Does anyone know of any better wheel and tire options for for the 2011 lr4? I have the 19" wheels and whatever tires came on them. Looking to get some more practical size wheels and more of an all-terrain type tire.

 

Whatever you do, do not go to an aggressive tire for off road, the LR4 as well as the LR# have very weak diffs and can not stand up to a lot of wheeling without failing.

 

Yea I was hoping to just go with an all terrain tire. I dont want to go bigger or wider. Would a BFG A/T be too aggressive? Id like to switch to a smaller rim too.

 

Should be fine.

 

What do you mean by wheeling?

Also, I am running into a lack of options for my LR4 when it comes to find a more aggressive tire like the BFG AT's or the michelin LTX2's.

Big O has a nitto called Crosstek I think that looks a little more aggressive. 50,000 mile...

 

Wheeling, as in taking it off-road, playing in the thick mud, rickcrawling, putting a lot of weight on a single, driving tire, etc.

18" rims/tires will give you a lot more options than the 19's (if you have them)

 

I have the 19"

 

Are you saying the LR4 is not as tuff as they used to make them? I had another post about like feeling the lr4 was "dumbed down" do you think this to be the case?

Also I am not aware of an aggressive tire for the 19" rim on this truck. Are you?

 

I replied in that thread, but most LR's aren't taken off the pavement. They're still plenty tough, but they're less utilitarian these days. A new stock LR4 will go more places than a stock D1/D2 thanks to 20 additional years of technology and material advancements. And a stock LR4 will probably handle any trail the typical weekend warrior tackles.

But for extreme off-roading and rockcrawling, it will cost significantly more money to build up the LR4 than a D1/D2. Again, this is just due to differences in technology. The 4's independent front suspension/axle has more potential failure points than a solid front axle, but pavement ride is superior.

I wouldn't worry about it; you're not likely to push your truck to the breaking point unless you're taking it to Moab or the Rubicon.

I'm not aware of any good 19in tires, but I don't look for that size.

 

Great explanation. Thanks. It helps me to understand these more.