2012 Yukon Denali XL lowered tire size preference?

[XL_Livin]

2012 Yukon Denali XL. It has a 3/5 drop on 22x9.5 +20 offset with 285/45/22 (32.1" tall) at the moment. Just rubs a little on the front side when turning. I am planning on lowering it to a 4/6 drop this weekend and want to change the tires up but stuck between 2 sizes. I'm looking to do either 275/45/22 (31.7" tall) or 285/40/22 (31" tall). Does anyone have any photos with a Yukon XL or Suburban on either of those 2 sizes? Wanna see what tire size would better suite what I'm doing? I know there's an old thread that someone has a suburban on 285/40/22 but if there's anyone else that has a drop with those size tires, it would be appreciated. Thank you

 

[Doubeleive]

2012 Yukon Denali XL. It has a 3/5 drop on 22x9.5 +20 offset with 285/45/22 (32.1" tall) at the moment. Just rubs a little on the front side when turning. I am planning on lowering it to a 4/6 drop this weekend and want to change the tires up but stuck between 2 sizes. I'm looking to do either 275/45/22 (31.7" tall) or 285/40/22 (31" tall). Does anyone have any photos with a Yukon XL or Suburban on either of those 2 sizes? Wanna see what tire size would better suite what I'm doing? I know there's an old thread that someone has a suburban on 285/40/22 but if there's anyone else that has a drop with those size tires, it would be appreciated. Thank you

the only difference I know with those tire sizes is one will give you less sidewall than the other which means if you bump the curb there is no rim protection period

 

[XL_Livin]

the only difference I know with those tire sizes is one will give you less sidewall than the other which means if you bump the curb there is no rim protection period

True. I've never had issues with curving or driving aggressive and hitting potholes. just curious if the gap from the 285/40/22 would be too big or if the 275/45/22 would rub under the lip if its too tall. Thank you for your input

 

[Doubeleive]

True. I've never had issues with curving or driving aggressive and hitting potholes. just curious if the gap from the 285/40/22 would be too big or if the 275/45/22 would rub under the lip if its too tall. Thank you for your input

you can plug the tire size into one of the calculators online and it will give you the total tire height, if it rubs you may be able to run a different wheel with a offset to move it in/out more and prevent rubbing. I am not a wiz at that kind of stuff myself, a good tire shop should be able to help you determine the correct offset needed.
Or maybe one of the other members will chime in at some point.
other than that sometimes unexpected things happen I was driving home on the highway one night and hit a pothole so hard I thought for sure I was going to loose tire wheel whole shebang but made it home ok. later I started getting some vibration while driving and sure enough bent wheel had it fixed and still have those 22's in the back yard but no more for me.... 24's look nice on these trucks but I would ruin them myself

 

[swathdiver]

@kbuskill

 

[kbuskill]

4/6 drop on 285/40/22 9.5" wide wheels, slightly modified/massaged wheel well liners.

 

[13UpInSmoke]

About a 5/6 drop with 22s Tires are a 285/40r22. Massaged the front fenders but still getting some tire rub on rough roads & hard turning

 

[Joseph Garcia]

You are already receiving sage advice from the knowledgeable folks on this Forum.

Regarding wheel/tire combinations that will fit your truck without rubbing, no 2 trucks and their suspensions are exactly alike, due to a number of factors including accumulated wear on the suspension components and different wheel widths and offsets, so there is no guarantee that what fits with no rubbing on one truck will automatically fit with no rubbing on your truck. Other folks' experiences can guide you in one direction or another, but the final test will be when you mount the wheel/tire combination on your own truck.

To assist you in getting a good idea on whether or not specific alternate wheel/tire combinations 'may' fit your truck with no rubbing, I recommend that you use the wheel/tire comparison app at the URL listed below. You can use this app starting with your existing wheel/tire combination as a benchmark, assuming that there are currently no rubbing issues with it, and measure the actual critical fender and suspension component clearances as directed by this app. Then, you can enter alternate wheel/tire combinations, and this app will give you the projected changes in these critical fender and suspension component clearances.

https://www.wheel-size.com/calc/

I used this app for determining whether on not I could use my current alternate wheel/tire combination, and it accurately projected the changes in critical clearances. Again, the use of this app in not an absolute guarantee that an alternate wheel/tire combination will fit without rubbing, but it provides a much better assessment, or projection, than simply an educated guess on your part, or a statement from others that it worked on a truck other than yours.

 

[Fubar0715]

@Joseph Garcia Agreed with this....As a reference - Joe is running 305/50s on his Denali while I have 275/55 on my Tahoe - both are 4x4 and in my case, my front wheel/tire combo just barely cleared my inner fender liner (no rub but it is close) and that is the factory tire size for 20s. His truck apparently has a slightly different clearance that allows for the 305s to fit where I would be eating the liner out of mine.

 

[91RS]

I can't see why you'd want to change anything. It looks perfect and I'm sure it drives great. I've never understood the going with shorter tires to lower more, it doesn't look right and rides worse. The overall diameter of the tire needs to be a certain size to look right in the wheel arch.

What wheels are those? They look great.