1st gen Toyota Tacoma question

[Brake Weight]

I bought the truck used in '02, it's a '99. The PO had a set of 15x12 Mickey Thompson Classic IIs on it with some 325/60-15 BFG ATs. Meats. It'd catch a groove on the road or highway and I'd have to two hand the steering wheel to keep it straight. I road the ATs out and put some KMs on it, same size. It rode 100% better, but now you couldn't hold a conversation when driving. Rode that until the first of the year.

I've got these 33s on a set of Cragar Soft 8s that are 15x8. I can't remember the backspacing, but I had to put a 1/4" spacer up front to clear the calipers. I got them from DiscountTire online to my doorstep, mounted and balanced, for a little over $1000. It was more than I wanted to pay, but the warranty is outstanding and I definitely wanted a narrower wheel from now on.

Now, if you'll google "Tundra Brake Conversion" you'll find that you can direct bolt up a set of larger Tundra calipers using your Tacoma rotor. They're slightly larger and require a 16 or 17" wheel. It has a bigger piston and more brake pad. If you're interested. Had I found that first I would have gone with a larger wheel, but 15" tires are way cheaper anyway.

 

[Scooby074]

I bought the truck used in '02, it's a '99. The PO had a set of 15x12 Mickey Thompson Classic IIs on it with some 325/60-15 BFG ATs. Meats. It'd catch a groove on the road or highway and I'd have to two hand the steering wheel to keep it straight. I road the ATs out and put some KMs on it, same size. It rode 100% better, but now you couldn't hold a conversation when driving. Rode that until the first of the year.

I've got these 33s on a set of Cragar Soft 8s that are 15x8. I can't remember the backspacing, but I had to put a 1/4" spacer up front to clear the calipers. I got them from DiscountTire online to my doorstep, mounted and balanced, for a little over $1000. It was more than I wanted to pay, but the warranty is outstanding and I definitely wanted a narrower wheel from now on.

Now, if you'll google "Tundra Brake Conversion" you'll find that you can direct bolt up a set of larger Tundra calipers using your Tacoma rotor. They're slightly larger and require a 16 or 17" wheel. It has a bigger piston and more brake pad. If you're interested. Had I found that first I would have gone with a larger wheel, but 15" tires are way cheaper anyway.

I was thinking MT classicII's. Not sure what im going to get. spacers are an option. Id like to keep it factory toyota if i can. I wonder what factory rim has the deepest offset in that bolt pattern? Probably not much different from the factory then what i currently run.

 

[Brake Weight]

The black steelies I got were about $45 USD each. IIRC, the Mickeys run about $120. I think there are 2 variations of BS per wheel size. Summit and Jegs carry a good selection to get an idea. TTORA, IH8Mud, and ToyotaNation are decent forums with good data bases.