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I have a 2008 Crew Cab Silverado that has a 2.5 Front leveling kit and i'm wanting to go with a bigger tire. I have the stock 275 20's right now. Just wondering if anybody has the same set up as i have with a bigger tire. I really like the cooper stt and the nitto mud grappler in 33 12.50 but i dont know if its too much tire. I have also considered the cooper zeon LTZ or Nitto Terra Grappler.

 

This is my truck now but i'm goin back with the stock 20's when i get the tire i want. Thanks for any help

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sab316 Enthusiast

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If they made a Cooper Zeon LTZ in a 285/70/17 I'd be putting them on in a heartbeat but they don't. I like Cooper tires. They are a great price but also very reliable

Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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If you're looking at those tires you mentioned and really intend to go off-road to use them, you might consider going down to a 18" or 17" rim to give you more sidewall. Short sidewall tires can allow rocks and severe bumps to bend rims. If you're not planing off-roading, the 20's will be fine of course.

blackout07 Senior Enthusiast

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I would steer clear of 33x12.50's with just the leveling kit. Unless you want to cut up your fenders. Of course the stockers will eliminate some of the problem.

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I would steer clear of 33x12.50's with just the leveling kit. Unless you want to cut up your fenders. Of course the stockers will eliminate some of the problem.

 

 

Do you think a set of 305/55/20 would fit on that setup or would they rub??....or am I just being an idiot because they are equivelent to the 33x12.50's??

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The offset of the wheels i have on right now are different from the factory, so i have already had to do some trimming. I do some off roading but mainly on the highway. I really like the cooper stt but i'm afraid of paying 1,200 for something and it killing my fenders. I dont really like the look of the factory 17's or 18's.

Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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The offset of the wheels i have on right now are different from the factory, so i have already had to do some trimming. I do some off roading but mainly on the highway. I really like the cooper stt but i'm afraid of paying 1,200 for something and it killing my fenders. I dont really like the look of the factory 17's or 18's.

 

Nearly everyone drives mainly on the highway. The real question is: How 'off-roady' do you get? (how hard and in how rough of a terrain do you drive?) The tires you are asking about suggest a very difficult terrain use.

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The offset of the wheels i have on right now are different from the factory, so i have already had to do some trimming. I do some off roading but mainly on the highway. I really like the cooper stt but i'm afraid of paying 1,200 for something and it killing my fenders. I dont really like the look of the factory 17's or 18's.

 

Nearly everyone drives mainly on the highway. The real question is: How 'off-roady' do you get? (how hard and in how rough of a terrain do you drive?) The tires you are asking about suggest a very difficult terrain use.

 

 

Its really not that rough. I think more then anything i just love the look of the STT on these trucks. I work with a guy that has a new ford with STT 35's and thats really what made me want them.

Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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Burt,

go for a ride with your friend. Get up to highway speeds and see if the noise level is acceptable to you. I use my truck mainly to commute and haul dog stuff around, with the occasional hunt trip during the fall/winter. I opted for a quiet, conservative treaded, A/T tire. I like quiet. I can hear my Bose system that cost me extra.

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Hes onto something with M/T's being noisy.. I run just a 265 a/t and i go mudding all the time, should of scene the car wash attendents face last weekend before the snow started hitting the ground.. Anyways my concern with you wanting to put 33X12.5's.. it will A: most likely rub ive read a few of them who say that wide of a wheel does.. especially on the stock wheel. B: Stock wheels range from 7-8 inches wide, do you want 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 inches of tire overall hanging over your rim? I know they allow it to be ran on a 8inch, but I would be concerned with wall stability. If i was to go with a 33x12.5 i'll run them on a 18x9 helo maxx wheel, looks sick, has the offset you need...

 

either way keep us posted, I just wouldnt do it w/o additional lift, and then you might as well look at your friends 35's.

blackout07 Senior Enthusiast

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Do you think a set of 305/55/20 would fit on that setup or would they rub??....or am I just being an idiot because they are equivelent to the 33x12.50's??

 

 

Nope..same tire. I tried to mount 305/55's (33x12.50) on aftermarket 20x8.5's with 5.5" backspacing, which isn't too terribly far off from stock, with just a 2" leveling kit when I first bought my truck. It didn't work. I couldn't turn the wheels with it sitting stationary in the driveway. There is a member on this site running those tires with a 3" lift and he had to cut metal to clear them. And OP,I vote you stay with the 20's, as they look the best on these trucks. 17's and 18's look too small IMO.

billyjnelson Enthusiast

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Here is a thread from a member who runs 305/55/R20 BFG AT KO's (33.4" H x 12.4" W) on a 2007 NNBS Chevy Silverado 4x4 with Stock 20's and a 2" Rough Country Leveling Kit:

 

305/55/R20's on NNBS

 

I'm gonna run 295/55/R20 Nitto Trail Grappler M/T's (32.91" H x 12.52" W) on my 2008 GMC Sierra 4x4 with Stock 20's and a 2.25" Readylift Leveling Kit. 33x12.50's look so much better to me. But, whatever you decide to do, good luck with it...

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