What Were We Thinking? | Skinny 35's on a 2017 Tacoma!
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- We made the jump and had some #kenda #klevers installed on our truck. What better way to test them out, then on a 44 mile adventure up to, and around the mountains in Big Bear to so some #snowwheeling.
If you are familiar with the #Tacoma, you know how much work it can take to fit 35's .While there are lots of pros to switching to a larger tire, there are just as many cons. We selected the Kenda Clever R/T to have less front wheel clearance issues on our truck.
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The pizza cutters rock!! I've gone down the research rabbit hole of wide vs narrow tires a few times. I've always favored wider tires until my research led me to an article on the benefits of narrow tires. It was perhaps the most authoritative and convincing article I've read on the subject. I of course have lost the bookmark but cheers to your pizza cutters! I plan to go a little narrower on my next set of tires.
After doing our research is when we decided to make the switch. We have been very happy and the truck feels right with the combination of the 5.29 gearing and the 35" Kendas! Can't wait to see how they look on the Runner.
Back in the early 70's I had a 1969 f250 running old school 7.50-17 bias ply. If I recall, they were 36 inches. Worked really well in snow That's a pizza cutter.
After doing all the research I opted for the pizza cutters too, I had 265/70-17's on my 4Runner and decided instead of going to the popular 285/70-17 (32.8"), which are actually a half inch smaller/shorter than the 255/80-17's (33.3") I got, they are also cheaper, in theory better on the trail and road and are slightly....very small difference easy on fuel mileage and steering components. One of the best reasons was, other than sliding and pinning the inner fender liner flush with the outer fender...the way Toyota should have made it to begin with, no other adjustments was necessary. I have even considered going to 255/85-17's (34.6") if I liked these when they wear out, but I really think that would require a gear swap, as the increase would be substantial.
Nice! Great hear that you decide to go skinny! I’m on skinny 33 in my 80 series LC and love it! See many Taco with humongous 35. Skinny offer less stress and less mass rotation.
That trail is no joke!
thats awesome. i just got mine 255/85/16 on my off road stock suspension and loving it.
They perform great on trail!!!
What year Tacoma... I'm going down that rabbit hole of tires... Was looking at 285s now looking at 255s... Did you get different wheels with different off set?
Did you do any wheel trimming?
Are you using stock wheels or aftermarket with a different offset?
Any rubbing with daily driving?
Looks like a good time 😎 and on snow ❄️ 👍
Snow play day…can’t complain! Wishing you an amazing holiday!
IFS requires a lot of work to fit bigger tires, for sure. Skinny looks good! Looking forward to the review in the long run.
Performance on trail with the rocks and snow was really good. We will definitely do another update with a few more miles and other terrain tested. Thanks for watching.
I really wanted pizza cutter 33s but they were all mud terrains. (size 16) in a few years I think RT Is the move!
Happy that we could find the skinny 35’s that were mud terrains. The muds are a little more aggressive than we wanted to go. Pleased with the Klever RT performance so far.
go with 255/80/17
@@brandonmenicucci5791I am looking at the 255/85R16 for my ‘23 Tacoma Off Road but the 17” size seems more available, I just don’t want to have to spend a few grand on wheels (I want Volk Racing TE37XT’s to drop the rolling mass/unstrung weight).
Great Video! Keep us posted on the Kenda's.
Thank you. For sure!!!
Gotta try this trial! Looks fun
It is a really fun trail.
What is the tire size?
I run 35x11.5R17 Toyo AT3 on my Bronco. Better in the winter than my previous 315/70-17 (34.5x12.5) BF K02 at 285 70 17 (32.75x11.5) Grabber ATX.
Nice tires we used to call them poker chips, balogna skins I have k02 on my 4 runner wool really good
Poker chips and bologna skins 😂. We had the ko2s on our Runner. They are great tires.
Great video. Looks like a fun day.
So much fun! Had to get up and have some fun in the snow.
Set of these are making their way onto my sequoia this week as well!
Can’t wait to see them on the Twig Rig!
im thinking of getting pizza cutter 33s on my nxt tires fj would you recommend it?
They worked great for us and we loved them off road.
Looks like you guys had fun! Another great video. Merry Christmas 🎄
Sometimes you just need a day up in the mountains! Fun times. Merry Christmas!!!🎄
We just saw these tires pop up as we are researching our next set of tires for our truck to start to be able to do some more off-road adventures. Seems like good value as compared to the traditional favorites ! Keep up the good work guys !!
Thank you. We will keep you updated as we do more trails and different terrain. Have a wonderful holiday and happy adventures.
@@OpenRoad4Two same to you guys as well !
I am over in 🇳🇿 and i run a 265/75R16 currently (which is just shy of a 32x10.50R16) on my 90 series and i go almost everywhere guys go with 35's i do very well in the sand as the contact patch is better on a 10.50 than it is on a 12.50 unless your running super low pressure and beadlocks
When i can save up for BTF's 4.5" long travel kit ill get Kenda Klever MT2 35x10.50R17's as they are the best value in a narrow MT to many people buy tires with their egos and do no research on how they actually perform! Lol 😂
Thanks going to pizza cutters next set. Great info. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you both!
Nice!!! Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas and blessed 2023!
Hey, great video! Congrats on the new shoes! I love skinny tires. Use to roll skinny 33's on my ol 40, was fun as heck. Looking to get skinnies for my Ranger, just not sure what size yet. 35 is too boocoo for me, i reckon. Hahaha. Fun footage, especially with the drone. Wonderful shots. Thank you for sharing. Keep us posted.. 👊🏼🙏🏼🤙🏼
Thank you. We are really liking the Kendas. We thought the route was perfect for testing them out. So glad we got our drone back, we love to share drone footage whenever we can. 👊🏼👊🏼
good video , I really like the background beat you guys have
Thank you!!! We appreciate the feedback and thank you for watching.
12.5 WIDE FTW
Would you mind sharing your mpg with this set up?
Average is about 13mpg. We have 5.29 gearing and a Sibi Tune.
What offset are you running on your wheel?
Great video. Merry Christmas!
Thank you. Wishing you and your family a blessed Christmas!!! 🎄
hey did you guys have to re gear the truck?
Yes, we regeared prior to switching to 35s. We ran 5.29s with our 33s. That was probably too aggressive with the 33s, but it feels “right” now with the 35s.
Happy holidays
Thank you. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!
Look at farm tractors, they use skinny tires for heavy mud.
Wouldn't have had to trim anything if you would have wisely went with the 33's.
Unfortunately Kenda “35”’s only measure slightly over 33 1/2.
False
I guess my Kenda 35”’s are smaller than all the other ones they make!
how are the tires now as a daily? gas mileage take a huge dump compared to the 33s?
Narrow tire I think work better off-road snow mud I have 235 r 15 k02 2nd gen 4Runner
Agree.
What was the stove you were cooking lunch on?
What's the MPG and weight of these tires?
How would you reckon a Tacoma with 1.1 inch lift would do with these? Stock SR5 Trail, which has 1.1 in front and .5 in back. Thanks!
In the back, you’d probably be ok, but We had rubbing with 33’s and three inches of lift. We had to do a lot of trimming and body mount chop/relocate to fix most of the rubbing. Still get occasional rubbing at full lock to the left and under load.
@@OpenRoad4Two Thank you!
Doesn't matter if you have locker.
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Skinny tires are better for everything but mud and soft sand in my experience
Your tires are still super wide and should NOT be called skinny or pizza cutters! BOOOO!! Click bait!!