JoJoSilverado

The tires spec out to 33.25 but that is the tire alone without any load. Try measuring the tires from the ground up (while mounted, thus under load/weight of the truck) and using that measurement in the device? As that would be the true height of the tire that is rotating under the truck?

Uggghhhhhh this is by far my fav truck on this forum at the moment.

Philips changed the base of the bulb design recently. If you get the silver/blue 921, it fits almost perfect. The new design has a thicker base that you may need to lightly sand down to get it to fit properly. No need for a sanding tool as it's only a small bit, just some sand paper and elbow grease. I may look into diode dynamics next time personally if they don't require any altercations like the new Philips bulbs. Just laziness on my part tbh.

I'm digging the rear badging, where'd you get those??

Did you ever hear back from him? I'm curious what he does with the spare (if he even carries it with him), or if he just mounted that tire on temporarily for the photo perhaps?

Can't say. But it may be a cheaper/quicker solution to try before spending the money on those. Worth a shot to just cut a square out of a cup or something. Or if you have some excess thin rubber laying around that you could snip a small bit out. Or even an old t-shirt. I would want something with some thickness, but I also don't know how much it will rattle if any. I just feel like it'd be more comforting to have some soft thickness in there. I'm a bit of a worry-wart so I often don't wait to see if it will rattle, I just expect it to be horrid lol. Rubber bushings/washers aren't expensive, and it'll definitely be more visibly appealing than my suggestions. I'd go with those first and see if they solve the problem (if there is one at all) to retain more of the aesthetic appeal.

May be slightly ghetto, but you could also maybe loosen it up a bit and stick some Styrofoam or something through above/between the screws if that doesn't work. Maybe cut the sides off so it is "hidden/tucked" underneath the square mount piece.

What keeps the bendy looking support (technical name escapes me at the moment) from folding with the phone on it? Or bumps and such? Is it fairly sturdy or quite flexible?

I recently replaced my oem blades with some bosches (not the icon though), and they still skip across the windshield on the drivers side like the oem ones did for me, even though they're brand new... Could it have something to do with the spring in the wiper arm or something else.... I find it hard to believe a new blade can be an issue like that. I haven't tried swapping driver/passenger blades yet to diagnose, just wondering if anybody else has run into this perhaps

One thing I'm curious of (not that it is going to affect me as I've already made my choice), but why are 33x12.5 sized tires not a true 33x12.5? Same with 35/37x12.5 Like, the width is usually only .02 off, if that. But why is the height of the tire on those measurements almost always ~0.25 shorter than the stated size? ie: 32.76, 34.76, 36.77 Like, if you want a true 33x12.5, you'd probably be better off going with the 305/55 size (this is with a 20" wheel of course). But some people like the simplicity of their sidewall tire size being the easy inch-based numbers, instead of metric. Does anybody know why they don't manufacture these tires true to size? It can't be because it's "not possible" for some reason, as most of these companies that offer a metric version (305/55/20) seem to spec out to almost exactly (and closer to) the true 33x12.5 size for example....?

In addition to that, you won't get the total "half" of the diameter on the bottom. Your current tires should be a true 31 with 17" wheels, maybe 32 if you have 18"/20" wheels. The tire measurement is going to be smaller under load (mounted on the truck) because the weight is pushing down on the sidewalls. A 33" tire mounted is going to "measure" at around 31.5-32", but 33" un-mounted.

Definitely. That can be run with only a level, without even having the body lift. That will easily fit without any issues whatsoever with your setup.

Realistically, that's a conservative recommendation. There are many people on here with 35s and a 4" lift. Most of the 4" lifts recommend only a 33 though. It's doable, just not as guaranteed as the 33s, since there may be trimming involved unless there is proper offset.

