Post your 285/75/18 setup! (1 Viewer)
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Yes. I came very close to rubbing. I'm confident I would have hit it, but only at or near full compression and turned all the way to the right. It'd you didn't trim and you never did any extreme wheeling, you'd probably never notice and you wouldn't do any damage to either the tire or the washer bottle if you did occasionally rub. You would never hit it on the road.
These pics are as close to full compression as I could get on this very mild trail I was on yesterday.
Had maybe an inch of up travel left to fully compress the bump stop. I also disconnected the sway bars to encourage flex. The improved ride was a welcome bonus!
Yes, I was testing the fitment so I turned it all the way in both directions.
Keep in mind these tires run small. Maybe a hair over 34" mounted and on the vehicle. This same size in a toyo might be different, and a mud terrain with its wider tread could rub as well. I was originally looking for a 295/70R18 but stepped up another size in this tire when I found out they run small. I wanted to be at 34". But maybe that's actually par for the course because I've read reviews on BFGs with a sidewall dimension marked "35" that measured out to 33.5" mounted on vehicle.
I don't "feel" stress but that's another reason I went with the 285s, they're narrower than most 35s so the stress is less. I mean 285/75/16s are the same width but 2" smaller diameter so the contact patch is theoretically the same width but just a little shorter and I don't hear people concerned about their racks with that size. I think the guys who go through racks on these are wheeling hard and in rocks with lots of turning from lock to lock while not moving on a surface with lots of traction. Not unlike a parking lot though. My rack has got 298k miles on it and a slight input shaft leak. So if it fails, I can't really attribute it to the tires. I do intend to try and do my slow speed turning on pavement while rolling whenever possible to try and "reduce stress."
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@Brandon Ryder Looks good!
Most, if not all reputable tires run true to size (tire specs). It would be easy money for any lawyer if they didn't. Diameter is measured at full pressure (80 psi in your case), at the center of the tread and with no load. Though, the tire should be near full diameter driving down the highway due to centrifugal force.
Most, if not all reputable tires run true to size (tire specs). It would be easy money for any lawyer if they didn't. Diameter is measured at full pressure (80 psi in your case), at the center of the tread and with no load. Though, the tire should be near full diameter driving down the highway due to centrifugal force.
The shop that installed the lift and tires did the "pinch weld" only. I think they said it needed a bit of hammering backwards, nothing major. Then they flexed it on the ramp to make sure no rubbing.
Its a 100, v8. I plan to do 2" body lift once i find a source for a complete lift. I want the lifted jdm look!
No these aren’t 285/75/18s but bear with me. I’m doing this more for the LX guys.
So I had my wife’s spare down from underneath because the tire was blocking the receiver end of a bike rack from seating in the integrated factory hitch. Curious as to how they matched up to my 285/75/18 I rolled them over for a quick comparison.
Hers 285/65/20 BFG ko2 on 20x8.5” et51 (?)
OK4WD barely trimmed the plastic liner over the pinch weld but should have just heated and reshaped. NO rubbing.
His 285/75/18 Nitto Ridge on 18x8” et60 plus 1.25” wheel spacers. Hammered pinch weld. Rarely rubs.
Her LX has the front AHC sensor slid up approx 3/4 up the bracket, rear sensor 1/2 way up the bracket.
Pretty close in size huh?
yes I know one is mounted and has the weight of the this pig sitting on it but you get the idea
so to a certain degree ih8mud is pretty accurate when they say lifting the 100 series will not significantly changing the max tire size you can run
ymmv
So I had my wife’s spare down from underneath because the tire was blocking the receiver end of a bike rack from seating in the integrated factory hitch. Curious as to how they matched up to my 285/75/18 I rolled them over for a quick comparison.
Hers 285/65/20 BFG ko2 on 20x8.5” et51 (?)
OK4WD barely trimmed the plastic liner over the pinch weld but should have just heated and reshaped. NO rubbing.
His 285/75/18 Nitto Ridge on 18x8” et60 plus 1.25” wheel spacers. Hammered pinch weld. Rarely rubs.
Her LX has the front AHC sensor slid up approx 3/4 up the bracket, rear sensor 1/2 way up the bracket.
Pretty close in size huh?
yes I know one is mounted and has the weight of the this pig sitting on it but you get the idea
so to a certain degree ih8mud is pretty accurate when they say lifting the 100 series will not significantly changing the max tire size you can run
ymmv
Only picture I have right now as I just had them installed yesterday. No rubbing on the trip home! I'll cut/clearance soon though because its going to need it. Prepared to make my own body lift. Have 1" BORA spacers on order. Shooting for full suspension travel with no rubbing. We shall see. I'll post up finished product with final setup.
285/75/R18 Kenda Klever R/T
Tundra TRD wheels (no spacers for now)
OME bars/springs (22"/23.5")
SPC control arms
Trail Tailor extend sway bar links
Trail Tailor diff drop
285/75/R18 Kenda Klever R/T
Tundra TRD wheels (no spacers for now)
OME bars/springs (22"/23.5")
SPC control arms
Trail Tailor extend sway bar links
Trail Tailor diff drop
