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Hello everyone, I've been lurking on the forums for the past few months and decided to finally post some of my questions. I'm new to the truck world, always had a car/suv up until I bought my 2014 Sierra Denali last fall. I love the truck so far, zero complaints - BUT I want to add my own touches to it this summer. I've been looking into getting into some mods over the summer months and found a set of 22x14 wheels that I really like.

 

My question for all the wheel/suspension guys here is

 

1) what would I need to modify on my truck in order to get these to fit? If I need a lift, what's the minimum I can get away with?

2) what would be the optimal tire size?

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All depends on what height you want to go... I have a leveled 2500 on 20x10's on 33's and I need to do a good amount of cutting fender to get them to fit. To fit 14 wides on a 1500 youll no question need a 4 inch lift maybe even a 6 inch lift or you'll have to do major cutting...maybe be able fit only 33's with the 4 inch lift.

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Thanks for the info KMGZ400 - that's what I figured. I'm hoping I can get away with a 4 inch lift and avoid cutting. Or I might have to think about going to 22x12 instead if that will make a difference. Unfortunately the wheels I am looking at don't some in 22x12 so I'll be back to square one with trying to decide which ones to go with.

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You'll need a 6" to 22x14 on 33" tires to avoid rubbing. The hard part will be finding a 33" tire wide enough for that width of rim. Be prepared to start changing ball joints, bearings and other associated parts in the front end at 25,000 to 30,000 miles. It will put a large amount of extra stress on the frontend.

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What backspacing/offset are they? If they stick way out of the fenders, chances are your gunna have to cut a lot. Best way to figure out if your dead set on them is to buy a wheel, loosely bolt it up, and measure it out. Someone has to pull the trigger somewhere along the lines with things like this haha.

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I don't have the exact offset number, but they are fairly aggressive and would be sticking out of the fenders. The more I think about it I'd rather get a different wheel/tire set up instead of having to do any cutting etc. Or lift it so much that it's no longer practical. What's the most aggressive (or biggest) wheel/tire set up you guys have heard of at stock height or just a leveling kit? Either in a 22" or 24" wheel.

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22 x 14 with a -44 offset you are going to need at least a 7-9 inch lift. I'm running 22 x 12 -44 and set a 8 inches with no problems. If I would have stayed at 7 inches I would have had to trim.

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To do this right you will need 10-12" of lift, that is running 22x14's with -76 as most are with 37's that give you 13.5 width on the tire. Yes, you can run a 33" or 35" tire that is 12.5" wide but a 12.5" wide tire on a 14" wheel looks like a joke, that is just IMO, the fact is you will not only lose any off road capabilities but you will even have to be careful on road to not rip the tire off of the wheel.

 

I am running a 9" lift and I will be going to 20x12 -44 wheels with 37x13.5 tires and that still might rub a bit in the back fender wall at full turn.

 

For what it's worth I would never go over a 12" wide wheel on a light duty frame and set up. I know plenty of people do it but people also buy 100K Skylines and wreck them at the track...doesn't make it smart...lol

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Thanks for all the input guys, lots of good information in this thread!

 

Looks like I might have to revisit my approach to how I want the truck to look. Maybe go for a bigger 24" wheels and a leveling kit. I think if I go 24x10 I might get a bit of rubbing at full lock but nothing major. Thoughts?

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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Thanks for all the input guys, lots of good information in this thread!

 

Looks like I might have to revisit my approach to how I want the truck to look. Maybe go for a bigger 24" wheels and a leveling kit. I think if I go 24x10 I might get a bit of rubbing at full lock but nothing major. Thoughts?

That might be a little much for my tastes... I think 20x10 on some 33 MT's leveled would look good, will need to do some trimming

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Thanks for all the input guys, lots of good information in this thread!

 

Looks like I might have to revisit my approach to how I want the truck to look. Maybe go for a bigger 24" wheels and a leveling kit. I think if I go 24x10 I might get a bit of rubbing at full lock but nothing major. Thoughts?

This is a very big personal decision, we spend a lot of money modding our trucks and it should be for us and nobody else.

 

What you are talking about is more of a street look, you would run 24's with street tires like you would see on an Escalade a lot. This is a very different style than trying to lift it and get aggressive stance and tires.

 

You can run 24's with street tires without anything and 26's with street tires with a level. The tires will end up being low pro, but that is the look you would be going for in this case.

 

If you are looking for a aggressive look without a lift, the comment above is right on, do some 20x10's with 33's on a level and you will be looking good.

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Thanks for all the input guys, lots of good information in this thread!

 

Looks like I might have to revisit my approach to how I want the truck to look. Maybe go for a bigger 24" wheels and a leveling kit. I think if I go 24x10 I might get a bit of rubbing at full lock but nothing major. Thoughts?

 

The biggest question here is what type of tires are you going to be running. Offroad (AT or MT) or Street tires? I can tell you this much that with a 35" tire and -24 offset I was rubbing about halfway to full lock forward and reverse. So a -44 offset and even a 33" tire you will be rubbing before full lock on the corners of the wheel well front and back.

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24 inch rims with mud tires would look very odd... And even 12 or 14 wides might be a little extreme on a stock height truck anyway

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Thing is gonna be chewing up parts @ w/ a lift that high and tires/wheels that big, and you'll be down considerably on power - on a diesel HD no big deal as they already are very powerful/torquey and can always up the boost/tune, but I never understand doing this to a 1500 unless you're also swapping gears and doing some power adders - bolt-ons in the very least....at which point you could have bought an HD in the first place.

If you're just going for the "dub" look then I don't think you need to lift it at all w/ 24"s, just going to end up having like a 2" sidewall and it'll ride like hell and knock your fillings out - again something else I don't get, Denali on 24"s LOOKS super luxury and will ride worse than a rigid chopper lol! Unless you want to add some airbags.....although I guess if you have the magnaride and drop the sidewall just a bit it isn't too much different than the factory 22"s, but 14" wide seems a bit extreme to me.

At the end of the day its your ride and your money do what you want, but any extreme mod in one direction will inevitably mean sacrificing something in the other, which is why I always try to find "balance" in the mod game....like I wouldn't be the guy who superchargers his camaro on the stock suspension, clutch, tires, brakes etc. so I end up w/ a vehicle w/ a ton of power that can't stop, turn, hook up etc.

 

Same goes for the extreme lft guys - you may spend the dough on a full suspension lift and tires, and it may look the part, but w/ 3.42 gears and 355 or even 420 HP, super heavy tires, you're really not any better offroading than a stock truck other than ground clearance, in terms of power to the ground you're heavier and down on torque and gears, what's the point?

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