Stock (Option) 22" Wheels - Tire Selection

JAshworth03 · January 5, 2021

My 2019 Silverado HC is fine on tires for now, but I'm starting to shop around and look at what options I do have so that way I can budget for the expense when the time comes. As I started to search around I quickly discovered that the 22" wheel package doesn't afford many options. I know that with 22's on a HC, my truck is more a street truck, so save those comments

Essentially if I'm looking for the most aggressive I can get, my options are the Toyo Open Country HT/II or the Birdgestone Dueler H/T. I'd love a Cooper AT3 tire, but no luck there.

Anyone know of any other options that I would have with the stock 22's? I love the look of them.

Follow-up if I were to buy 20" wheels, I know that opens up the options for tires a lot and I am not entirely opposed to having summer and winter setups. Stupid guy question - If I do buy 20" wheels, what all has to be done? Just straight swap and alignment, or is there more? Assuming if I did summer/winter setup, I would need an alignment each time I swapped back?

Appreciate the help!

kodiakdenali · January 5, 2021

I was in the same boat as you, I don't know why GM changed the tire size from the previous generation to this one. there are few tires available in 275 50 R 22. and not a single sport truck tire. My Denali also is an on-road vehicle, I even think that 20's look awkwardly small vs the proportions of this truck's body.

I just went back to the previous generation's tire size, 285 45 R 22, wider tread, shorter sidewall...both good things in my opinion. my truck is tuned so I just had the speedometer adjusted but even without the speedo would be off by a couple mph at highway speeds, in your favor (says you are going faster than you really are) the bigger concern is by the time your truck hits 100k on the odometer, you've actually got a couple thousand miles less on it. neither of those were anything that bothered me enough to run non-performance all season unidirectional tires in the original size. Plenty of tire options in that size.

I am running Toyo Proxes ST III's I'm very happy with them.

I also run 20s for winter tires with 275 55 R 20 snow tires on them (held over from my previous truck). You shouldn't need an alignment just for doing that swap. I don't do it anyway.

Edited January 5, 2021 by kodiakdenali