Question for tire guys

[boogaloo]

I have a 2001 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner, 2 wheel drive, 6 banger. It has 265 70R 16 tires on it. Can I mount 235 75R 16 tires on my rims?? I'm not concerned about any changes to my speedometer. Thanks for any answers.........................Daniel

[SongDog]

Sure, 5mm taller but 30 mm skinnier. They would fit but might look funny

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[rf2]

You should be fine. The new tire size is smaller in overall diameter by 0.7", and by 1.1" in width. If your wheel (or "rim") is between 6-8" wide, it's perfectly compatible.

[Fox]

Having trouble finding the 265/70 R16?

My old 4Runner ran 265/70 R16, I liked the size, floated well enough in muddy stuff, a skinnier tire will sink through the mud more but not that much.

You will be going about 3/4 inch shorter and 1inch narrower, the new ones will run about 5% slower.

https://tiresize.com/calculator/

[Snowwalker]

Sure, 5mm taller but 30 mm skinnier. They would fit but might look funny

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X2.

Why do you want to mount tiny dounut tires on the truck? You'll loose ground clearance, loose payload( the smaller tire will not carry as much weight), change your ratios etc.

[boogaloo]

X2.

Why do you want to mount tiny dounut tires on the truck? You'll loose ground clearance, loose payload( the smaller tire will not carry as much weight), change your ratios etc.

Well, for starters my truck is 18 years old and I don't use it much and not at all off road, second I am old enough that I don't give a rats if it looks odd and thirdly (and most important) I can get 4 brand new 235 75R 16's for 300 bucks. On Chev 6 bolt rims that I should be able to sell separately..............................Daniel

[Fox]

Well, for starters my truck is 18 years old and I don't use it much and not at all off road, second I am old enough that I don't give a rats if it looks odd and thirdly (and most important) I can get 4 brand new 235 75R 16's for 300 bucks. On Chev 6 bolt rims that I should be able to sell separately..............................Daniel

You have good reasons to mount those up, I tried to fit 15in rims on my old runner so that I could mount Jeep tires on it, at that time 15in Jeep tires were a dime a dozen.

Who has the tires? Do you know them? There is a DOT code on the tire, search that and make sure you are ok with the age of the tire, you can run older tires safely but you need to know before you think they are "new" when they are actually 15 years old, just know what you are getting.

[dean.f]

I have a 2001 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner, 2 wheel drive, 6 banger. It has 265 70R 16 tires on it. Can I mount 235 75R 16 tires on my rims?? I'm not concerned about any changes to my speedometer. Thanks for any answers.........................Daniel

I've got an old 2WD S10 with a small block in it, eats tires almost as bad as fuel. It has 235 / 60 - 16 on it now and looks fine. I can't even remember what the original tire size is. If the price is right I'd take them. The speedo change is pretty negligible.

[Fisherman]

Some guys don't need big tires, looks aren't everything, loud mufflers and big tires have a saying...

[Fox]

Some guys don't need big tires, looks aren't everything, loud mufflers and big tires have a saying...

You change too many things and you can potentially cause a lot of problems with your rig, depending on how much difference.

I know Chrome won't get you home but putting a tiny tire on a truck setup for a big tire can cause as many issues as a huge tire on a truck setup for a tiny tire.

I had a 98 4Runner that I used for hunting and have an 89 Jeep with an axle swap, 31 ATs for the winter and 33 MTs for the summer. Build it don't buy it.