33s...would you do it again?

[_Ian_]

Hello everyone, I am ordering new tires this week. I currently have 265/70R17 (31.6”) and have been happy with a mpg/performance aspect, but like the looks of the 285/70R17 (32.8”) tires.

For those who have 33s, would you do it again? Mpg isn’t much of a concern, but the performance of this truck and my enjoyment driving it is important. Was there a big performance decrease when moving up to that size tire?

For what its worth I would be going with a passenger rated Toyo AT3 which weights roughly 48 pounds, which to my understanding is pretty lightweight for a 33.

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[OFC Ranger]

I don't see why not. I'll probably buy Toyo AT2's again - good mix both worlds.

 

[Tom_C]

I can't speak to the ranger, but on my old Toyota the previous owner had put on biggerwheels/tires. I don't remember exactly what they were, but he changed to wheels and tires to something bigger. They were pretty big. Added: They were 32.5.

Would I do it on my Ranger? No. At the time I was doing a lot of beach driving and they were great. Now, though I may do some mild off-roading I don't need them. So for me. No. I don't want them. Your mileage may vary.

 

[MTB-BRUH]

Nope ran them for about 5000 miles and went back to 6 ply 31” mud terrains. I would have a set of 33’s on separate wheels for off-roading only as this is what I use my 31” mud terrains for and stock tires and wheels for normal driving

 

[cbull]

Anytime you are adding rotating weight and or mass, get up and go and mpgs will be affected. It don't take much of an increase to make a pretty big difference.
I had a 2011 f150 6.2 for a while great truck, had stock road tires, changed to an all-terrain tire similar to the toyo at2, and went up to a 275/70r18 and right away noticed a lose of get up and go and 3 tanks later saw that I lost about 1.5 to 2 MPG. Loved the look but took them off and went back to the stock road tires.

 

[Samsquanch]

Hello everyone, I am ordering new tires this week. I currently have 265/70R17 (31.6”) and have been happy with a mpg/performance aspect, but like the looks of the 285/70R17 (32.8”) tires.

For those who have 33s, would you do it again? Mpg isn’t much of a concern, but the performance of this truck and my enjoyment driving it is important. Was there a big performance decrease when moving up to that size tire?

For what its worth I would be going with a passenger rated Toyo AT3 which weights roughly 48 pounds, which to my understanding is pretty lightweight for a 33.

I don’t think performance will be drastically different if you’re sticking with SL tires. They will wear faster though.

A lot of the felt performance loss comes from the extra weight so keeping that to a minimum will be helpful. A lot of the folks complaining about lost performance are going with an E load rated tire which in a 33 could easily weight close to 60lbs.

A good middle ground would probably be a C rated tire which is a 6 ply. That would probably hold up a bit better off-road and be less susceptible to puncture. Additionally you will get better tread life from the higher load rated tires.

 

[Zeus]

I bought my Ranger used with 7000 miles on it. I have managed to dog out the truck driving faster than I should-and a year later with 12k miles on it, power has decresed a lot. Service department says nothing is wrong, no codes or dash lights so I'm a little bummed about power loss already.

Adding "33's" from the stock 255/65/17 added more sluggishness for my truck...but now I drive it like my old Toyota with the 22RE motor. Sadly I wont be making Tesla drivers angry anymore because they couldn't catch me...

 

[Lost19Ranger]

Shit if I could I'd go 35s but with a proper lift

 

[_Ian_]

Thank you everyone for your replies. I understand there will be a loss of power, I suppose I am just trying to gauge just how big that loss will be. Moving up 1.2” in diameter and roughly 5lbs a wheel, does that feel like a loss of 25hp or 100hp?

when I initially moved up to the 31.6” tires, the power loss was there, but minimal. Idk if that will be the case again or if it grows exponentially.

 

[Steve23]

I've had my 34 (33.9 285/75/17) Toyo OpenCountry AT3s (C rating ones not E) for a little less than a week and I'm impressed. I haven't noticed a dramatic loss of power (if at all) but I do mostly highway driving during the week. Weekends I try to go off the beaten path and they've performed great. The stock tires were terrible.

What I was really surprised by was the MPG hit, I'm getting less than a 4 mpg difference and most of the time its like 2 less or so. I do think if I went with the E rating which are a bit heavier it would have been worse. I think the C ratings are a good compromise, albeit hard to find. I'll post some pictures when I get home. Been meaning to do a show case...

 

[AzScorpion]

Thank you everyone for your replies. I understand there will be a loss of power, I suppose I am just trying to gauge just how big that loss will be. Moving up 1.2” in diameter and roughly 5lbs a wheel, does that feel like a loss of 25hp or 100hp?

when I initially moved up to the 31.6” tires, the power loss was there, but minimal. Idk if that will be the case again or if it grows exponentially.

I noticed a slight loss when I added mine (31.6) but like you I didn't think it was all that bad. Worse case if you feel like there's a significant power loss you could always a tune it.

 

[Michealj]

My seat of the pants dyno feels like I lost less than 25hp going to the 285/70 R17. We went 10 ply E rated Nitto Ridge Grapplers and they are a huge upgrade. A lot of the roads we drive on are muddy in the spring and fall and rocky during the summer, the added capability of a good AT or hybrid tire is huge for us, the OEM Hankooks left us in a tough spot a few times.

 

[cbull]

Thank you everyone for your replies. I understand there will be a loss of power, I suppose I am just trying to gauge just how big that loss will be. Moving up 1.2” in diameter and roughly 5lbs a wheel, does that feel like a loss of 25hp or 100hp?

when I initially moved up to the 31.6” tires, the power loss was there, but minimal. Idk if that will be the case again or if it grows exponentially.

I can't remember the exact number but I believe it's something like every 2 to 3 lb in rotating weight is a horsepower. I think it's something like every 6 or 7 lb weight is a horsepower.

 

[spartan0078]

Sadly I wont be making Tesla drivers angry anymore because they couldn't catch me

Is that a thing that Tesla drivers are sensitive about? I swear I've never encountered one on the roads that didn't speed up when I go to overtake them.

 

[Msfitoy]

Hello everyone, I am ordering new tires this week. I currently have 265/70R17 (31.6”) and have been happy with a mpg/performance aspect, but like the looks of the 285/70R17 (32.8”) tires.

For those who have 33s, would you do it again? Mpg isn’t much of a concern, but the performance of this truck and my enjoyment driving it is important. Was there a big performance decrease when moving up to that size tire?

For what its worth I would be going with a passenger rated Toyo AT3 which weights roughly 48 pounds, which to my understanding is pretty lightweight for a 33.

I did...never going back...might even see if I can move up to 35...

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