Topic: 16" wheels on my avy

[R3D DR4G0N]

Hello!  i was thinking...265/70r17 tires are expensive (most $150 and up for good quality), plus, i recently found out that painting my factory wheels myself would be dangerous because theyre alloy wheels and need to be prepped and painted a certain way, and will cost $50 more per wheel because of this.  so, after looking on craigslist, i found a guy whose selling a set of 4 american racing 6x5.5 16" wheels for $250.  also, i decided that I would go with a "tractor trailer" look, if you will, and purchase 235/85r16 tires to wrap them in.  i was either going to go with a yokohama geolandar a/t-s or a definity dakota m/t tire, both load range e.  my question is, would this set up be okay to have?  my tires will be an inch smaller in width, and im afraid they will look ridiculous, esp with the fender flares on the wbh avy.  could i get wheel spacers?  im sure then the problem would be, as skinny as the wheels are, the weight of the truck may push down more on the center of the truck, which could be bad.  let me know what you all think...thank you!

Jon

 

[oHIobellboy]

Those 16's you are looking at are almost an inch skinnier. I'm not sure how well that will work. The other thing is with that much sidewall you'll start to notice more "drift" from the tires. There's a link to a tire size calculator around here somewhere that will tell you the overall height of each tire size. I can't remember where it is at the moment. As long as your overall height remains really close to the stock size you won't have to worry about reprogramming the computer so the odometer and speedometer for accuracy.


Tire size calculator
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html


According to this site your size are really close to one another so I don't think you'll have issues with the speedo and odometer.

[BooomerX]

Here's another tire calculator:
http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp
Those skinny tires will make that Avy handle like a tugboat in forty foot waves. You can get new 17" wheels that look good for around $120 ea. and decent tires around the same amount.
265/70/17 prices

wheels around $120 from Summit Racing





 You can easily get $300 bucks or more for your set of OEM wheels getting you new tires and wheels around $600 bucks total that's what I did on mine.

[R3D DR4G0N]

Here's another tire calculator:
http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp
Those skinny tires will make that Avy handle like a tugboat in forty foot waves. You can get new 17" wheels that look good for around $120 ea. and decent tires around the same amount.
265/70/17 prices

wheels around $120 from Summit Racing

 You can easily get $300 bucks or more for your set of OEM wheels getting you new tires and wheels around $600 bucks total that's what I did on mine.

I would just get cool aftermarket 17's, but the tire i want (theres a million tires, i know) is unavailable in 265/70r17 or any similar variation to fit the wheel.

i will be getting 1/2" wheel spacers for the front to even it all up, and get a set of 2" torsion bar keys for a level ride, whether i get new wheels and tires or not.

the size was a recommendation from my g/f's brother, who had the same size on his mothers 99 suburban 2500, and it handled like a dream.  i only thot that since the avy is essentially a suburban, that it would be an easy transition.  i wouldnt sacrifice anything to get this to work, but it sounds like i might...back to the drawing board :P

If i ask around and find out its ok, because base model, and 2500 avy's, all have a 245 width tire, stock, then whats another 10mm? the size bolt on my bowtie? please, lol.

thank you!

Jon

[Alaska_AV]

pre 1999 gm 16" rims will rub the rear calipers  they were made for drums... just sayin

[oHIobellboy]

pre 1999 gm 16" rims will rub the rear calipers  they were made for drums... just sayin

I knew there was something else about that I was forgetting. Thanks for the reminder.

[R3D DR4G0N]

pre 1999 gm 16" rims will rub the rear calipers  they were made for drums... just sayin

so, what then?  i just get 2000+ model year 16" rims if i go ahead with factory wheels?  what about aftermarket?

Jon

[AvyPrncss]

Painting the factory rims are not that difficult. I did that on my 02 truck. I can do a write up if you want on how to prep them.

Sent from my PG06100 using Tapatalk

[R3D DR4G0N]

Painting the factory rims are not that difficult. I did that on my 02 truck. I can do a write up if you want on how to prep them.

Sent from my PG06100 using Tapatalk

that would be great!  my g/f's bro says that it cant be done.  im gonna show him up, lol.  thank you!

jon

[AvyPrncss]

http://www.chevyavalancheclub.com/index.php?topic=5574

Here's the link to the pics of my old rims that I had painted. I'm in the car on my way to RI right now but as soon as I get to the hotel I'll pull out my computer and do the write up for you but this will at least show you what they looked like after I finished them. I'll link the write up to this post when I get it done.