Things to note when looking for new tires.

[Sparky]

Sounds like a great move! Housing and taxes sure are better in Nevada..

Tire weights are generally associated with load rating. They may also be referred to as the number of sidewall ply's but that's not necessarily relevant today. Here's some literature if you want to read up on it: https://m.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=55

I'd suggest something in a load C, maybe D. The higher the load rating the heavier and stiffer they'll ride. You'll have to reference the specific tire weights if you want to take it that far, because even in the same size and load rating there are weight fluctuations between brands. I think if you stick with a load C you'll be fine though.

 

[RockyMountaineer]

Lots of good choices for many of us our past experiences lead us to certain brands and designs. You will find no shortage of BF Goodrich and Cooper fans in the Overlanding and off road circles. As for me I have had one set of Coopers and I swore never again. My BF Goodrich tires were solid and I liked them. But where I landed was with Nitto and Mickey Thompson. I have had several sets of both and it is were I keep coming back to when it is time to replace tires. As for what fits your vehicle well what vehicle do you have?

 

[Mike D.]

Lots of good choices for many of us our past experiences lead us to certain brands and designs. You will find no shortage of BF Goodrich and Cooper fans in the Overlanding and off road circles. As for me I have had one set of Coopers and I swore never again. My BF Goodrich tires were solid and I liked them. But where I landed was with Nitto and Mickey Thompson. I have had several sets of both and it is were I keep coming back to when it is time to replace tires. As for what fits your vehicle well what vehicle do you have?

My current daily driver is a stock 2014 2WD Toyota Tacoma with the same Dunlop AT20's (P245/75R16) that came with it. Our plan is to go camping more often, as well as explore all the public land that Reno has to offer.

 

[Mike D.]

Sounds like a great move! Housing and taxes sure are better in Nevada..

Tire weights are generally associated with load rating. They may also be referred to as the number of sidewall ply's but that's not necessarily relevant today. Here's some literature if you want to read up on it: https://m.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=55

I'd suggest something in a load C, maybe D. The higher the load rating the heavier and stiffer they'll ride. You'll have to reference the specific tire weights if you want to take it that far, because even in the same size and load rating there are weight fluctuations between brands. I think if you stick with a load C you'll be fine though.

Maybe I'm just missing something, but how do I best determine if a tires Load Carrying Capacity will be sufficient for the truck plus any add one's that we are thinking of possibly getting?

To my understanding, the tire under consideration should equal or exceed the OE load specson the Tire Information Placard (TIP).

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[Sparky]

Maybe I'm just missing something, but how do I best determine if a tires Load Carrying Capacity will be sufficient for the truck plus any add one's that we are thinking of possibly getting?

To my understanding, the tire under consideration should equal or exceed the OE load specson the Tire Information Placard (TIP).

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You want to keep an eye on the gross vehicle weight specified by the manufactuerer.. the GVWR listed above at 5400 lbs. That's the max overall weight Toyota approves for your model, including passengers and cargo. I think typically you just split the number by 4x to give you your needed load rating, but in offroad situations you can shift a lot of weight to just a few tires so it gets a little more complicated.

I've never bothered to work any equations out although I'm sure it's been done, in my case I just "up rate" tires a bit, namely for increased sidewall strength to resist punctures, the increased load rating is more or less happenstance/requisite. I believe the Tacoma's ship with P rated tires, not LT tires, so any LT tire is going to be safe in terms of a working load.

This would be a good segue into gear and cargo weights while overlanding.. I know a few JK's by me that have to be pushing their gvrw's..