New tahoe owner

[Chrislovessushi]

thanks! ...thinking of painting the wheels...

 

[Chrislovessushi]

possibly just found some 285s for a good price...also thinking of putting on a lawson insynerator.

 

[Arctic-Rodz]

The problem with going to bigger/wider tires is the offset of the stock 16" wheel ive found. I bought mine about 3 weeks ago, and the previous owner had 305/70R16 Coopers on the stock wheel. The tires were scraping on the lower arm and it cut the inside of the tire. Also, the ride sucked because the thin wheel was making a donut shape out of the tire so it would bounce a lot at highway speeds.

I went to 17" wheels and 295/70R17 (33.4") Nitto Trail Grappler M/T Great tire and it did really well in the sand too.



Clearance was tough though, the tortion lift and rear blocks were not tall enough to clear the tires completely. So i cut the edge of the bumper to get that extra clearance when I turn. It did the trick and i think it still looks good.

 

[Chrislovessushi]

From what I've read I should be able to get away with 285/70R16's on my stock wheels. Is this not true?

 

[Arctic-Rodz]

probably, what is the stock tire size? isnt it a 245/xx??

 

[boble94]

yeah, stock are 245's.
but i think they are way to small for these trucks. i think 265 should've been stock size.

 

[Chrislovessushi]

yeah, 245, I have 265/70s now

 

[Arctic-Rodz]

even a 285 wide tire i think is too much for that stock wheel. Id recommend getting atleast a 17x8 to be on the safe side. also the offset of the stock wheel, like i said before, might not help that 285 turn without scraping on the A-arm.

 

[Chrislovessushi]

what if I added a spacer?

 

["350Vortec"]

I would keep it how it is.....I think it looks mint. Sometimes stock tahoes like yours just deserve to be those "well kept stock hoes"