Hi guys!
After much reading, research and debate (a lot of which was done here!) I finally settled last week on a wheel and tire set up for my new-to-us LX 570.
My goal with this rig is to keep a lot of the plushness/comfort (coming from a medium modified 5th gen 4Runner this thing is a luxury liner), keep the road noise to a minimum, avoid hacking up the fender liner (I put a bunch of holes in my 4Runner's making my old lift and tires fit) try and preserve whatever MPG's I can, while getting away from the OE 20" wheels (which I kind of liked looks wise) in favor of something I could put a real LT all terrain tire on.
I decided to be one of the first on here to get the OZ Rally Raid NC's. Ordered off Tire Rack last week and they arrived with free shipping in less than a week, solid job there.
They are about 32 pounds each, are an 18x8.5 with a +30mm offset, so pretty close to stock offset wise, and same as stock width wise so I figured fitment would be okay.
The rubber is Cooper AT3 XLT in a LT285/65/18, E rated. They come to about 32.6" so 1.5" or so taller to fill out the wheel well.
Got them installed today and my initial reaction is the look of the car has completely been transformed! No longer is this a soccer mobile, now it has the looks to match the pedigree!
It rubbed ever so slightly on the front mud flaps, so I removed those and voila! No more rub. No rub at any ride height and with wheels at full lock both ways!
Mission accomplished!
High Setting AHC
Low Setting AHC
Where it rubbed at first
After much reading, research and debate (a lot of which was done here!) I finally settled last week on a wheel and tire set up for my new-to-us LX 570.
My goal with this rig is to keep a lot of the plushness/comfort (coming from a medium modified 5th gen 4Runner this thing is a luxury liner), keep the road noise to a minimum, avoid hacking up the fender liner (I put a bunch of holes in my 4Runner's making my old lift and tires fit) try and preserve whatever MPG's I can, while getting away from the OE 20" wheels (which I kind of liked looks wise) in favor of something I could put a real LT all terrain tire on.
I decided to be one of the first on here to get the OZ Rally Raid NC's. Ordered off Tire Rack last week and they arrived with free shipping in less than a week, solid job there.
They are about 32 pounds each, are an 18x8.5 with a +30mm offset, so pretty close to stock offset wise, and same as stock width wise so I figured fitment would be okay.
The rubber is Cooper AT3 XLT in a LT285/65/18, E rated. They come to about 32.6" so 1.5" or so taller to fill out the wheel well.
Got them installed today and my initial reaction is the look of the car has completely been transformed! No longer is this a soccer mobile, now it has the looks to match the pedigree!
It rubbed ever so slightly on the front mud flaps, so I removed those and voila! No more rub. No rub at any ride height and with wheels at full lock both ways!
Mission accomplished!
High Setting AHC
Low Setting AHC
Where it rubbed at first
