Can I Pull This Off?

robbpike · May 4, 2015

Greetings everyone. I don't post or comment here often, but have found gm-trucks.com to be incredibly useful and I want to commend all those that participate regularly and make this such a great site!

I know there are hundreds of "will this wheel work" topics and I am joining the ranks looking for advice. I have a 2009 Suburban LTZ with the standard LTZ 20" factory wheels. I don't necessarily dislike the wheels themselves, but this winter I had a slow leak in one of them. I took it to the tire shop to discover that the inside bead of that wheel had cracked. I found a local shop that welded it very inexpensively and it has since held air, but I am having a hard time getting a good balance. All four of the wheels are also starting to have some peeling of the clear coat at the location where weights have been mounted. That being the case, I am tossing around the idea of upgrading all four to an aftermarket wheel. Here is where I am having a tough time. I prefer the look of offroad and more rugged looking wheels rather than the street scene look. I am also a little on the cheap side and know that with wheels the sky is the limit. Anyhow, my Suburban, pictured below, is Silver Birch Metallic and I don't know that it really plays the part well of the offroad look. Something about the color says classy to me, but not really tough. Maybe I'm wrong.

Locally, I found a guy who is selling the wheels below including Goodyear tires that he claims still have 90% tread remaining and TPMS installed for $600. I know they aren't a top name wheel, but the price still seems great. I like the look of the wheel and think it looks sporty and could be rugged possibly with the right tire. Problem is, I think it would probably look great on any color Suburban than mine. Any thoughts? Otherwise, I like the fact that it is a painted wheel, since I plan on running them year round and I know that chrome can be problematic in the winter months. Just looking for some input from guys that have a lot more experience than me when it comes to outfitting a truck with wheels and tires. Looking for some opinions from those with a good eye for this kind of thing.

Thanks in advance for any replies!