. Yes, the nominal condition is changed, but the tire still goes through the exact same suspension geometry the truck shipped with and the extremes of travel and turning are where clearance is needed.
The shop test fit 35 x 11.5 - 18’s and they rubbed on the front wheels. The rub was solvable with removing the inner guard on the rear and massaging the liner on the front. I decided 34’s for the win and to defer the effort for fitting 35’s to the future.
Spacers/lifts on an IFS front end do not create clearance. Yes, the nominal condition is changed, but the tire still goes through the exact same suspension geometry the truck shipped with and the extremes of travel and turning are where clearance is needed.
The shop test fit 35 x 11.5 - 18’s and they rubbed on the front wheels. The rub was solvable with removing the inner guard on the rear and massaging the liner on the front. I decided 34’s for the win and to defer the effort for fitting 35’s to the future.
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Slapped some new meats on the GX and went with a 275/70/18. I was extremely impressed with the Toyo RT Trails that I ran on my Super Duty, so I decided to give those a whirl this time around, albeit in a much smaller size. Durable, capable, long tread life (50-60K), and I personally think they look fantastic.
That’s the same tire and size I’m running. They are a fantastic tire. I’d love to go up a size next time but I don’t want to listen to the complaining if there is even the slightest rub. Those Lexus wheels look nice!