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Love my new truck, but it came with the option 22" chrome wheels, and while they look killer, I just feel like its contributing to the rougher ride than i'd like. Would I gain any benefit from stepping down to a 20", or would I need to go with an 18" to really notice the difference of the added sidewall? Theres a guy local that has brand new 18" takeoffs from his new silverado, they look decent in my opinion. Would like to keep the 275 or even a 295 contact patch tho, the 20" option i want is the GMC honeycomb from factory reproductions. Thanks for any input 

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More sidewall will always give a more compliant ride, if you want the plushest ride go for 18s. Both my trucks have had 20s and I never had an issue so I cant really compare.

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I had to take my new truck in 2 weeks ago because the rear window was leaking, and they gave me a 2020 with 20's on it and it road a little bit better than my 22's. 18's would be even better! Now I have noticed the past 2 weeks it getting better, I have 3k miles on it now and I think the rear springs are finally settling in. I myself love the looks of bigger rims. I could never go back to 18's because they would look to small, but I have had 22's on my last 3 vehicles. 

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All have their opinion. I personally just bought a 2020 LT with 17" wheels. I don't like the hoopie with rubber band tire look and the larger sidewalls on my tires can absorb some of the impact before it gets transferred to the wheels. As an added bonus the 17" wheels are usually the lightest you can get from the factory.

 

Another pet peeve I have the the design of some wheels. A wheel with 6 lugs should have a spoke count that is multiple of 6. 5 and 10 spoke 6 lug wheels are out of whack for me.

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On 5/27/2020 at 2:02 PM, RST-stan said:

Love my new truck, but it came with the option 22" chrome wheels, and while they look killer, I just feel like its contributing to the rougher ride than i'd like. Would I gain any benefit from stepping down to a 20", or would I need to go with an 18" to really notice the difference of the added sidewall? Theres a guy local that has brand new 18" takeoffs from his new silverado, they look decent in my opinion. Would like to keep the 275 or even a 295 contact patch tho, the 20" option i want is the GMC honeycomb from factory reproductions. Thanks for any input 

My 2020 came with 18" wheels and I'm looking for 20" or 22" to trade with.  

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for sure these trucks do break in.....my RST was stiff at first but softened up, 18'' will definetly be softer ride and I as well don't like huge dish rims on rubberband tires...since I have always been more of an offroad guy vs street guy, I will always take more sidewall....

 

but yeah 18 vs 22 should be very noticeable

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My LT came with 18"s which are now my winter set, I have recently upgraded to 20"s (not snow flake) on previous trucks I always had 20"s too and have never typically noticed any major difference in ride quality.

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I’m actually going with a new 22” ‘TiS set up so if anyone is interested in my 20” stock. Only have about 2,500 miles on them. Also had them powder coated gloss black and they look incredible. Powder coating alone was $800 bucks. But looking to let go quick so open to negotiations. Love them, but wife gave green light on new set up and well you know the saying “happy wife, I get to buy sh!! For my truck” lol 

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On 6/14/2020 at 9:59 AM, Dennis R said:

My 2020 came with 18" wheels and I'm looking for 20" or 22" to trade with.  

Dang if you were closer to st louis id say lets swap

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On 6/14/2020 at 1:21 PM, Dunn said:

for sure these trucks do break in.....my RST was stiff at first but softened up, 18'' will definetly be softer ride and I as well don't like huge dish rims on rubberband tires...since I have always been more of an offroad guy vs street guy, I will always take more sidewall....

 

but yeah 18 vs 22 should be very noticeable

How many miles would you say it took? I also can't find this annoying rattle coming from the backseat

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@RST-stan.....I had a rattle too, Try taking out both head rests in the back. Pull the metal bars apart and then swap them to the other side. So left headrest goes into right, and vice versa. This solved my rattling issue.  It's a known problem with these new trucks.  dealership looked over all forums for a fix. 

 

Hope it works for you...take care

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21 hours ago, RST-stan said:

How many miles would you say it took? I also can't find this annoying rattle coming from the backseat

It had 10k when I got rid of it, so maybe around 4k miles.....little more or less possibly

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If you like the look of your 22s you can also just get a 22 inch tire with a larger outer diameter. You'd have to get your speedometer and odometer corrected but that should just be as simple as plugging into the OBDII port and entering new values. You can also try playing around with tire pressures a bit.

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