18"s, 20"s or 22"s tires for Tahoe

[PeteTahoe09]

What's up guys. First time Tahoe owner here with a tire question. Obviously I'm pimping it out bigtime so my question is in regards to tire size. I have 18"s on her now but I'm not a fan of the spacing between the top of the tires and truck so I'm looking to fill in the gap. I was thinking about getting larger tires but I heard the bigger the tire the more uncomfortable the ride. Right now the 18"s are definitely a comfy ride. What do you guys use on your suv's?

 

[NathanJax]

22" > 20" > 18"


They will all keep a gap though. To fix that, you'll need to lower it a little. Look in to a 2/3 drop

 

[05alive]

You mean wheels right? Not tires? Really the only way to get rid of the gap is to lower it. Bigger tires will fill the gap, but going much taller than stock will cause you problems.

Square wheel wells aren't awesome for custom fitment lmao

 

[PeteTahoe09]

I'm more worried about that if I went with 20's or 22's that it will change the feeling of the ride. I've thought about dropping it a bit but I like the height of how it is now.

 

[Fosscore]

^^ The guys above have the idea nailed. The only way to close that big wheel well gap is to lower it.

Current GM OEM tires are 20s and 22s. Look at this link for a tire calculator comparison. I put in the OEM tire size for 20s and 22s. You can manipulate it however you want.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/tirecalc?tires=285-45r22-275-55r20

 

[Rocket Man]

Lowered on 26's worked for me. No more gap lol.

 

[PeteTahoe09]

Lowered on 26's worked for me. No more gap lol.

lol I bet but how's the ride? As comfortable as riding with 18-20's?

 

[Rocket Man]

lol I bet but how's the ride? As comfortable as riding with 18-20's?

Of course not. There isn't as much sidewall so the tires don't give as much but it's a trade-off I was willing to make. It does ride pretty good though , considering the 26's. I'm running 17's for the winter though. Being lowered didn't change the ride since I went with drop spindles for the front and shorter rear springs so for now it rides great!

 

[PeteTahoe09]

Gotcha. I'm thinking about going with 22's.. I'm just hoping the ride isn't that uncomfortable. The trade off is that they look good especially all black.

 

[Rocket Man]

22's should ride fine. I'd lower it but that's just me. The benefits of that is it looks way better plus cornering and handling in general including braking is better. Less nose dive when braking hard, less swaying when cornering. Mine handles awesome but I added big sway bars and a few other things. Post up some pictures when you get the wheels.