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BrightWhiteDC Enthusiast

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Anyone else trade their factory set up for something else? Currently this guy wants to trade me his 18" XD Rockstar wheels with 285/65R/18 Nitto trail grapplers for my 20" Texas Edition wheels with stock 275/55R/20 continental tires. He has a 2012 Z71 and said he would also give me his suspension because he was going to build the engine and lower it. What would you do?

nadrojcote Senior Enthusiast

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Keep your stock wheels, rockstars were played out before they got popular. What need do you have for his suspension? Your's is better.

blwright Enthusiast

blwright

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Modify the way you like it. Who cares what others think.

 

Don't get the Rockstars!

irish4life8911 Enthusiast

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Why would you trade 20" wheels for 18" wheels? That's downgrading to me.

 

You can do better on your stock wheels. I say order some 275/65/20's for your stock wheels and a level kit for your truck.

 

275/65/20 (34.1") is bigger than 285/65/18 (32.6)

 

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You technically don't need anything done to run 285/65/18. They are basically the same size of your stock 275/55/20.

 

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nadrojcote Senior Enthusiast

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Not everyone wants to go to a 34" tire, that will hurt mileage and throw your speedo off a good amount. Not to mention even with a 2.5" level there's probably some cutting or zip tying to be done to avoid rubbing.

irish4life8911 Enthusiast

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Not everyone wants to go to a 34" tire, that will hurt mileage and throw your speedo off a good amount. Not to mention even with a 2.5" level there's probably some cutting or zip tying to be done to avoid rubbing.

I understand not everyone wants to run the same tire size. I'm just stating facts, and let the op decide.

 

And yes, with my set-up, I lost 1.5 mpg but no trimming or zip tying of anything to prevent rubbing. A wider tire would cause rubbing, that's why I went with stock width, 275

nadrojcote Senior Enthusiast

nadrojcote

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I understand not everyone wants to ruin the same tire size. I'm just stating facts, and let the op decide.

 

And yes, with my set-up, I lost 1.5 mpg but no trimming or zip tying of anything to prevent rubbing. A wider tire would cause rubbing, that's why I went with stock width, 275

cant lie, that 34" diameter sure fills the wheel wells nicely. I don't think I could go any less than 305 though. A 305 with a 34" diameter would definitely rub, my 32.8" 305's rubbed the liners and I had to zip tie them back.

irish4life8911 Enthusiast

irish4life8911

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cant lie, that 34" diameter sure fills the wheel wells nicely. I don't think I could go any less than 305 though. A 305 with a 34" diameter would definitely rub, my 32.8" 305's rubbed the liners and I had to zip tie them back.

I looked at 305's, but with out a zero offset to negative offset aftermarket wheel, they would Def rub. I think anything negative would be great for a 305-325 series

thewhitestallion Senior Enthusiast

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depends on if you like the set up. I personally don't like the rockstar wheels because of looks but also yes they are played out. I see about 10 trucks with them almost everyday. while I don't have very unique wheels I have not seen them on any truck in my area.

 

if you like the set up get them, but look at how much tread the tires have and also if the tires have unusual wear i.e. shocks are too weak for the heavy tire / wheel assembly which is usually the prob when people put aftermarket wheels with mud terrain tires on a truck. the tires get all chopped out and they ride like your on a washboard road all the time.

RadoRage Enthusiast

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Like others mentioned the rockstars are old and everyones got them. If thats what you want thats cool but I would recommend getting the 18" all terrains that came on the AT Sierras. They look really good on the silverados. Add a slightly larger tire and your set. I plan on getting me a set of OEMs or clones when I wear out the tread on my stock 20"s.

nadrojcote Senior Enthusiast

nadrojcote

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Like others mentioned the rockstars are old and everyones got them. If thats what you want thats cool but I would recommend getting the 18" all terrains that came on the AT Sierras. They look really good on the silverados. Add a slightly larger tire and your set. I plan on getting me a set of OEMs or clones when I wear out the tread on my stock 20"s.

AT's come with 20's

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