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Old 12-11-2013, 07:16 AM   #70 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by miro View Post
I've been reading various posts about increasing tire size on trucks and I'm still no closer to my answer.
I've got a 2010 Tacoma 2 wheel drive and I've got 15 inch rims.
When the tires wear out, then I'd like to get a pair of 16 inch rims for the back wheels for the non-winter driving. I use winter tires on 15 inch rims all around during the winter season.
Most of my non-winter driving ( about 85%- 90%) is highway on clean dry pavement at steady speed.
I'm thinking that the 16 inch rims on the rear wheels will help improve MPG. Since I have to buy new tires anyway, why not get larger rims and tires for the back ?

miro
With a vehicle that new , I'd recommend using the same tire size on all four corners to avoid confusing any ABS/traction control features. Or rather, stick with the oem's ratio for front-rear tire sizes. If they're the same size and you want to go bigger, increase them by the same amount. If they're different sizes and you want to make the back bigger, do some math to figure out how big you need to make the front. Should keep the computer happy. And use the search feature.
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