My only issue was the power loss and gas mileage, but that is to be expected with the increase in weight and negligible when wheeling. The road noise was minimal and not noticeable. I am definitely glad I went with the larger size tires due to the increase in the surface area it provides during off-roading. Here is a picture of the South Callville Bay Trail My car is raised 2 inches with Icon Stage 2s. I do not do any extreme trails nor rock crawling so I could not provide any feedback under harsher conditions. The only rubbing I had was during off road when the wheels are tucked in, but it was quite minimal. There was no rubbing on surface roads nor in full reverse. There were some smaller rock gardens on the trail as well and the Ko2s handled it perfectly. The larger tires mixed with my Icon shocks handled the roads effortlessly while aired down to 17 psi. It is a 30-mile trail with a trail rating of around 2. The first place off-road I took to test the tires were Bitter Springs trail near Northern Las Vegas. All-Terrain tires should be standard on all off-road, or Pro models of the 4Runner. They do include options on some 4Runners with the Nittos but not all of them. In my opinion, Toyota should have included all-terrain tires for all of their off-road packaged vehicles. The larger all-terrain tires definitely gave the truck a more rugged look as opposed to the stock tires. I am running stock rims, sliders, and skids and my MPG is around 14.8 on average. There is also a big drop in MPG with bigger tires. The tire weighs in at 58 pounds each and you will immediately see power loss from the line. The 285s were definitely a bigger tire and you can feel it both on-road and off-road. ![]() The Ko2s cost me around $1,000 after tax and warranty from Discount Tires. I didn’t go with 34s due to the potential of rubbing and I did not want to deal with any body modification. The 285 makes the tire flush against the fender with the extra width. You can’t go wrong with bigger tires so I chose the biggest I could get without rubbing and a body mount chop which is 285/70/17. There are armies of 4Runners running the Ko2s as well so you can fall back on support if you need any. The Ko2s are one of the most popular all-terrain tires for the 4Runner, on-road performance, and off-road performance. I settled on the BF Goodrich due to its pricing, popularity, and availability. There are many popular tire brands such as Nitto, Toyo, Cooper, and Dunlop to name a few. There is also a small weight difference between the two as well. The main difference between C load and E load is the tow rating and the polyester cord sidewall. With the smaller tires, you can go with C load rating and with the bigger tires, you got E load rating with a 3 ply sidewall. I also got some advice from Brenan to see what are popular tire brands and sizes. Once I got my Icon Stage 2 Suspension Lift, I headed off to Discount Tire in Las Vegas to check out what tire options they had. If you do go with larger tire size, then you will need to read the guide on fitting bigger tires on your 4Runner. ![]() If you are looking for the biggest tire size on your 4Runner, then you should reconsider the question and automatically level up with a lift kit or leveling kit. There is quite a lot of information out there in regards to lifting your 4Runner vs tire size.įor smaller tires, you can get away with a small leveling kit without clearance issues. The first thing I did before upgrading my tires was getting a lift. The picture below is the newly upgraded Bf Goodrich Ko2s at 285/70/17. Thinner Side-Wall 265/70/17 Dunlopsīelow is a picture of the stock Dunlop Grantreks which are 265/70/17. Here is a picture of my stock vehicle on the 265/70/17 Dunlop GrandTreks on stock suspensions vs 285/70/17 Bf Goodrich Ko2s on Icon Stage 2s.
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