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265/60r20 Tires fit

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by NP4runner, Jan 9, 2024.

  1. Jan 9, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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    NP4runner

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    My buddy has a brand new set of 265/60r20 geolander take offs from his tundra. Before I mount and balance these on my wife's 4runner. Will these fit without any lift mods or rubbing? It's for my wife's 14 limited. Her Toyo AT2 are failing prematurely with dry rot and edge deterioration. These are similar to the factory geolanders we originally bought the truck with new. Thanks for any input
     
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    You're gaining about an inch in overall height. 31.6 stock to 32.5. You might get a little bit of rub at full lock on the inner wheel well. You can check to see by turning the wheel to full lock and then measuring from the outside of the tire to where it's closest to the wheel well. If you have 1/2" or less with the stock tires, it's going to rub with the 265s. Also, your speedometer will read 70mph, but you will actually be doing 72mph. This might help you visualize>
     
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    Check out To figure the difference between the 2
     
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    I wonder which 265/60r20 geolander take offs from his tundra?

    1) Both below seems to be Load E. 20in low'ish profile tires in Load E ride might be rough.
    2) Only A/T has 3PMSF rating if you drive in winter conditions.
    3) Both seems to be 32.8in and thinking is it worth a 20in tall tire vs going with a 17in wheel tire combo?
    4) Tires itself seems heavier than any of my 285/70R17 tires (BFG KO2 C, Falken AT3W SL, TOYO OC SL). Combine that with heavy 20in wheels doesn't seem to be a very good combo.

    Just a thought, not a tire expert.


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    Here's what I meant about the weight if I compare similar 32.8 Load E tires with factory wheels.

    Eg 1 - 255/80R17 Cooper SST Load E tires (32.8) + ORP 17in wheels = 76lbs vs 265/60R20 Yokohama Geolander A/T Load E tires (32.8) + Limited 20in wheels = 93lbs




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  6. Feb 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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    I am also checking into new tire sizes, although I have to say that I have now put over 140K on Michelin LTX Defender M/S tires (on my third set), and have no real complaints. They are as advertised—quiet, good on dry or wet highway, good for light off-road (gravel roads, some maintained and some not), as well as snow but never been in anything more than three inches or so. But I got the mod bug after 10 years and thinking will go with a little larger and more aggressive look. Already deleted the chrome, did a modest lift (deleted the X-reas that was beginning to leak) and put on 5100 Bilsteins (1.75” up front and added 1” spacers rear).
    I’ve been all over the forum and the most common approach is to go with 275/55R20 tires. Some say shops may not put them on 7” rims as need at least 7.5” rims; some say they have had them for years and not a problem to stretch the fender liners with a heat gun, remove mudflaps, etc. But saw this thread and it got me interested—so I did what 2018 Limited suggested above. The first tire I checked was the 275/55/20: I noted that as far as width, the tire had a 10.8 width, but the sidewall was only .6” further out. The diameter was only .3” larger than the stock 245/60’s. The sidewall was only .2” higher than stock. I then checked the 265/60R20:The width was 10.4” and the sidewall was .4” further out—only .2” less than the 275/55. But the major difference was that the sidewall, which puts both sound and vibration from the road further way from the driver, was a full half-inch taller than stock—which made the diameter of the tire 32.5.” Not quite rolling on 33’s, but a lot closer than the 275’s. I checked the wheel size site to see how the 265’s related to the suspension:
    I won’t go into my research on scrub radius, but a very small negative scrub radius can be a good thing with front wheel drive vehicles as it relates to steering—and as most are aware, Limited’s are full-time 4WD and so the steering works on the drive wheels.
    With the info in hand, I started looking at tires—a lot of different brands. The one that I came up with was the Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure with Kevlar:
    The specs show mounting tire widths of 7” - 9.5” and a tire width of 10.7 — which is more than what the tire size calculator had listed. There is a variance in actual widths—some 265’s are wider than others. In this case, the choice is clear. The Aventure AT is only .1” narrower in width than a 275 (according to the calculator). Not sure if I will need to do anything to my wheel well liner due to the lift, but not a problem if I do. Shouldn’t be any tire shop “refusing” to mount it, as it is designated for 7” rims. There’s no question that it beats out the 275 on sidewall height, as well as diameter. I’ll lose a tad on gas mileage as well as overall handling with a wider tire, buy hey, if I was that worried about gas mileage I wouldn’t have bought a body on frame SUV with a V-6 engine and a 5 speed transmission and kept it for 10 years. The 6th Gen. look okay, but I like what I have and don’t see spending over 60K for some styling changes and better gas mileage. Besides, I haven’t finished with the mods on this one.
     
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