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Guest loneranger

By Guest loneranger
in 1999-2013 Silverado 1500 & Sierra 1500

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Guest loneranger

Guest loneranger

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I'm wanting to upgrade to 20", and have found that aftermarket wheels go for about $300 and up each. Some SS wheel I've seen are for about $250 each. Are there any aftermarket wheels that can be had for under $300 each. How about a 20" wheel/tire package for $1500? Is that possible?

 

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99-2door Senior Enthusiast

99-2door

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I'm wanting to upgrade to 20", and have found that aftermarket wheels go for about $300 and up each. Some SS wheel I've seen are for about $250 each. Are there any aftermarket wheels that can be had for under $300 each. How about a 20" wheel/tire package for $1500? Is that possible?

 

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I think you will be hard pressed to find 4 20" wheels and tires for $1500.00 In fact most pshops want that kind of money for 16" wheels with 285s

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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I think you will be hard pressed to find 4 20" wheels and tires for $1500.00 In fact most pshops want that kind of money for 16" wheels with 285s

Or, they want that kind of money for 1 20" rim. :chevy:

tdrumm Enthusiast

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I just put together a set of 20" Centerline Stingray IIIs and Toyo Proxes S/Ts for a little over $1700 soup to nuts.

GnatGoSplat Enthusiast

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Do you care what style and finish of 20", or you just want 20" and don't care what it looks like?

 

If you don't care, Big Jim's Rims has 20" BOSS 301's in polished finish for $150/each. Those should fit your budget with money to spare.

Guest loneranger

Guest loneranger

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Thanks for the help guys. I looked at the Boss 301s, and they're pretty good looking. Any reason why they're so cheap? Too heavy? Cheap material? I didn't know that 285 will fit on the stock 16" wheel, but at only 7" width I'll still have that skinny look.

Guest loneranger

Guest loneranger

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After looking at Big Jim's website some more under the 20" section, I've narrowed my choices down to either the Boss 301 Superfinish ($149) or the Stingray III ($175). I'll most likely go with the Stingray III, since it's the lighter weight of the 2 (30 lbs compared to 38 lbs for the Boss 301). It's actually the lightest of all the 20" that Big Jim carries. That's a big plus. Now I have to decide on tire size. I was told by a local tire shop that 305 will NOT rub, is that true? I was thinking that 285 would guarantee no rubbing, and 305 might. What do you guys think? BTW, I do not plan on lowering my truck. I assume lowering will not allow 305 for sure.

 

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GnatGoSplat Enthusiast

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I have heard of 305's fitting on non-lowered trucks. I don't know for sure that they'll fit, but I've heard of some people with those on 20".

Wheel offset makes a difference though. I don't know what offset you'd need to fit 305's without any rubbing at all.

Guest loneranger

Guest loneranger

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I guess I can run 285 in the front and 305 in the rear. Would there be anything to worry about if I do it this way?

 

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AZ-Z71 Enthusiast

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I don't think I would do that. It may screw with the ABS system since it will think some wheels are moving faster than others. I'm assuming you're doing this to a 4x2, if it was a 4x4 then it would definately mess with the four wheel drive.

Guest loneranger

Guest loneranger

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Update: Just put on a set of SS wheels/tires for $300 each corner, I really like the 20 x 8.5 SS wheels. I was looking at Stingray III for $179 each, but with tires, the cost would've been more than what I spent, and for some reason, I like the SS wheel a lot more. 16s suck the big one, 20s should've been OEM (not just on SS). :smash:

Guest loneranger

Guest loneranger

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Yep, chrome would have matched up pretty good with the side molding on my truck too! :thumbs:

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