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Love my 255/85/16s. Taller and skinner than a 285/75/16, no rubbing with stock rims and upper control arms, less weight and friction = better MPG, handles amazingly on the trails and snow.
I have gone through this whole thing in the 40+ years I have been wheeling and have run tall and narrows. Obviously I settled on the fat and tall, probably some Freudian thing to compensate for my skinny frame and light ass. Even though I have a minor in Psych, I never paid much attention to it....nor do I put too much credence behind it....What I have works well for what I do. If I was doing an expedition type rig, there is no question that I would go the tall and narrow route......
[QUOTE=Dirt Claude;174239]Love my 255/85/16s. Taller and skinner than a 285/75/16, no rubbing with stock rims and upper control arms, less weight and friction = better MPG, handles amazingly on the trails and snow.[/QUOTE]
They seemed to be tearing it up last weekend! Even when you got down to only 3 of um! :cool:
I am convinced that tall and skinny tires are the way to go. I run 255-85r16 on my 4Runner and just put 235-85r16 on the tacoma.
[QUOTE=Fordboy77;174243]They seemed to be tearing it up last weekend! Even when you got down to only 3 of um! [/QUOTE]
Yea, I'm really curious to know how long I was breaking trail with only 3 tires? I sure couldn't feel it when the bead seperated. The inside of the tire was filled with quite a bit of snow and water when they dismounted it from the wheel.