[Dale]

I've noticed that there is a lot of talk about new wheels(17'sto 20's),but not about new tires that are the same dia.only wider. On past cars, I found the ride a little smoother on tires that are 1 to 2 times over the OE width. Any thoughts?

 

[TrevorS]

I've noticed that there is a lot of talk about new wheels(17'sto 20's),but not about new tires that are the same dia.only wider. On past cars, I found the ride a little smoother on tires that are 1 to 2 times over the OE width. Any thoughts?

My guess is slightly wider (much over 1 times is huge) would result in a somehat softer ride, but would hurt steering accuracy and tread wear. Am I misunderstanding the question?

 

[Dale]

My guess is slightly wider (much over 1 times is huge) would result in a somehat softer ride, but would hurt steering accuracy and tread wear. Am I misunderstanding the question?

The size on the xB now are 205's,going to 215's is what I'm thinking of. Tread wear might be a problem if the wheels aren't wide enough to keep the tires' profile correct on the road. If not, the tires would draw and keep the tread contacting equally all across the width of the tread. Also, the more rubber on the road might reduce MPG.

 

[Troll]

The size on the xB now are 205's,going to 215's is what I'm thinking of. Tread wear might be a problem if the wheels aren't wide enough to keep the tires' profile correct on the road. If not, the tires would draw and keep the tread contacting equally all across the width of the tread. Also, the more rubber on the road might reduce MPG.

I figured given the size of the trd 19's, in both height and width, that larger tires would work up to a certain point. I've toyed with going as big as a 225/60/16. But 215/55/16 would fit no problem I'd guess.

When it comes time to swap the summer wheels on, and if I have a 225/60/16 around, I might try one just for the heck of it.

I've toyed with the idea of going to the white wall look full time on bags, and I'd want to tuck a larger tire more looking like an old hot rod, that size would fit the bill and is also available in WWW.

 

[bsmart]

More rubber on the road will result in lower mpgs. You're right about that. Same problem with a taller tire, or larger diameter rims. From what I hear on the boards, it doesn't take much divertion from 'stock' size to impact your mpgs. If ride is more important that mileage, then the larger tires are the way to go.

 

[Dale]

The reason I was asking was, I had a '00 Tundra with the "off road" package. One of the things it had was oversized tires. The standard was 245's the option had 265's which road really well.The door jamb sticker for inflation didnot reflect the bigger ones, therefore was incorrect.After going back to the dealer, they gave me the correct inflation spec for the bigger tires.