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Well, the time has arrived for new wheels. I am going with a black wheel with a chrome lip. I was really wanting 20s because I do live on a gravel road and don't want a terrible ride all the time but I'm afraid the 20s will look small and out of the place on my still stock height NNBS ECSB with OEM 17s. I was thinking quite a few NNBS owners here have 20s and was wondering how their ride was and such. Also, what size tire would I need to run to stay close to stock diameter? Thanks.

omegafiler Senior Enthusiast

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Sorta depends. Do you have any pics of your truck? What are you plans for it? Going to lower/lift it any time soon? Do you ever use it as a truck? Off-road?

takevin Senior Enthusiast

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Neither! You own a truck, keep it that way. 17's or 18's with some meaty rubber FTW!!!

 

 

:rollin::sleep::sleep: soo? Not everyone wants to have their truck look like every plain boring truck on the road. :lol: I have 20's on mine, 22's i think are a bit much. But like the others said, are you going for offroad or street look? Got pics?

VMax2007 Senior Enthusiast

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Neither! You own a truck, keep it that way. 17's or 18's with some meaty rubber FTW!!!

 

 

:rollin::sleep::sleep: soo? Not everyone wants to have their truck look like every plain boring truck on the road. :lol: I have 20's on mine, 22's i think are a bit much. But like the others said, are you going for offroad or street look? Got pics?

 

 

 

You certainly didn't need 20's to accomplish that. :lol::lol::lol:

Darkanion Senior Enthusiast

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The subject asks 20's or 22's. But, I don't see anything about 22's in your post. If you're worried about the ride quality on your gravel roads w/ 20's, I would not recommend even considering 22's. But, that's just me...

 

My Sierra Denali came with 18's. I believe they were 265/65SR18's. When I bought my 20's, I bought 275/55VR20's. The ride did "firm up" some. But, I'm ok with that. To me, the 18's felt a little too 'soft' at times (especially in corners). With the 20's, the ride is a little more firm, but my truck feels more sure-footed, when I push it a little. One thing I have noticed is that air pressure is a big deal (or at least bigger of a deal) with the 20's. The more over-inflated they are, the more you feel every single little thing in the road. I can imagine that 22's would be MUCH worse about that than the 20's, since there is even less sidewall to absorb the imperfections in the road surface.

 

If you want to experiment with different tire sizes, try this link. You could also go look to see what sizes GM is installing on their trucks. Best of luck.

 

Oh yeah - And some pictures of what you're considering might be helpful, too. :rollin:

TedGEXT Enthusiast

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Well I just sold an SS Silverado that came with 20s and it rode beautifully. I have an Escalade EXT that came with 22s and the ride is definitely firmer, not harsh but firmer. I would not hesitate putting 20s on my truck. I like the look of bigger wheels. When I bought the SS I traded in a 2002 Silverado with 17s and I believe the ride was pretty much identical over the smaller imperfections in the road.

alaska511 Senior Enthusiast

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The stock 20s have a 275/55r20.

 

That is what mine came with, they fit perfect for the stock height and ride just fine.

candy_man72370 Enthusiast

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Yeah, I'm not sure why I even asked, I know I am going 20s. I want to have plenty of meat but it's a 2wd and if I'll more than likely lower it with 2" rear shackles at the MOST I will put on a 2/3 kit. Yes, I use this truck as a truck and yes I do occasionally take it down a dirt road or two. Thanks for the opinions and comments. As for pics, I dont have any right now but I will be washing/waxing my truck this week sometime and I will try to get pics up then.

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