Wheels & Tyres for 02 Hilux?
Submitted: Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 17:55
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slozza
Gday guys.
Ive got a 2002 cab chassis 3.0L diesel Hilux that im looking at doing some modifications to. i had planned to get a lift kit first but after getting a flat tyre and having no spare the tyres are going to have to come first. I am not sure what the biggest size i can fit under the car is without having to get a lift kit. at the moment it has 205/70r16 A/Ts. There very low on tread so need to be replaced anyway. Im not sure whether i can go 235/70r16? or as high as 265/75r16? any advice would be appreciated.
cheers Sam.
Reply By: River Swaggie - Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 18:14
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 18:14
Hiya Slozza
I hope you realise that tyre size you are using could make your Insurance Void if they dont know..So
check with them..Its not supposed to be more than 2 inches more than the tyre placard..
Now i run Mickey Thompson MTZ's and there 31's..They rubbed at full lock on one side till i took a bit of plastic off the inner guard..about an inch by an inch..
Goodluck
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Follow Up By: slozza - Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 18:38
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 18:38
Hey Mate,
So that means i can go roughly 50mm larger than what it says on the tyre placard? which means i can only go as large as 255/70r16?
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Reply By: Member - John G - Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 18:22
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 18:22
G'day Sam
I have a 2000 SR5 3.0l TD which had Goodrich LT265/70 R16s on when I got it in 2003, and I've kept replacing that size. On full left hand lock on the LHS front wheel I occasionally get the scraping that River Swaggie refers to. I also removed the plastic guard at the rear of the wheel arch. I get around 70000km from the BFGs.
Cheers
John
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Follow Up By: slozza - Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 18:40
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 18:40
Hey
John,
Does your hilux have a
suspension lift or is does it just rub with standard
suspension?
Cheers sam.
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Follow Up By: slozza - Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 18:47
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 18:47
Also do you need a particular offset wheel to fit those tyres?
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Follow Up By: Member - John G - Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 20:25
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 20:25
G'day Sam
Standard
suspension, but not standard rims.
Sorry, but I'm mechanically challenged, and I can't answer your question re offset.
Cheers
John
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Follow Up By: slozza - Friday, Oct 12, 2012 at 14:54
Friday, Oct 12, 2012 at 14:54
No problem mate.
Do you have all terrains or Mud tyres?
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Follow Up By: Member - John G - Friday, Oct 12, 2012 at 15:37
Friday, Oct 12, 2012 at 15:37
All Terrains, Sam
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Reply By: Bazooka - Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 21:11
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 at 21:11
This doesn't answer your question and may not concern you but your vehicle's performance has (presumably) been maximised/optimised for the standard size tyres.
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