3rd Gen. Now appearing in 265s!

P. doggy · July 3, 2006

Ok, I finally was given a pair of BFG ATs. These are 265/75/16. I have only been onroad with them and have had no rubbing. They said I have about a 1/4" left before they rub.

We will see what happens when I hit the trail.

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So, I put the ruler upside down, but you get the picture. I gained two inches.
Before

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After

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Jared G.

SuRrEaLNJ · July 3, 2006

I hate you!!

Thats the tire envy talking

Looks really good man! :thumbsup:

A1C_Snowman · July 4, 2006

1/4 well **** I guess that means I can't get my Interco's. That 1/4 inch would be taken up by the lugs. I guess I'll have to settle for some Mud-terrains.

You can definately tell a difference in the ride height.

STATEMENT · July 5, 2006

How much did thoes cost you?

P. doggy · July 6, 2006

My company does through tires faster than Diesel. One of the engineers wanted new tires, so he gave me the old ones. Our secretary's husband runs a Goodyear shop, so. $50 for unmounting old ones, mounting and balancing the new ones.
Just a note, the spare tire is pretty much jammed up between the hitch and the fuel tank when you put a 265 up there.
Jared G.

mlbreen · August 7, 2006

Those look great. They are exactely the size and type of tires I was thinking of putting on my '05 XLS.

prerunner02 · August 7, 2006

so have you been offroad with them yet? I was just wondering if that 1/4" was enough for no rubbing?

P. doggy · August 12, 2006

I have been off the road quite a bit. I have never had them rub with the wheel cranked, and all the way up or down in the wheel well. They do subtract from the handling, and the ride is a bit rougher with 7ply. But, I have got myself out of places I was two-wheelin with my stockers. It is a good investment, but I still run into problems. The major issue is still the down travel. I have never run into a clearance issue, just slipping from no traction. I could go many more places if I had a locker. That would solve about 75% of my off-road problems.
Jared G.

A1C_Snowman · August 17, 2006

A locker and a decent transmission would make the 3rd gen a really nice truck.

P. doggy · August 29, 2006

So, I found the locker I want for my rear Diff. I am not going to change it out to a 7.33 gears though. The locker should be about $600-$700. I am just going to see what that does for me. As soon as I can scrape that together, I am going to put it in. Might not be for 6 months though. I will keep it posted.
Jared G.

LBarr2002 · August 29, 2006

P. doggy said:
So, I found the locker I want for my rear Diff. I am not going to change it out to a 7.33 gears though. The locker should be about $600-$700. I am just going to see what that does for me. As soon as I can scrape that together, I am going to put it in. Might not be for 6 months though. I will keep it posted.
Jared G.

That's a lot of gear!!!

3.73 I suppose.

A1C_Snowman · August 30, 2006

Yeah I'd sat with 7.33 gears you gas milage would go out the window. Not to mention your topspeed would be all of 45mph. I'd say he meant 3.73

P. doggy · August 31, 2006

Yeah, what those guys said.

SFBrad · December 13, 2006

Alignment

I'm currently purchasing 265/75/16 BF M/T. I was wondering if you needed an alignment or any other adjustments?

bigapple · December 13, 2006

nah its not necessary.... the only time u would need a realignment is if u have suspension work done.. changign tires wont need it

jay82576 · December 13, 2006

I want to put that size on my 02 just wanted to know how much that hurt the performance of the truck can you tell?

bigapple · December 13, 2006

im running 255s rite now and the speedo is dead on with a GPS and the shift points seem normal... im guessing the speedo may be off a tad with the 265s but as far as shift points i think itll still perform smoothly

SFBrad · December 14, 2006

I havent gotten them on yet it will be about 2 weeks. I have been lookin at the Yokohama Geolandar M/T Plus also, does anyone have any experience or feedback on them.

bigapple · December 14, 2006

one thing about them, theyre pretty good and all but theyre directional... if u ever have to go in reverse in mud, they will cake up like theres no tomorrow... just throwing it out there dude

dtholmanmax · January 3, 2007

Looks good - I think yours looks better (i.e. BIGGER) than the other 265s I've seen because of the wheels. Seems like yours have a little more dish to them than the ones I have.

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