New 2.8L Hilux Review

[monkeybusiness]

3 hours ago, Commando said:

Any issue getting hold of BFGs in that size? I was told there is a long backlog? They look great…the originals look too small and dont fill the arches.

What sort of lift do they give? Does it affect the warranty if u fit larger than specified tyres?

I had these (for a couple of hundred miles before I sold it) on my last Navara, so couldn’t comment on the current availability. They’ve been sitting in my shed for 12 months…

Warranty-wise, the truck has been into Toyota twice (once for warranty work and once for a 10000 mile service) and they’ve not had an issue. I do think they hurt economy tbh (it is very thirsty, but it does a lot of heavy towing and I’ve probably got a bit of a heavy foot…).

Lift-wise I don’t think it’d be more than a couple of cm max. I’ve still got the OE tyres - if I think on I’ll take a pic with them against these tomorrow to show the difference in overall size. 

[monkeybusiness]

Finally took some pics of the oe tyres against the BFGs - I’ve also fitted some 30mm spacers tonight which have made a massive difference (imo) to the ‘fit’ of the wheels/tyres. They are still well within the standard bodywork (which shows how ‘inboard’ the standard setup is).
The OE wheels are really nice, they just look ridiculous with the standard tyres and offset I reckon! 

[josharb87]

Looks better, but that lightweight steals the show! 

[monkeybusiness]

10 hours ago, josharb87 said:

Looks better, but that lightweight steals the show! 

Yeah, it is ace!
I bolted a 200 tdi with a high ratio transfer box in it and it goes like stink too! Everything is otherwise original and can be converted back to standard with spanners - no cutting/welding/bodging etc.