Cooper Zeon 275/60/20 + Leveling Kit..?

Sierra11 · January 12, 2011

I'm fairly certain I've decided to go with some Cooper Zeon LTZ tires for my truck when the stock tires are worn out(another 10K miles or so), stock ones are 275/55/20, I plan to go 275/60/20 with the Coopers. I have 2 questions:

1) Where is the best place to buy a set of 4 of these tires? Best price..?

2) I realize I will need to level out my truck for clearance..I see a lot of trucks here with the Rough Country 2" leveling kit. It seems like a great value for $65..any advantages to going with another kit that's more expensive or will the RC work just fine with this setup?

Thanks in advance for the help!

..2007 GMC Sierra Ext Cab

phase4 · January 12, 2011

$174 a tire here

Imo the 2 "RC kit would be just fine over other name brand types,

(BMF, TGC, READY LIFT etc...)

all really serve the same purpose.

Sierra11 · January 14, 2011

Thanks for the help 'phase4'

Anyone else..?

mhenshaw · January 14, 2011

No advantages to other kits. Rough Country is just simple and works.

The tires are cheapest here on ebay through Discount Tire Direct

ebay

ozman2005 · January 24, 2011

I'd like to add an additional question on here as I'm currently thinking about doing the exact same thing as the OP. I've got the 20" stock Chevy wheels and while I've been debating on getting some aftermarket wheels, I can't seem to find any that I really like at the moment so I'm thinking about just keeping them and replacing the crap Goodyear's with Cooper Zeon's. Like the OP, I'm going to do a RC 2" leveling kit as well. My question is, what would the benefit be to getting a 305/50 over a 275/60? I know that the 305 will be a little wider than stock and according to other threads and Cooper's website about the same height as stock, while the 275/60 will be the same width as stock but have a little taller sidewall and be about an inch taller overall than stock. The reason I ask this question is because I read in another thread that a 305 on the stock 20x8.5 wheel might look too wide, and also to see if everyone would agree that the 275/60 would fit without rubbing on a stock truck with just the 2" leveling kit.

So, in short, I would appreciate the following opinions:

Benefits/disadvantages to a 305/50 vs. 275/60 Cooper Zeon LTZ

Will a 305/50 Cooper Zeon look too wide on a stock 20" wheel

Will a 275/60 Cooper Zeon (33" tall tire) be ok/not rub on a stock 1500 with 2" leveling kit

I'll keep sorting through threads, but if anyone has any pictures of a 275/60 on a stock (Chevy or GMC) 20" wheel I'd like to see them.

Thanks for any info.

Ozzie

mhenshaw · January 24, 2011

So, in short, I would appreciate the following opinions:
Benefits/disadvantages to a 305/50 vs. 275/60 Cooper Zeon LTZ

Will a 305/50 Cooper Zeon look too wide on a stock 20" wheel

Will a 275/60 Cooper Zeon (33" tall tire) be ok/not rub on a stock 1500 with 2" leveling kit

Ozzie

No benefits or advantages over the two. The 305 has more surface area with the road which will hurt mpg.

No a 305 will not look to wide. There's only a 1/2" difference from aftermarket 20x9

A 275 will no rub on stock wheels and 2"

Which size is up to you. The 305 will look much larger and more aggressive due to its width. The 275 will fill the fender more, have a larger sidewall and make the truck taller.

So 305 makes the truck appear bigger and 275 actually makes the truck bigger.