Winter wheel / tire setup

Hi
I have a 2022 Tahoe LT (Dmax) with 20 stock wheels. I’m planning to pick up a set of wheels and tires to get ready for the Colorado winter. Wondering what other folks are running on their rides? Appreciate any feedback. Thx

Blizzaks on the cheapest rim that will work for you. Got mine all set up from tire rack. Easiest, Fastest, best solution. DM-V2 best all around winter tires out there.

Been surfing Facebook Marketplace for some take offs, actually bought a set of 20’s off a Silverado, but don’t care for them so much. Hope to find a set of 20” AT4 wheels to run.

Factory 18” Silverado takeoff wheels will clear the calipers, right? I’ve got a set of 500-mile Blizzaks from our Expedition I wanna run on this ‘22 Burb we just picked up.

I don’t think 18’s will clear…they might though. Seemed pretty tight w/ the 20’s on there. The big thing is the 28mm offset and the spoke shape to clear the caliper…check it, but it may be marginal.

Lot's of owners have two sets of wheel & tires; One set for summer and one set for winter. Since you live in Colorado you guys see a lot more snowfall than most other areas. It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to have a dedicated winter wheel set-up with some Blizzaks.

As @Stbentoak mentioned: Find the cheapest set of wheels that you know will fit and put the best snow tire on there you can! Or even better, cruise FB marketplace, eBay, and craiglist for lightly used wheels OEM or aftermarket.

WalleyeMikeIII said:

I don’t think 18’s will clear…they might though. Seemed pretty tight w/ the 20’s on there. The big thing is the 28mm offset and the spoke shape to clear the caliper…check it, but it may be marginal.

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I had wondered this as well. With the '21 + T1XX models having the larger 4-piston front calipers I'm not sure an 18" rim will fit. I believe that currently when you are building out a '21 + Tahoe/Yukon/Escalade the smallest diameter wheel you can get is a 20". Even building out an Yukon AT4 or Tahoe Z71 model they have standard 20" wheels.

That being said a the Sierra AT4 and Silverado Trail Boss model trucks have 18" wheels and they have the same front 4 piston brake set up as the SUV's. So if you're dead set on 18" wheels you could find some AT4 or Trail Boss take-offs and I'm sure they'd work. Out of curiosity I looked at the Chevrolet Silverado WT's (Work Trucks) and they come with 17" wheels. I wasn't able to confirm if the Silverado Work Trucks have the 4-piston front brakes as standard, but I would be very surprised if they didn't.

I have a 2021 high country suburban with factory 22 inch wheels. Factory spare is an black aluminum alloy 17 inch wheel. 265/70r17 is the spare tire size. I believe backspacing is the issue with some non factory 17 inch wheels not the rim diameter.

17” wheels definitely fit if you don’t have big brake package. Several forum members running 17” wheels.


Last years snow setup - I bought a set of AT4 replica wheels for my wife’s Denali. I added BFG’s. This year I think I’ll steal the BFG’s for my Z71 Burb and put Blizzaks on her Denali. I will say the Denali with the BFG’s and the capability package was a monster in the snow. I expect the same from my Suburban.

At4 wheels are 20” - BFG’s are the factory size 275/60r20.

Summer setup is the factory black 22” wheels with stock tires.

Someone could easily run the 18” wheel from the Sierra At4 or ZR2 for that matter. I just couldn’t because of the accessory brake package.

I've had good luck with Hankook IPikes that are studded. Also good luck with Nokian's that are not studded. Any brand/model snow tire will be like years better than regular all season's. I prefer the studded type - weather you have studs or not as i think they wear longer/better than the super soft non-studded type new winter tires. They are superior tire for sure but wear quick - especially if you're in the front range that can see 60-70-80 degree days easily in the spring/fall....