Maximum tire size on stock 1997 FZJ80?

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Oh, great Land Cruiser Gurus; I, a mere mortal, beseech you to grant me wisdom, although I am not worthy... My existing Bridgestone Dueler P275/70R-16 tires on my 1997 FZJ80 are getting a bit bald. Can I mount Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 2, size LT285/75R16 tires on it without any rubbing issues? Do I need to install a lift kit to mount 285 instead of 275?
 
Many have done 315/75/16 with stock suspension . On road should be fine but will rub as soon as you start flexing the axles a little.
 
Just as a followup to my above post from April, I finally ordered (from TireRack.com) a set of Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 2 tires in the LT285/75R16 size for my 1997 FZJ80, but the guy at AAA who was supposed to mount them is scared by how much larger they are than the stock Bridgestone Dueler P275/70R-16 highway tires on the truck now -- they do look huge! He didn't actually refuse to mount them, but he advised against it. On the basis of you guys' info, I am going to go ahead and have the bigger tires mounted. Speak now or forever hold your peace! (I guess I just need a little final reassurance from you TLC gurus...)
 
Tire guys are like that. I have a good friend that tells me the exact same thing. The tires are to big. I think its harder to get a good balance so they just tell us these things.

On my 285's I used the internal pellets.
 
you will be fine there is a lot of room under there for that modest increase in tire size. They are not the much larger in overall diameter. Only around 1 1/4 inches when new. The combination of new A/T tread, against a worn street tire is going make them appear to be even larger than what your used to. The Revo is a very good mostly street A/T tire I have run them on my 3/4tons since 2002, and it preforms well in most all situations, though I dont go "wheeling" my pulling rig, they also do very well in snow.
 
I have been running 285 since the day I brought her home. It will be just fine.
 
315s...show the tire dudes this and say "what's up now!?". They said the same thing to me and I said do it, they'll fit. Of course this was long ago with saggy stock springs and before lift, and it did rub this way. But was still drive-able and fit.


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Gents, thanks SO much for your expert advice -- REALLY appreciated. Notwithstanding all the guys at the AAA shop freaking out, the bigger tires fit fine and look awesome. Any advice on tire pressures? As I recall, I usually used to run about 35 PSI in the old '97 FZJ80 (with the stock smaller tires), but I'm thinking that those big Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo LT285/75R16 tires are going to want a little more air than that. 40 PSI? 45?
 
NickPick04 said:
Usually the bigger the tire is, the less PSI it will need. I'd go 30 or maybe even 25. Check the sidewall, is should tell you
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Sidewall usually tells you the max. The door card says 32lbs and that's good enough for me and everyone I wheel with.
 
GW Nugget said:
@Tools R Us beat me to it... I figured it would of been @richardlillard1
Yep 37s fit if you add 2.5" bump stops to prevent up travel.
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awesome rig. where do you find the bump stops? as much as i've searched, it would be amazing to see what they look like!
 
Look up @Hitit66 there is pics in the compiled suspension thread link in my signature
 
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285/75R16 on stock springs, no rubbing on anything. One thing that I really noticed when going to the larger tire was the reduced acceleration and braking. Make sure you think about this if you plan to go really large but also daily drive it and expect oem performance.
 
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I used to run 305s without a lift and wheel moderately hard. 285s are a breeze.
 
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