PlainWhiteZ71

Amazing what lighting and shadows can do - kind of freaked me out, especially because it's not like me to not notice something like that for so long because I visually went over everything before taking delivery also. Anyway, here is a photo with no shadows, and as you can see it's a huge difference.

Wild to me that it has taken me 6 months and over 5k miles to notice this, but wondering if this is typical for others. I Just noticed this fitment issue on the driver side between the door and the fender. Passenger side is super flush in this same spot. Weird part is, all other gaps and alignment related to the fender and door look fine, so I can't even see where anything could be adjusted to address this. Anyone else seen stuff like this - is it common?

A few people have mounted 35" nittos on factory wheels with no issue, but I cant remember if it was the Trail Grappler, Ridge Grappler, or Recon Grappler. Others have had some success with the BFG KO's as well. Probably the Ridge Grappler. That last new truck I referenced, I started out with BFG KO2's on the stock wheels and went with a size that was closer to 35" tall but not very wide. I later replaced them with Fuel Wheels and 35x12.50 Ridge Grapplers but the reason I had no rubbing issues was because the RG 35 was not quite 35" tall nor was it quite 12.5 wide. But I'm trying to learn from my displeasure with previous deeds because I did not like how the tall/thin KO2's looked and then wasn't happy with how the 35's overstuffed the fenders on my leveled only truck. Something in the middle of those 2 extremes would have looked best and I think what will be best, for my taste, in this case.

A heads up for you though, a leveling kit will stiffen up the truck some, which may or may not be what you want. Thanks again for the feedback. I would expect a little difference but I know, if done right, a truck can be leveled and still have a pretty good ride quality. If I'm not mistaken, the GM kit is basically the components from a Trail Boss or even a ZR2 that aren't yet installed on the other models, correct? And those trucks still ride pretty darn good. I've had trucks leveled just by tightening the torsion bars (much stiffer ride), trucks leveled with spacers (cheap but decent ride), and the last brand new truck I bought (not a GM), I had the dealer install the "factory" leveling kit and larger tires before I even took delivery and still enjoyed a supreme ride that was hardly discernable from the test drive I did before purchasing the truck. Check the overall diameter of the tire, that is the most important aspect. Most 35" tires are actually in the high 34.XX" range and will fit fine with an 11.5" width. Some will fit with a 12.5" width, but tire OD really comes into play at that point. The manufacturer spec on the OEM Goodyear 275/60R20's is a diameter of 32.99" (let's call it 33"). I'm pretty sure a 35" diameter tire would fit as long as it's not a 12.50. But I'm thinking more along the lines of a LT tire that's maybe not quite as tall as 35 but would be slightly wider than 11.5. I'm seeing some specs on some of the Nitto offerings that are spec'd at close to 34" tall and 11.75" wide. I'd rather have a tire that is a little shorter but a little wider than to just to as tall as possible and sacrifice width as a result.

I have no doubt that "what's the biggest tires I can fit with a level?" has been posted and answered a gajilion times. That's really not the main point of my post, however. I imagine 35's that are narrower than 12.50 will fit with no rubbing but may look overstuffed on nothing more than a leveled truck. Appreciate the feedback that no leveling kit will void warranty, but I have to say I'm dubious about that being completely the case no matter what. Anyway, when I was looking at things to burn my rewards on, I came across the leveling kit and it pointed out that with the "dealer install" option, they would recalibrate the camera system and power steering. I wonder how important that is or if it's even necessary. If it is recommended, I'd want it done. I paid a lot of extra money for a truck loaded with features that depend on those cameras, and I'd want them to work as designed. A "decent" kit would be fine with me. I just want a bit more of a leveled look - no plans to really do any off-roading or beat the truck up in any way. But for those reasons, I would still want to maintain a quality ride and not sacrifice significant ride quality just to go cheaper on the mods.

My first post here. I have a 2022 (refresh) Silverado Crew Cab LTZ Z71. It is pretty well loaded including all of the cameras, etc. I know there are cheaper ways to level but I have some GM rewards to use and was looking at the GM leveling kit and it states that the dealer would re-calibrate cameras, etc. as part of the install and none if it voids any warranties. Wondering if anyone has this kit and has any thoughts on it? Also, regardless of which kit, would like to get input on a good tire size to go to on the stock wheels. It came with 275/60R20 Wrangler Trailrunner AT's. I'm not looking to stuff the biggest tires possible. Mainly, I like the look of a more leveled truck (small amount of rake ok) and just want to choose a good tire size that looks right with the level. The Goodyear site says the stock tires are right at 33" tall but the width is not specified. I'm thinking something around 34" tall and 11.5" or so wide should fit the bill, but it would help to have some experienced info on that.