I understand, I won't 100% believe it until I see a few more reports! I have seen three people (two here) report 33.2" K03's fit in the spare location. I'm really considering a 33.43" tire, I've been hoping to see a few people say those fit for sure. That FB post was the first I saw anyone say anything large than 33.2" fit.
That's the dominating factor, E vs. C -- lots of SL/C load options around 33" for the 20" wheel, pretty much only E load for the 18" (unless you stick with the smaller than 33" stock size). For the 18" wheel the tire options all gain 10-12+ lbs and that more than offsets any weight advantage from the wheel.
Yup pretty much my plan as well, same wheels and lift only difference is i'm going with C rated KO3s.
I’ve got an appointment to get tires on next Thursday. I’ll do you a solid and try it out when I get them on. I’ve settled on the Cooper Rugged Treks which has the same basic specs as the Baja. The spare is not a concern for me but I see it brought up on a regular basis so I’ll give it a go.
Thanks that will be awesome, I’ll wait to order my tires till I hear verification that the spare fit. Thanks for taking one for the team!!
Ok nice! I personally like the KO2s a little better since they are 8lbs lighter and have a higher speed rating.
OK this look seals the deal for me. I have been looking and looking and couldn't decide on tire size and wheel combo. Love the look of this. Either the 316 or the 703 in titanium. with these tires. Are these the E rated tires and how is the road noise? I currently have some Wildpeak AT3 on my Tacoma and they were quiet at first, but the more wear, they seem to get louder.
I’ll be really interested to see how those wheels work out.
Discount Tire here... $1455 for 5.
I got similar price. I will check Costco
I found that when I looked at Costco, the price was the same which surprised me. If they are the same when I purchase mine, I’ll go with Discount Tire. I’ve been VERY happy with my local store. Free rotation, balance, etc for life of tire and they keep their appointments unlike my local Costco which gets me in an hour after my appointment.
Not trying to be a jerk but I'm curious which tires you are looking at that are so much heavier. I've been trying to make that decision of C vs E rated and after your post, got "worried" about the additional weight. However, when I looked at a few I found these results for LT285/70R17 and LT285/75R17:
I haven’t looked at any 17” tires, I’ve been looking at what fits on the stock wheels. So 18” or 20”.
Your use case almost exactly reflects mines. I would love to get feedback on this tire as well, especially how much noise on road and fuel efficiency.