I believe Rawyzf has a 285/70/17 Cooper STT Pro in his spare tire slot, but not totally sure if he mounts it inside with it. He made a post awhile back with his spare tire next to his mounted tires at that time and said it was his full size spare, but idk if he leaves it in his garage, bed of his truck under the cover, or if it ended up fitting into the spare tire spot. I think I saw someone else say they fit a 33" spare tire without issues, but can't find that post. I'll quote Rawyzf's spare tire post from his build thread. It's on page 14. http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/171035-rawyzfs-2015-silverado-z71-build/page-14

$500 total for all 4 together??? New? Jeez. That's crazy good if they're brand new.

I got the 3 packages from Pep Boys for $43 total. This is with their "FOUND25" promo code that is going on through February 27th I believe. The promo code took $13.25 off of my total purchase. So without refiguring the taxes, I would have been at $56.30 without the discount (technically a little higher because of the added taxes on the $13.25) If you've got a Pep Boys around you, the promo code is helpful

Are you saying your 22s are 100lbs each with or without tires mounted....???? If without, I'm curious what my wheel weighs thus what my total wheel/tire weight is for myself....

It doesn't look like there was much snow in those specific pictures, but from the bit of snow/wintry conditions that you have experienced, how did you feel about the tires in those conditions? I haven't gotten to play in snow yet with these tires, being from Oklahoma and such. I do make fairly frequent trips up to MN though. Wondering so I know how much prep (if any) I should expect to need for my trips with my tires.

I was in the same dilemma not too long ago. I personally preferred aesthetic appearances over functionality (enjoying my youth at the expense of my wallet). The 275/65 looks nice from the side but I felt like the front/back view was more important because it's rare that somebody only sees the side directly without being at an angle of some sort. I wanted my truck to have a variety of good angles, as opposed to just two good sides. Then when looking around at 305/55 tires, I came across the Nitto XL tires. They were only ~50 lbs of unsprung weight as opposed to the 58-62 lbs of most LT 305/55 tires. I don't regularly run trails or anything so I didn't feel the excess protection was necessary. Even the 275/65 BFG KO2 weighs ~57 I think. I lost some aerodynamics, and fuel economy, but not as much as if I'd have gone with an LT tire. The sidewall of the KO2's are sexy, but the weight was a slight turn off. The mileage warranty was a plus for me in choosing the Nitto G2s. Just sharing my reasons for my decisions.

Do you know what size tires they got on there? Looks sweet brother!

Thanks for the information!

Do you ever wish they were a bit wider? Like, do they "appear" to be true 275s, or do you feel like they look a bit thin perhaps?

How have you felt about the 275/60 KO2's since you've had them quite awhile. Appearance wise, as I have heard (almost) nothing but good things about their performance. I've seen many people saying that they look thin and that KO2's seem to run small? I'm personally torn between the 275/60 and the 305/55 for my 20in +15 offset wheels. I'm leaning more toward the 305/55 currently just because of the added width, but that's also going to be a lot of unsprung weight as the tires are ~61lbs each compared to my current ~45lbs tires.

Thanks for the info, my thought process was spinning the tires with the weight "over" the tires would be similar to having the weight "in" the tires. That makes sense, I appreciate you explaining that to me. So in essence, would that result in excessively accelerated wear/tear on powertrain components? Drive shaft and axles used to turn the wheels? I would think not, since there are a ton of people that add that kind of weight change, sometimes more than that, to their trucks, but perhaps they just don't care because they don't keep it long enough to matter? If you have info on this as well, that'd be fantastic.

(Sorry in advance if this happens to be a dumb question) Why do people seem to fret slightly when going from a 45lb tire to, say, a 60lb tire? I understand that it would take more to turn the wheel because of the added weight, but in the grand scheme of things, that's only an extra 60 lbs of weight added as a total (15lbsx4wheels). But that 60 lbs of added weight is next to nothing, considering when you are driving alone you alone are adding 130-200lbs to the truck by your own weight.... then if you have at least one passenger (wife/significant other/friend), there's another 100-150 usually added to that. So why do people fret about adding 60lbs of unsprung weight to their truck when they already add 200-300lbs by getting in the vehicle? Again, I apologize if it sounds dumb, that just happened to run through my mind the other night. If somebody could set me straight, that'd be fantastic.