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I am wanting to put on a set of aftermarket rims on my 01 CC SB Silverado. I have the factory alloy ones with 285 MTZs on it now and the tires are still decent tread after almost 2 1/2 years of use. I was thinking of goin 17" but the tires are insanely expensive the bigger the rim is. I like the looks of the tries sticking out of the fender wells giving it the wide stance look. But i dont knopw what offest, backspacing, rim width etc. to go buy. I know the factory rims are 16/6.5" wide, will a 16/8" wide rim make a lot of difference. I do know what to do and i dont want to buy a set of wheels and tires and end up not liking the appearance or fitment. I would appreciate any input from anyone on what rims you used or what rims to use.

 

 

 

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Eric

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I am wanting to put on a set of aftermarket rims on my 01 CC SB Silverado. I have the factory alloy ones with 285 MTZs on it now and the tires are still decent tread after almost 2 1/2 years of use. I was thinking of goin 17" but the tires are insanely expensive the bigger the rim is. I like the looks of the tries sticking out of the fender wells giving it the wide stance look. But i dont knopw what offest, backspacing, rim width etc. to go buy. I know the factory rims are 16/6.5" wide, will a 16/8" wide rim make a lot of difference. I do know what to do and i dont want to buy a set of wheels and tires and end up not liking the appearance or fitment. I would appreciate any input from anyone on what rims you used or what rims to use.

I'm running 17x9's with 285's and 4-1/2" backspacing (same backspace as stock, if I remember correctly) and the tread of my tire flushes out with the top edge of the fender (no flares) quite nicely, squared up the stance without the tires hanging out very far. Looking from the front, you can see just a hint of tread hanging out on each side (front wheels only) because the nose is just a little bit narrower. From the back, only the sidewall sticks out past the body - no tread showing.

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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The fit you describe is perfect. They look like crap sticking way out and the too wide stance can eat up the hub/bearing assemblies.

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i dont want half the tire sticking out past the fender flare, i was only looking to have maybe an inch of tire showing looking from the front but no more. I think that the ones that stick out more then that agreeably look dumb and is hard on wheel brngs.

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i dont want half the tire sticking out past the fender flare, i was only looking to have maybe an inch of tire showing looking from the front but no more. I think that the ones that stick out more then that agreeably look dumb and is hard on wheel brngs.

Yeah, that's pretty reasonable. Most 16x9 or 17x9 wheels would fit your need. You just want to make sure to stay away from negative offset wheels on that truck or they will stick WAY out. I'd stay witn +25mm or more on a 9 inch wide wheel and I bet all is good.

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I went with 16x8 rims and 265/75-16 tires. Rims are 4.5" backspace and 0 offset.

 

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