22” vs 20” wheels

[R32driver]

Different vehicle I know, but whenever I ride in my bro in laws ford edge sport with 22's and 45 series tires I absolutely hate it. He's got nice pirelli tires too but the ride just seems harsh and it's like you can feel every imperfection in the road. I'm all about 20's with meaty tires

 

[91RS]

Pirelli tires are garbage. Get Michelin Defenders on that thing and it’ll ride great.

 

[the_tool_man]

+1 for Michelin Defenders. Best all around tires I've ever owned. All of my vehicles have a set installed.

 

[Jtpmedic]

The week I got mine, I went to 20" Michelins
(I know, not for everyone) but,
I LOVE IT!!!

 

[Mikeyg7425]

I peeled off the oem tires for the at3’s with 700 miles on the rig. They have been working phenomenal for us!

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What tire size did you go with?

 

[WalleyeMikeIII]

So, anyone have any idea why, when you go to the Premium Capability Package w/ Active Response 4WD, GMC requires you to take 22" wheels? Is this something in the clearance with the Air suspension? I always wondered that, but never could find an answer.

I had 20" on my 2013 Suburban, always wrapped in Michelin LTX M/S, which they changed to Defender LTX M/S (same tire, different branding), and they always ran well.
The 22" Bridgestone Alenza's are doing OK on my Yukon XL, but would probably just have preferred to save teh $1995 in cost for the rims...and kept the 20's...alas, they were "included/required" in the aforementioned package.

 

[olyelr]

305/45/22 on the oem wheels. Fit fine with no rub.

 

[Morales1995]

The week I got mine, I went to 20" Michelins
(I know, not for everyone) but,
I LOVE IT!!!
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Love the look what’s the size on the tires?

 

[roc1967]

Perennial topic... remember when 17"/18" were common place and the 20"s were just coming out.

In 10 years we'll be discussing 28".

I'm happy with my 17", better ride quality than brand new Tahoes.

 

[olyelr]

Perennial topic... remember when 17"/18" were common place and the 20"s were just coming out.

In 10 years we'll be discussing 28".

I'm happy with my 17", better ride quality than brand new Tahoes.

Yea i remember when those gm accessories 20” chrome rims came out for those second gen denali’s. They seemed so huge and cool LOL

 

[costelnock]

I have new chrome 22s sitting waiting for my Yukon XL to come in and I'm definitely going with the Defenders but am constantly back on forth between a 45 or 50. Michigan roads suck but not sure how much of a difference it will make verse the look.

 

[Fast_AT4]

...Michigan roads suck

But just wait until the construction is done...bahaha I-94 down near detroit area.....oh my!

 

[WVBKW]

2022 Suburban Z71, has air ride. Stock ride with the 20’s was nothing short of incredible. I wanted 22’s in all black. I put Michelin defenders on it with the stock 22” size. Ride is ok, just like my wife’s Denali ultimate with 22’s but absolutely nothing like the stock 20” wheels and tires.

Stock

22” OEM take offs and 275/50R22 Michelin Defender

…waiting on black lug nuts.

 

[Stbentoak]

Mine rides fine on 22's and they fill out the wheel well so much better. Sorry, but it has to look like it fits. This is a huge vehicle and 22's are the min it deserves....

 

[R32driver]

Mine rides fine on 22's and they fill out the wheel well so much better. Sorry, but it has to look like it fits. This is a huge vehicle and 22's are the min it deserves....

I know you're probably talking more about the visual look of the rims and not tires but when you talk about filling out the wheel well you need to take tires into consideration too. If you compare the stock tires sizes a 275/60/r20 is a 33" tire and 275/50/r22 is a 32.8" tire so the 20" rim/tire setup technically fills up more of the wheel well. I think they both look pretty normal on these rigs

 

[91RS]

You can’t have too much sidewall. The 20” wheel looks like a 16” on these trucks. They’re just massive.

 

[Stbentoak]

I know you're probably talking more about the visual look of the rims and not tires but when you talk about filling out the wheel well you need to take tires into consideration too. If you compare the stock tires sizes a 275/60/r20 is a 33" tire and 275/50/r22 is a 32.8" tire so the 20" rim/tire setup technically fills up more of the wheel well. I think they both look pretty normal on these rigs

Ya well I have 18” winter tires for my jag and 20’s for summer and the 18’s look doofy on it. Same dia…But the 18 inch set of winters was $500 cheaper than the 20’s, and nobody cares what it looks like in the winter….

 

[ProfeZZor X]

Not mine... Instagram post

 

[WVBKW]

Mine rides fine on 22's and they fill out the wheel well so much better. Sorry, but it has to look like it fits. This is a huge vehicle and 22's are the min it deserves....

Trust me, I’m not swapping back to the 20’s…. We’ll until winter.

 

[17_EmeraldDenali]

I have a 2017 Denali with 22's and I've never been impressed with the ride. It had approximately 62k miles on it when I bought it so it's hard to say if the mag ride shocks were bad but now both fronts are leaking. I've gone back and forth about switching to a 20 inch wheel because our roads are horrible and I'm sick of feeling EVERY bump in the road. I'm deleting mag ride and air ride so I'm sure it will ride better but I hate to spend money on 22 inch tires to be disappointed AGAIN with the ride quality.