Don't do 22s

crushNchowda · September 26, 2016

the square wheel wells don't help w/ getting more sidewall rubber w/ 22"s or 20"s either, plus if you're gonna run a real 10 ply AT or MT tire its gonna weigh a lot more than stock rubber so to minimize the drop in acceleration & mpg's its good to offset some of that added tire weight by running smaller diameter/lighter wheels.

TxTruckMan · September 26, 2016

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TxTruckMan · September 26, 2016

As far as I can tell the 22's also make the ride terrible.

I have Magnaride and It handles great but the ride is better on my friends truck with 18's

Well duh. I can confirm that my 22's with MRC ride better than my 2014 Denali with 20's and no MRC.

TxTruckMan · September 26, 2016

the square wheel wells don't help w/ getting more sidewall rubber w/ 22"s or 20"s either, plus if you're gonna run a real 10 ply AT or MT tire its gonna weigh a lot more than stock rubber so to minimize the drop in acceleration & mpg's its good to offset some of that added tire weight by running smaller diameter/lighter wheels.

I've heard people say this before but don't understand... What does the shape of the wheel well have to do with tire size?

Isn't the limiting factor the width and depth of the wheel well and inside it? I fail to see how the upper corners of the wheel well being larger have any limiting affect on tire size. It's a 35" wide box or a 35" diameter circle - same width.

bosro · September 26, 2016

Don't look at your rocker panels and door bottoms then. It will probably make you even sicker. I've had my truck 2 months now 1700 miles. I drive 2 miles down a gravel road once a week or less to pick up my son from the babysitter. My doors and rockers are full of chips now.

This.....

My truck is a mess with rock chips.

Any edge on bottom that is out just a bit is missing most of paint....wheel wells peppered as well.

I put on some Putco stainless wheel well thingies to protect them a bit.

I can't imagine 22s off road.

The 20s with stock size rubber are horrible for collecting mud and ice inside rim.

If I didn't have the Duratracs on my 20s they would be summer only tires....

sdeeter19555 · September 28, 2016

I installed "old man" full-length running boards on mine right after I bought it...about the only thing that keeps rock chips at bay.

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CRApex · September 28, 2016

The power boards on my denali do a great job of protecting the rockers. The painted rockers are completely covered by the boards.

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · September 28, 2016

I installed "old man" full-length running boards on mine right after I bought it...about the only thing that keeps rock chips at bay.

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The power boards on my denali do a great job of protecting the rockers. The painted rockers are completely covered by the boards.

My N-fabs so far have done great with that since it has that bar running right below the rocker and I have the bed access steps also to help my short ass get into my toolbox sometimes. And for the record when I go down dirt roads I don't exactly go slow. If it's a narrow road I drive like I have sense, but if it's 2 lanes wide or wider I drive almost like I'm a Duke boy lol. I do remember right after buying the truck I cringed when driving even slow on a dirt or gravel road. I was in the phase that I didn't want to put even a small scratch on it since this is my first brand new truck. Now as long as the scratch isn't bad I'm not going to complain. Same with a ding, as long as I can't see it from 10 feet or more way I'm fine. Especially on the bed and tailgate.

rjpoog1989 · September 29, 2016

I'm running 20's on my truck and off-road quite a bit. I haven't seen issues with scratching them. It's not the end of the world if they get scratched though. I'm more concerned about sliding into a rock and denting or bending them in some way. I need to go up a tire size or so to get some more sidewall.

ShamrockShooter · September 30, 2016

The ride with the 22s didn't seem any different then my father's silverado with 17s. What made the biggest difference was putting the 250 lb leer truck cap on the bed. It takes the bounnce out of the suspension

camcamaro1991 · September 30, 2016

OP, sorry about your wheels at least the black wheels are easy to fix.

My 2 cents.

The wife has 2010 caddie with MRC front w/ 22's they beat the hell out me, and are so damn noisy (standard Bridgestone 22's). My 2016 with MRC w/ 20's rides light years better.

I have looked them up and down they are both made by BWI = magneride shocks, no external difference in design, might be inside but BWI and GM don't list the differences.

so IMO, same applies to vehicles without MRC on factory shocks, I don't like the jarring of 22's when going over bumps at high speed, other things that come to mind is slow speed over stone or brick streets on 22's FML! I don't need to feel the rode in my almost 6K truck I will buy a Corvette for that. 20's offer a full 1 inch more side wall from the ground to wheel over the 22's and just that little bit offers a completely different feel, and if I had Michelin's installed it would even better, not fan of Bridgestone or Goodyear's, both tires are crap IMO. So for you 18's should improve most of your rock issues on the wheels as the tires offer more clearance from the road to wheel, but will agree that black paint scratches easy on the OEM wheels.