Tire Sizes And Rims

marquezlc · February 11, 2008

Ok I have a 2005 Silverado 1500 4x4 and I would like to put some bigger more aggressive looking tires on it without lifting it. The truck came with 17" rims and I was wondering if I could put 16" rims on it. I would also like to know what is the biggest tires I could put on it with it rubbing too much and if anyone has pics or a similar truck they wanna share please do.

2004GMC1500CC · February 12, 2008

Don't think 16's will clear your brakes. I have 285/60/18's on my 04 2wd and the clear with no problems.

hubbycap · February 12, 2008

'05 Silverados came OEM w/ 16x6.5 and 16x7, as well as 17x7.5 and 20x8.5

alaska511 · February 12, 2008

Don't think 16's will clear your brakes. I have 285/60/18's on my 04 2wd and the clear with no problems.

16s will clear just fine on an '05

tobias · February 12, 2008

The search button is your friend.

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?...te=bigger+tires

Daddy

d3athsong · February 12, 2008

But how can i get my post count up if i look first?

tobias · February 12, 2008

But how can i get my post count up if i look first?

Zembonez · February 12, 2008

But how can i get my post count up if i look first?

Dan is bored... waiting for the ground to thaw so he can plow!

LewiSILVERADO · February 12, 2008

Interesting. I have an '06 and I KNOW 16's won't fit. I bought a set of new take off 16" Hummer H3 wheels and they won't clear the front brakes. I thought I heard that if you have 4 wheel disk brakes, the 16's will clear, but if you have the newer front disk rear drum set-up they won't (the front brakes on these are REAL big).

hubbycap · February 12, 2008

Interesting. I have an '06 and I KNOW 16's won't fit. I bought a set of new take off 16" Hummer H3 wheels and they won't clear the front brakes. I thought I heard that if you have 4 wheel disk brakes, the 16's will clear, but if you have the newer front disk rear drum set-up they won't (the front brakes on these are REAL big).

I stand by my post. Source: Hollander Interchange. I run into this often on many chassis. Subtle brake redesigns and suspension changes can foil interchanging with the very next vehicle serial number in sequence.

If the H3 wheels contacted the caliper face it would have nothing to do with rim diameter. If the caliper back touched the inside of the wheel barrel, that could be just part of the story. The fact that an H3 wheel will not fit a GMT800 does not in itself disprove the fact that GM did make and installed 16in wheels on their pickups. The H3 wheels however were not made for the Silverados. In '06, GM made one H3 wheel for the H3 chassis it is the only wheel they made for the H3 and it only fit the H3, though available as chrome or machined finish. Your unfortunate discovery is based on a combination of offset and design disparity between the two different (though similar) chassis.

marquezlc · February 12, 2008

Sorry to annoy you by starting a new thread I did use my friend the search button and didn't find anything about the topic I requested. Weird huh? Imagine that. Well thanks again Captian Obvious.

tobias · February 12, 2008

Sorry to annoy you by starting a new thread I did use my friend the search button and didn't find anything about the topic I requested. Weird huh? Imagine that. Well thanks again Captian Obvious.

That's funny because there are multiple trucks of your body style running 16inch wheels and much larger tires in the results you'd find in the link I provided. There are also discussions in those threads about which tire is too big and how to avoid rubbing.

If you'd have read the threads in the link I gave you you could be at the wheel and tire shop right now rather than here crying.

marquezlc · February 13, 2008

Sorry to annoy you by starting a new thread I did use my friend the search button and didn't find anything about the topic I requested. Weird huh? Imagine that. Well thanks again Captian Obvious.

That's funny because there are multiple trucks of your body style running 16inch wheels and much larger tires in the results you'd find in the link I provided. There are also discussions in those threads about which tire is too big and how to avoid rubbing.

If you'd have read the threads in the link I gave you you could be at the wheel and tire shop right now rather than here crying.

Thanks anyway I found the info I needed from another member. Too bad the first response was from the forum Douch

hubbycap · February 13, 2008

Hey mojac, I am perplexed at how much searching you did in the 6 minutes that elapsed between your joining the forum and placing your first demand on its readership.

jnbkosmo · February 13, 2008

Sorry to annoy you by starting a new thread I did use my friend the search button and didn't find anything about the topic I requested. Weird huh? Imagine that. Well thanks again Captian Obvious.

That's funny because there are multiple trucks of your body style running 16inch wheels and much larger tires in the results you'd find in the link I provided. There are also discussions in those threads about which tire is too big and how to avoid rubbing.

If you'd have read the threads in the link I gave you you could be at the wheel and tire shop right now rather than here crying.

Thanks anyway I found the info I needed from another member. Too bad the first response was from the forum Douch

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