I am still unsure if I am going to go with the classic small rim big tire or the more modern big rim lower profile tire for my 2012 Super Crew... Any pics you guys got of your trucks would be great in either of these fitment sizes...

 

If you in any way think 17's might be too small, go with the 20s. If you're conflicted, there's a good chance that you'll want to change 17s out for 20s down the road and you don't want to buy wheels twice haha.

 

20" without a doubt! Just looks right and balances out the wheel well gap perfectly.

 

Thank you, can you send me more pics of your truck I really like your wheel and tire combo and something like that would look good on my silver 2012... running any level kit? rubbing?

 

No rubbing, and not leveled at all. 100% stock suspension. Wheels are +18 offset, 5.71" backspace.

 

I've got a 2wd with 33s on 20s as well (2006) with +20 offset and zero rubbing as well. It's leveled now but they didn't rub at all while I had the suspension stock. And your truck might sit a tad bit higher than ours, so you should be good whether you're 4wd or 2wd

 

I'm trying to decide on what tire to go with. I want something aggressive but my nittos wore so fast i need a little more life. has anyone heard about the KUMHO mtKL71

 

Do you want more sidewall flex for off road ability, particularly in the rocks and sand, or is this a street truck?

The more sidewall you have, the more room to flex your tires have before transferring forces to the suspension, frame, cab and then you... That is why all the serious off road rigs you see have smaller diameter rims, larger diameter tires. If you only do light off roading, mostly street / highway driving, then 20s is fine, and in some ways preferable, the shorter sidewalls flex less, meaning less flex with lateral / cornering forces... I stick with 17s because I would likely bust a rim if I were running 20s...

 

I'm in south MS. Dont do much rock crawling but I do a good bit of mud riding. i also drive alot on pavement. so i'm looking for good tread milage but lots of grip. I know that's 2 things that don't go together but I figured I would see if there was such a creature.

 

toyo mt. will last 50k easy. Darren, above you, has had his almost 60k i believe

 

Actually, I got 30K out of my first set of Hercules MTs, and had over 50% tread on the rears. I never rotated after front end problems became obvious... I fully expect to get 50+ out of these...

Sounds like you are leaning to the 20s, which is great, but I would go with 35s instead of 33. A 33" tire on a 20" rim looks too small...

 

52k, but if I didn't have that damn ball joint wear out my front right, I could guarantee 60k miles out of this set, however, rain & snow would be very unsafe as these tires scare me as is . Nittos this month before inspection! I did 45psi consistent ( 35 on snow days ) and rotations every other oil change ( fronts to back, backs to front, no crossover ).



Oh, and to update post#5 here from April, my truck is now leveled ( Rancho Quicklift ) and my worn out 33s look like stock 32s now. I have 295/60-20 ( 34x12.10 ) Trail Grapplers in the garage to be put on as already mentioned. I'll full size this photo.

 

52k aint bad though!

 

Ain't bad? I'll be thankful for half that out of my very mild AT, mostly highway tires No sarcasm . . .

 

I'm expecting the same out of the Nittos, if the truck ever gets the miles added on. 4.5yrs & 52k miles that is the absolute best I ever got out of a tire. Not sure how others consider it, but another part of my maintenance on these tires would include applying Meguiars Hyperdressing to the side walls after every wash/detail, more frontal than inside but when I had time or them off the truck I would do the back side. The dressing conditions the rubber some, no sidewall dry rotting here.