1958 Switch to 265 70 R18

[seanasmith41]

My wife’s 1958 is supposed to arrive in the next month. With that being said, we are changing tires prior to delivery through the dealership. Since 245 70 R18 are stock and I am increasing to 265 70 R18, will there be a discrepancy in the speedometer?

The reason I ask is because of the stock 265 70 R18 tires that come on the Land Cruiser and FE models. Didn’t know if they were geared different or not and whether it would make a noticeable difference?

 

[Doomed]

This site will give you a pretty good idea wat the difference is. But remember not all brands will be consistent between sizes.

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[EOD Guy]

Not positive but I believe the Dealer may have the ability to change the tire size in the BDM (or what ever module controls the speedo) which will calculate the speedo.

 

[seanasmith41]

Not positive but I believe the Dealer may have the ability to change the tire size in the BDM (or what ever module controls the speedo) which will calculate the speedo.

That’s what I was thinking. Just wasn’t 100%.

 

[seanasmith41]

Not positive but I believe the Dealer may have the ability to change the tire size in the BDM (or what ever module controls the speedo) which will calculate the speedo.

Dealership said they couldn’t do it. It’s only 2 mph difference.

 

[EOD Guy]

Probably true........ They probably have a preset tire sizes list etc.....

 

[thomez]

This calculator will tell you

Alloy Wheel & Tyre Fitment Calculator. Offset, Tyre Stretch and Speedo Error | Will They Fit

Alloy Wheel & tyre fitment calculator - it calculates inset, poke, speedo error, tyre stretch and loads more.

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[thomez]

 

[lcq]

I could be wrong but it seems Toyota set them all for 265s even though mine was 245/70/18 stock. My 275/70/18s consistently read 1 mph below my gps phone app speedo. The stock 245s started out reading 2-3mph over. Which means Toyota may have preset them all for 265s or it automatically updates with its own GPS.

 

[supraphonic]

It’s interesting, my speedometer is still reading one or two MPH over actual based on GPS speed readings even on oversized 275/70R18 tires, but my odometer is running about 4.5 percent under actual.

 

[Wasatch]

My wife’s 1958 is supposed to arrive in the next month. With that being said, we are changing tires prior to delivery through the dealership. Since 245 70 R18 are stock and I am increasing to 265 70 R18, will there be a discrepancy in the speedometer?

The reason I ask is because of the stock 265 70 R18 tires that come on the Land Cruiser and FE models. Didn’t know if they were geared different or not and whether it would make a noticeable difference?

Hi, were you able to get the 265 70 R18 on the stock rims for your 1958? I want to make sure that they will not rub. Also, getting kickback from Costco not allowing me to buy different size tires since they say it's a policy for them. Thanks.

 

[seanasmith41]

Hi, were you able to get the 265 70 R18 on the stock rims for your 1958? I want to make sure that they will not rub. Also, getting kickback from Costco not allowing me to buy different size tires since they say it's a policy for them. Thanks.

Yep. They fit perfect. No rub. The FE and LC additions already have that size on them.

I bought my tires through the dealer. They gave me a credit for the factory tires. Never bought tires through Costco. But…with how much the truck is I chose to stick with the dealership so I knew a Toyota trained tech was doing the work.

 

[Wasatch]

Thank you! The other reason I was worried is the 1958 comes with a different wheel than the other two trims so I was hesitant. Again, thank you very much for your help.