LX570-Tire type/size/ride and overall useablity recommendations (1 Viewer)

[mudflapbeav1090]

New to me 2015 LX. Having analysis paralysis on wheel/tires. I have stock 20"x8.5" 45mm offset wheels on it now and a set of Tundra take offs 18"x8" 60mm offset. Look for anything that can help me decide between:

1. Keep OEM 20" wheels and go with Falken Wildpeak AT3 305/55 r20 (33.2"x12.5") like @TeCKis300 use to run
2. Switch to Tundra take offs and Falken Wildpeak AT3 275/70 r18 (33.4" x 11.0")
3. Other ideas?

I originally did not like the factory wheels, but now they are growing on me.

 

[lx200inAR]

New to me 2015 LX. Having analysis paralysis on wheel/tires. I have stock 20"x8.5" 45mm offset wheels on it now and a set of Tundra take offs 18"x8" 60mm offset. Look for anything that can help me decide between:

1. Keep OEM 20" wheels and go with Falken Wildpeak AT3 305/55 r20 (33.2"x12.5") like @TeCKis300 use to run
2. Switch to Tundra take offs and Falken Wildpeak AT3 275/70 r18 (33.4" x 11.0")
3. Other ideas?

I originally did not like the factory wheels, but now they are growing on me.

Your stock 20” wheels are the same offset as the Tundra wheels. your options 1 and 2 a fairly different. Either is fine, I’d order some 1” spacers and run which ever you want. With either you will most likely need to do some plastic work in front wheel wells, and you’ll want to verify your spacers work with your wheels. Might have to go with 1.25 if you don’t want to get into modifying the wheels’s hub face.

 

[clayw]

Been lurking around for quite some time but first time poster.

We recently purchased a 2019 LX and the 21' wheels just aren't going to cut it (performance and cost). This is my wife's truck so 3/4 will be highway but I need a little more tire to handle dirt roads and highway hazards.

What are some good tire/wheel specs for a plug & play install? All of the offsets and spacer stuff is all new to me...

Thank you

 

[lx200inAR]

Been lurking around for quite some time but first time poster.

We recently purchased a 2019 LX and the 21' wheels just aren't going to cut it (performance and cost). This is my wife's truck so 3/4 will be highway but I need a little more tire to handle dirt roads and highway hazards.

What are some good tire/wheel specs for a plug & play install? All of the offsets and spacer stuff is all new to me...

Thank you

For plug and play:

The easiest button is to get some 2016+ LC takeoffs (check the classifieds) and run one of the below tires.

285/60R18 (LC OEM)
275/65R18
285/65R18 (this may require some research to see if it clears the control arm without a wheel spacer to decrease offset)

If you start shopping aftermarket, you want 5x150 +25mm to +45mm offset and the same tires or the 17"/20" equivalents depending on which wheel you get.

 

[mudflapbeav1090]

Your stock 20” wheels are the same offset as the Tundra wheels. your options 1 and 2 a fairly different. Either is fine, I’d order some 1” spacers and run which ever you want. With either you will most likely need to do some plastic work in front wheel wells, and you’ll want to verify your spacers work with your wheels. Might have to go with 1.25 if you don’t want to get into modifying the wheels’s hub face.

Thanks for reply. I ordered some BORA 1" spacers and I think I am going to go with the Tundra wheels (though I will have several weeks to go back and forth in my head due to the wait time for the spacers).

 

[highfructose]

For plug and play:

The easiest button is to get some 2016+ LC takeoffs (check the classifieds) and run one of the below tires.

285/60R18 (LC OEM)
275/65R18
285/65R18 (this may require some research to see if it clears the control arm without a wheel spacer to decrease offset)

If you start shopping aftermarket, you want 5x150 +25mm to +45mm offset and the same tires or the 17"/20" equivalents depending on which wheel you get.

Hard to beat take offs. If you don’t want take off’s though:

Method 705 +35 17’s and bfg k02 285 70 r17 load c are the way to go imo.

Lightweight, perfect offset, aesthetically pleasing.

 

[007 Lex]

Hey folks, I was thinking of staggered fitment: 275 55 20 fronts, 305 50 20 rears, the diameter is 0.1 inches or 3 mm different, which can be compensated for by playing w tire pressures easily

What do you guys think ?

 

[TeCKis300]

Hey folks, I was thinking of staggered fitment: 275 55 20 fronts, 305 50 20 rears, the diameter is 0.1 inches or 3 mm different, which can be compensated for by playing w tire pressures easily

What do you guys think ?

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Should work just fine and the overall diameter is so close that it won't make any difference to the 4WD system.

Question would be why? Stock weight bias is slightly forward. With the stock square fitment, the chassis naturally understeers.

 

[j404]

Heads up that there are a MASSIVE amount of shill posts and reviews about tires. Reddit is particularly bad. Add in that most people only buy one maybe two sets of tires in a vehicles life, so most real comments are comparing worn out oem junk tires to new tires.

I went with toyo at23, stock size. Super happy. Aggressive but not obnoxious looking. Shockingly quiet. 3 peak rated. Not made in china.

 

[highfructose]

Heads up that there are a MASSIVE amount of shill posts and reviews about tires. Reddit is particularly bad. Add in that most people only buy one maybe two sets of tires in a vehicles life, so most real comments are comparing worn out oem junk tires to new tires.

I went with toyo at23, stock size. Super happy. Aggressive but not obnoxious looking. Shockingly quiet. 3 peak rated. Not made in china.

Do you mean you went with toyo at3?

 

[j404]

Do you mean you went with toyo at3?

Typo, yes that is correct

 

[Harleyappa]

285/75/17s on 17s w zero offset.

 

[tacoduck]

285/75/17s on 17s w zero offset. View attachment 3609868

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How does it ride vs the stock 20’s you used to have?

 

[highfructose]

285/75/17s on 17s w zero offset. View attachment 3609868

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Do they tuck when flexing?

 

[Harleyappa]

How does it ride vs the stock 20’s you used to have?

Definitely noticed the added weight. Need to accelerate little harder… brake a little sooner… and it shaved half a mpg.

The biggest difference for me was at 70 to 80, the ride gets unwieldy on bumpy roads so I find myself switching from sport to comfy.

 

[Harleyappa]

Do they tuck when flexing?

Yes

 

[poppe]

Alright help me out with my thinking. I currently have stock LX570 20" wheels with 285/50/r20 Nitto Ridge Grapplers. Nitto's in that size are like 51 lbs.

I'm looking at the Icon Recons Pros which are 32lbs and the Falken Wildpeak AT4 which are in the C or E rating which both are 65.4 lbs. Am I crazy to go that much more in weight? Will it wear things out faster or create some rough dynamics?