Looking for Recommendations for Wheels

PsyZek said:

Highly unlikely that the stock wheels are forged on these.

Forged wheels are much more expensive and usually only found on higher-end performance cars or when an OEM sources from BBS or the like.

Most OEM wheels are cast.

The best bet for consumers is to try to look for a wheel with a forged barrel and cast face, sometimes called Flow Formed.

A forged 18" wheel (like in my profile photo) weighs 18lbs and for a car range from $800-1000 each - for an SUV even more.

I bought a set of 18x9 RPT1s for my 22 Yukon, they are flow formed. Enkei calls their Flow Formed manufacturing process Most Advanced Technology (M.A.T) and they were about $500'ish each and weigh 23lbs (2105 load rating). Mounted on a 275/70/18 Michelin Defender LTX MS each wheel weighs 75lbs versus the 20" factory wheels/tires for an SLT coming in at 81.4lbs. Most of this weight is tires (52lb each).

Look up the effects of unsprung weight on vehicle dynamics, saving 6.5 lbs a corner is nice, even for a heavy SUV. Doing the opposite is a no bueno. Combined with a low rolling resistance tire I expect to pick up a couple of MPG overall.

I'm going to do a thread on everything I've done with the truck once it's done.

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selectsplat said:

Finally have my production date for my '22 High Country, and am hoping to get my vehicle in the next 2 months.

I don't really like any of the stock wheels, so I went with standard ones, and want to upgrade right away.

I understand that the wheels are 22x9 with an offset of +25 (or is it -?). I like the look of the Laxani wheels out there, and some of them look like they would fit. However, I really want the truck to have a slightly wider stance, and woud like the wheels to "stick out" about an inch or so from the wheel well. those pictured below look fantastic, but have a +32" offset. I'm not seeing any wheels like out there that I like with an offset like +12 or so that I think would do the trick. I've heard that hub centric spacers might do the trick, but might not be good for the vehicle.

Thoughts or recommendations?

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