Felix's White on Tan Denali

[felixgun]

Good to know.. i'm def gonna see which one I have tomorrow. Thanks bud!

 

[2011Tahoe]

Yeah anytime, If you ever have any questions about tires/wheels let me know. I've made it my career and I've been doing it 11 years so far.

 

[felixgun]

Thanks and will do! Oh yea and the guy at Discount Tire Direct told me he could've gotten me my rims and tires price matched or even cheaper (even though they don't carry Toyo's)... although I doubt it bc I got my rims with free center caps/tpms sensors/lugs which cost $300+ on it's own...

 

[Ben]

LOL sweet I just won $10 then!! No rubbing on sway bars. The rims are 22x9 with a 31 offset and i'm running a true 33" (33x12.50R22) and did the 2.5" TGC leveling kit in the front so it only rubs on driver side wheel liner when parking. Rear doesn't rub at all but I'm still putting in the 1.5" rear spacers this weekend.

I just find it very hard to believe that I rub on the front sway bar on both sides at slow absolute full lock and you dont... My tires might be wider I guess...


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[2011Tahoe]

Thanks and will do! Oh yea and the guy at Discount Tire Direct told me he could've gotten me my rims and tires price matched or even cheaper (even though they don't carry Toyo's)... although I doubt it bc I got my rims with free center caps/tpms sensors/lugs which cost $300+ on it's own...

Yeah that was a hell of a deal! Nice! Where did you get the tires from? I am not a fan of discount. Just my own opinion.

 

[felixgun]

I just find it very hard to believe that I rub on the front sway bar on both sides at slow absolute full lock and you dont... My tires might be wider I guess...


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Why do you find it hard to believe? Your tires are wider and I have a 2.5" leveling kit installed in the front whereas you are on stock suspension.

I had 305 Nitto TG's prior and they were definitely wider then my new Toyo's. I think mine are wider then a 285 but less than a 305... i'm guessing it's somewhere around the 295-ish range. I'll have to measure and report back.

 

[Ben]

305/40r22 are only supposed to be 12 wide I thought

 

[felixgun]

Yeah that was a hell of a deal! Nice! Where did you get the tires from? I am not a fan of discount. Just my own opinion.

I got the rims and tires from two different eBay sellers after going back and forth on price matching certain websites online. He has my exact tires on eBay for $1847 buy it now and we ended up with $1570 shipped so I'd say I came out on top on that one. No tax and free shipping saved a LOT of money. I just got everything mounted & balanced at Discount Tire which cost $104... didn't actually buy anything there lol.

4wheelparts.com has a store in Denver and they "price match" but include the cost of shipping even though they carry the tire in stock. To mount and balance the toyo 33's over there plus the cost of the tire, they wanted $1890 after tax. I paid $1674 by buying on eBay and getting the mounting and balancing done at Discount Tire Direct.

The rims I got them down to $1310 when it should've cost at LEAST $1570 after TPMS/Lugs/Center caps. I researched and haggled for a week or two before pulling the trigger. The end result was saving roughly $500+ so I'd say doing my online research and price comparisons was worth it.

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305/40r22 are only supposed to be 12 wide I thought

I retract about what I said about the width of your tires vs mine because I just looked it up on a Tire Calculator and yours is a 12.01 width with an overall diameter of 31.61. Whereas I'm at 12.50 and 33.00... I guess it's because of the 2.5" leveling kit I put on?

 

[GalaxyBlackEsky]

Felix, Looks 10x better, Welcome back to the big mod family. We have missed you!

 

[felixgun]

Thanks Brent! Yea I had a kid this past September and got engaged a few months ago so the mod fund got put on hold. It feels good to start modding again that's for sure.

 

[CEN2MENTAL95]

the mod fund can NEVER go on hold!

I'll miss dinner just so my truck rides looking proper! (not really...lol)

 

[Wakinvol]

I love the new look...FANTASTIC!

 

[felixgun]

the mod fund can NEVER go on hold!

I'll miss dinner just so my truck rides looking proper! (not really...lol)

Hahah wellll I'm just glad in past all that and back to modding again.

 

[felixgun]

I love the new look...FANTASTIC!

Thanks! It's definitely a little different...

 

[felixgun]

Got front windows tinted to match the rear @ ~18% and got the brow on the windshield @ 5%

 

[07Burb]

Nice!!! How do you like the brow?

 

[felixgun]

I love it!! I had it before and got a huge crack on the windshield from an 18 wheeler's tires throwin rocks straight at my vehicle. So I got it again but this time I went a little lower then where the rear view mirror is on the windshield.

 

[2011Tahoe]

I thought it looked pretty good in the first pics but didn't know if it was necessarily something I'd rock, but after seeing these other pics with the tint it is DEFINITLY something I would rock!!!! It looks really good.

 

[felixgun]

Thanks Jimmy! Yea I was kind of a guinea pig for this type of setup as you don't see many avalanches (or any GMT900 for that matter) with 33's/22's. I took the risk and i'm glad I did. The front mud flaps got taken off today before I went and got my windows tinted. Also trimmed everything up in the wheel liners so now there is absolutely NO RUBBING.

Tomorrow morning, the rear mud flaps are coming off and the 1.5" rear spacers are going in followed by an alignment at Brakes Plus. It's been a busy week for the Avy

 

[2011Tahoe]

It has been a busy week, that's awesome. I think the mudflaps off def give it a more rugged look. You thinking of doing a slick kit?