Hilux Tyres

I think you have answered your own question.

Our first outing with our new truck with the road grippers see photo in "my rig & profile" with a GVM of 2.9t and 20 psi in tyres we had no trouble even in the softest sand. If you have a good pump + backup pump you won't need wide tyres especially
on a lightweight Lux.

I believe that if you were to compare the weight of one split rim with tyre and tube to one alloy wheel with tyre it will amaze you in the weight difference .then multiply that by 4.
Texas N T

Aftermarket suspension 1st.
Set of fattys 2nd.
You wont regret it.
cheers

Been using road grippers for six years on my hilux. No flats no big prices. There is a good argument for tubeless I admit. The weight factor is important regards off spring weight which means lighter wheel = quicker return to road surface hence better road handling. I would change to tubeless if someone gave me six rims but the fat tyres do not impress me. Most of the increase in surface area is achieved lengthwise when you let the tyres down. I helped a bloke out of the sand once same vehicle cept he had wide tyres same pressure as me. I put it down to the way he driving and take no credit for my 205 dunlops but I was tempted to assume my tyres were as good in sand as his fatties. I wonder how much all this theory is actually trialled under laboritory conditions?

Owen