Land Cruiser Tire Upgrades?

[TDAdams]

Only drove about 20 miles at up to 75 MPH. Initial impressions are mostly very positive. The good: road noise is extremely low, perhaps quieter than the OEM Geolander; ride is awesome compared to OEM, it soaks everything up, even being a little overinflated from the install - there's no harshness now; feels planted and handles well; looks really good; and it (unexpectedly) lifted it about an inch, lowest point of ground clearance is a little over 9" compared to 8" before. The not so good: the on center feel is a little loose, but is to be expected with an A/T; steering wheel is slightly off now and the on center play doesn't help - it was perfectly straight before. Personal preference: was expecting it to lift about ½" per tire specs, but it turns out the OEM tires are almost 1.5" inch shorter than spec - that's not necessary "bad" but it is now extremely close to not being able to open the hatch in my garage (¼" of clearance) and adding roof rails will be getting close now, I don't know that raised crossbars will fit under garage door; it turns out the speedo was apparently off because the OEM tires are smaller than spec, not because it was programmed for 265/70's as I had thought, so now the speedo is off 2 MPH at highway speeds and the mileage is off too - I personally don't like this at all on a new vehicle.

Let me know if you have specific questions, I'll try to answer them and update over time. All in all very happy with them so far, but everything has trade offs. One concern is how much of an MPG hit it will be as these look much more like a Toyo Open Country III or KO2 than I was expecting.


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Beautiful color!

 

[toyotadude]

I’m curious how these tires are working out for you? I just picked up a 2025 LC with 265/60R20 Yokohamas and I’m going to replace them soon. I was defaulting to KO3s but now considering some options. Also, did the Mickey fit all right in the spare compartment? Thanks.

I’m curious how these tires are working out for you? I just picked up a 2025 LC with 265/60R20 Yokohamas and I’m going to replace them soon. I was defaulting to KO3s but now considering some options. Also, did the Mickey fit all right in the spare compartment? Thanks.

The Mickey Thompson’s have been a great tire. It fits perfectly in the spare tire well with no modifications. Tires are quiet for an aggressive tread design and the sidewalk design is badass. They do well in snow if we ever get any.

 

[Stage7]

For reference, 285/70R18 tires on what look to be 0 offset Method wheels on a Land Cruiser at the local dealer.

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Looks more like a +25 offset but I could be dead wrong.