The Perfect Size Wheel + Tire Combo for a Toyota Tacoma

We are giving my 2017 Toyota Tacoma a little bit of love and fitting some 275/70 tires on this thing. When it came to picking out a tire size I did not want to compromise too much of the Truck's characteristics. That meant, No rubbing, no having to cut the body or frame, no smashing in fender wells etc. This way I can still use the truck day to day as my daily without worry and still take it on some trails to have some fun. Fitment is spot on as well with width and poke. The Gram lights in the 17x8.5 +0 fit literally perfectly!

Wheels:
Rays 57DRX 17x8.5 + 0

[BraddahTones]

I was about to say.. it's TACO TUESDAY

[andrewr]

Great Content and information. I have KO2's on my 2019 Tacoma and have never had any problems in any weather situation. I drove in a rainstorm so intense that other drivers were pulling over. I could barely see the lines on the road and I drove through it just fine at a low/safe speed. 👍🌮

[HeavyMetalWRX]

Every Tuesday I'm gonna order tacos. This way I can eat tacos while watching taco videos on taco Tuesday.

[edwardpeters]

Start by getting out there and experiencing the places you want to visit. A stock TRD Offroad is fairly capable right out of the gate. Ground tent, ice in the cooler, and go. Once you spend some time out there you'll get a feel for where you want to go with the truck.

If you do go the full build route, try to use aluminum wherever you can. Tacoma's are light duty little trucks. They are not fans of "overloading" instead of overlanding.

[subi_ca]

That wheel/tire setup looks fire!! 🔥
The right choice has been made ✔️

[ericmoss]

Congrats on the new wheel/tire package! They look fantastic!

[patrickgarvin]

Calvin finally got new shoes!!! Woohoo!!! Looking good, brother. Very noice choice of wheel. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[Thechaoscrusadors]

1. I ran k02s in 175-85-15s on my 92 f150 for years no issue. they did well overlanding. i also put them on my patriot.
2. i suggest bringing a jack, a tow strap if you have a friend. a shovel. no you dont need the bumpers if your doing a basic set up to go offroad every once in a while. the benefit of the steel bumpers is the winch mounts. winches are very handy for offroading. please take caution going thru puddles. toyotas electrical isnt always watertight. also check the puddle or mud hole before crossing. i went thru one that was 3ft long. 6ft wide. and 5ft deep. ate the whole front of the truck. my friend sunk the front and whole cab of his chevy 2500 on 44s with a 12" lift in what looked like a shallow swampy area. Dont be discouraged by these warning tho. some of the best views i have ever seen have been on a trail up a mountain!

RANDOM UPDATE! finally got my first video uploaded! its crappy but its a start!

[TheGhungFu]

Lots of cool logging roads up around Darrington and Mt. Baker that aren't too technical. Good place to get a feel for off-roading. I spent some time up there exploring in my '87 Dodge Raider when I lived out there. The roads up to the North Mountain fire tower are awesome.

[jptothetree]

Wow. I also did not realize you could get Gram Lights for these too! That is a stellar choice and the fitment is perfection. I'm enjoying Taco Tuesdays more than I thought I would lol

[Borp]

You don't "need" bumpers if your truck has good recovery points that are tied into the frame. Skid plates are mandatory, rock sliders if you don't want to crunch the body of the truck are a good idea. Look into good recovery gear, come alongs will do it if you don't want to spend money on a winch, kinetic recovery ropes are the move as well. I don't overland my vehicles but I do a lot of off roading with side by sides and such.

[pawcrawlowens]

Love mine, I'm 64 and have many, many Toyota trucks, 4runners, it ain't no Ford ranger lol

[kevinlueckemann]

I definitely went ham with lift and tires, 35" tires on a 6 inch lift. It looks great but mpg, power, and road noise suffers tremendously. I think you are going the right way for a perfect mix of daily driver/overlander. All the other mods are definitely not "necessary" but some will be convenient or help in a pinch i.e. a good bumper/winch setup will help if you're able to winch forward to get unstuck. I would suggest taking it out and easing into situations to learn what will be necessary vs just looking good. If you're offroading at night a good set of ditch lights will help illumiate the trail better. I'm super hyped to see where this truck takes you and what you decide to do it. Keep up the awesome content in and out of the shop!

[MatthewLakomski]

This is cool i used to watch your video's when I had my 2016 sti. Now watching your video's with my 22trd sport. Way to many issues with the sti. Keeping my truck stock as a dd hvac work truck . Nice taco you have

[pinktacotuesday]

It all depends on how crazy and gnarly you want to get. Rock sliders and rear bumper for coming off ledges and what not. Front bumper later especially if you want a winch. I'd start with good recovery gear. Tow strap, High lift jack. Tools, come along if you don't have a winch. Flashlights/headlamps. Ham radio/satellite phone. The list can go on forever haha

[Crayoniel]

Skids and rock sliders pretty much all you need for starters

[viko]

Best advice I can give you is go try it out and see its shortcomings. Bring some pads to get out of sticky situations and that's it. You best know what you want this truck to do and you have to feel whatever modification you need to achieve your goals. Make sure to be at least a bit prepared, in case you get stuck, and explore what, for your goals, the truck is lacking.

Update: Learn to crawl backwards. You will get into some point of no-further-progression. And maybe you won't be able to make a U-turn and go back. So, practice, at least to some degree, maneuvering the truck over little bumps and stuff backwards, you can be more confident going somewhere.
I once had to go backwards off road for a kilometer (0.6 miles) with my Mercedes E class, because there was no place to make a U turn. It was stressful and no fun, but knowledge and practice driving backwards saved me from going over the cliff. So that's something very important

[jacobstephens]

Man I miss living near Mt Rainier. Grew up in Puyallup and it was always so majestic

[joshanderson]

I've never had issues with BFGs weather truck or car. I do like the direction you're going on this one. No concrete cowboys here please

[dylonharris]

So I just got into a jeep Cherokee for off-roading and I did the same thing you did. I looked at all of the front bumper, rear bumper and sliders and they were crazy priced so I just built my own sliders and rear bumper I was going to use tubing for it all but ended up using the square pipe I had laying around the shop. Very simple to fabricate doesn’t have to be anything crazy I figure you put them on to use them and if they are getting used they are most definitely getting abused 😂