After a bunch of research I went with the Tundra 16" steel with 255/85/16 rubber.. 1.5" spacers. OME CS005F in the rear and CS004F in the front.
my 16" wheels
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I like. I like very much. Nice Budweiser sign to!
Danny
Danny
turned out well. I like the blackout treatment too
Nice look. What is the width of your Tundra wheels? Do you think you could get away with less spacer? Do you know the backspacing?
I'm currently running OEM 80 series alloy 16x8's with 315/75's on my '85 fj60. I've got an OME 2.5" lift in front and still they're really too big for my set up and the fronts have to use 1.5" spacers and still they interfere with the fenders at times. 1" spacers aren't enough to clear the springs. I've been wanting to go down to the 255's thinking I could back off the spacers a bit too. I suppose the backspacing of the Tundras might be different than the 80s I'm running.
BFGs website shows the 255s okay to mount on an 8" rim but it's at the end of their recommended limit. Any thoughts on that?
Gene
I'm currently running OEM 80 series alloy 16x8's with 315/75's on my '85 fj60. I've got an OME 2.5" lift in front and still they're really too big for my set up and the fronts have to use 1.5" spacers and still they interfere with the fenders at times. 1" spacers aren't enough to clear the springs. I've been wanting to go down to the 255's thinking I could back off the spacers a bit too. I suppose the backspacing of the Tundras might be different than the 80s I'm running.
BFGs website shows the 255s okay to mount on an 8" rim but it's at the end of their recommended limit. Any thoughts on that?
Gene
Usually standard width of the steelie's is 7inch.... so the 16" should be 16x7 I believe, but the backspacing may cause you to run spacers, believe most run like 3/4" spacers.
Any thoughts on how well the 255s would perform on the 8" rims?
I second that they are 16x7 wheels.
8" wide wheels are on the top range of width for mounting a 255/85/16. They work. Personally I'd go with a 16x7 though.
8" wide wheels are on the top range of width for mounting a 255/85/16. They work. Personally I'd go with a 16x7 though.
looks nice and old school
What tires are those? I recognize the tread pattern but can't place it.
Yes, that's what I've read too. What, though, specifically is the downside of running tires out to their max rim width?
Gene
cooper S/T. Very good tire.
Used to be....just watch for tread separation. I have seen a few in the last years. I wish they would make the ST Maxx in 255.85.16
I run same wheel setup with Maxxis Bighorns 255.
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I'm running the same setup...love it so far.
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looks nice - lfted or stock suspension?
Just wanted to say I love the look of those tires! Your truck looks great.
Really you have to do some searching depending on where you are. Some people have found them for cheap from their local Toyota dealerships, some have Toyota specific auto wrecking yards that they have been found at, and they can also be found on the internet.
There are a few different variants, there is a 15x7 1st/2nd Gen Tacome/Hilux version, there is the 16x7 Tundra/Seqouia/New Gen Tacoma, and then there is the FJ Cruiser version which is a 17x7.