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 4x4 TYRES & RIMS, knowledge, do's & don'ts

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post May 18 2021, 01:38 PM

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QUOTE(Jasonist @ Jan 29 2018, 03:21 PM)
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Guys, especially 4x4 owners who have experience in changing the tyres & rims.. please share your opinions, views & suggestions for rookie like me..
1. currently using stock rims with tyre size 245/70/R16
2. plan to upgrade to a more rugged & sportier rims
3. planning to upgrade to size 265/70/R16 for that "thicker" tyre look
4. preferred rim design in consideration - TE37 (gun metal grey/alloy color), LENSO (Zeus), Fuel Offroad, (any other better recommendations? do feel free to add in, thanks!)

may i know..
1. any changes on fuel consumption after changing the rims & tyres? my current driving pattern with stock wheels earn me an average fuel consumption of around 8.5L per 100km, mostly city drives without much jam..
2. budget matter.. if i put a budget around RM6000, basically what type of rims and tyres can i get?
3. usually i see most ppl who changes the wheels will lift up their ride by few inches, isit really necessary?
4. can i just change the wheels and needless to lift up?

would like to hear more and gain better knowledge here before changing those wheels.. thanks in advance!
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Seems like not much discussion on 4x4, was about to start a new topic but found this. Since it's 2018, I believe TS should have upgraded accordingly right?

Anyway, just to share and ask here.. my car is Isuzu DMax 2014, original tire is 245/70R16, I've used original Bridgestone HT & Yokohama AT, overall both are good tires, the Bridgestone HT is quite, comfort, grippy on wet & dry, where Yokohama AT is slightly poorer than the Bridgestone HT on road, but a lot better at offroad.

Early this year while replacing tires, I just couldn't resist to make my car looks more "bold", so I've changed to 265/75R16, which is about 55mm bigger in diameter & 20mm wider than original, and to make it looks more "bold", I choose a more aggressive pattern AT tire, which is Maxxis 980, looks somehow similar with BF Goodrich KO2 but a lot cheaper.

To add a cherry on top, I've change a set of rims with smaller ET number, from original +33 now +10, tires slightly protrude outward now.

Car looks great now, taller, wider and looks meaner with the bigger tires, but the consequences due to the bigger tire size are super down on power and high fuel consumption, previously 8.5l/100km now 10l/100km, also due to the aggressive AT tire, it's less grippy on road, noisier and even more bumpy. I used to drive fast but now.. it's scary to drive fast.

Above are my sharing.

Now, funny thing is, the desire never stop, I'm now checking on 285/75R16.. probably will do it if they fit.

Anyone having experience with fitting 285/75R16 or 33 in tires on their DMax?
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post May 19 2021, 12:22 AM

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QUOTE(Jasonist @ May 18 2021, 02:03 PM)
well.. the wider the tyres will definitely bold up ur ride, will look good and increase stability.. but fuel consumption is sth we cant avoid for sure..

for my case yea i've switched to a set of new tyres and rims, have been using them for 2 years now so far so good..

using Bridgestone Dueler AT 265/70/16 (with white wordings on the sidewall) still good as of now.. however due to its bit wider at first i have to make some adjustment inside the wheel arch coz it scratches when turning the steering both left & right

if u decide to change to even wider wheel, just make sure it wont scratch inside wheel arch, unless u heighten ur truck up..
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Bridgestone made good tires, was looking at them previously, but no AT for oversized tires, only MT

my current setup is original height, tires are rubbing the mud flap, and just a few mm away from body mounting plate when turning the steering all the way, any bigger tires are impossible to fit in for now, so it's either lifting or change rim with bigger ET number, hoping someone has experience with such size can share their experience
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post May 22 2021, 11:39 AM

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QUOTE(ceo684 @ May 20 2021, 05:58 PM)
Yeah had the rubbing issue using stock steel rims and 31x10.5x15 AT tyres. Awesome dry grip and light offroad not an issue. Am using yokohama AT/S (made in japan) if not mistaken..these last pretty well even for high mileage. HT all botak too fast (goodyear, goodride, bridgestone OEM toyota from hilux 99pc trade in) for my use.

So I used a heat gun to adjust the mudflaps as they were rubbing even on 90deg turns..now only tight 2 lane U turns have the issue.
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thanks for the heat gun tips..

your tire size is almost similar to mine, diameter almost maxed out for stock car without doing any lifting, but i'm kinda surprised it has rubbing issue even with stock rims
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post Jul 5 2022, 09:02 AM

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QUOTE(chilskater @ Jul 3 2022, 11:21 PM)
watch IG John Tayar...he show 285 masuk Ford..i plan to get 255/65/R16 for my dmax..
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which generation & model dmax? do you mean 255/70r16?
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post Jul 8 2022, 04:23 PM

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QUOTE(chilskater @ Jul 6 2022, 09:36 PM)
old 2008 dmax iteq
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very tough model, sold mine at 190k km to my friend, he is now still rocking it at 400k km

i think 265/70r16 on original rim shouldn't be an issue

 

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