2 inch leveling kit 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ

[Canes Baller]

I recently got a 2 inch Rough Country leveling kit installed on my 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ and I am looking at getting some 22 inch monster xd's and I don't know what the largest tire i can go with is. I am planning on either putting some Nitto Mud Grapplers or Toyo Open Country M/T's. Does anyone know what size tire I could fit?

 

[2 E L O]

I recently got a 2 inch Rough Country leveling kit installed on my 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ and I am looking at getting some 22 inch monster xd's and I don't know what the largest tire i can go with is. I am planning on either putting some Nitto Mud Grapplers or Toyo Open Country M/T's. Does anyone know what size tire I could fit?

Stick with a 33...If you go any bigger you'll have to trim the hell out of it...

 

[InTruckDesign]

yup and being a 2" kit try to stick to a narrow 33 anything over a 285 in section width will require quite a bit of trimming.

 

[Zed 71]

^ +1 to both posts if you do not want to trim.

 

[07warwagon]

I'd save up and go with atleast a 4" lift unless u think you'll be satisfied with such a narrow tire. I had a 285 on mine and thought it just looked to wimpy. just my .02 cents

 

[Canes Baller]

I appreciate you guys haha. I think yall have about persuaded me to just put some 22's with street tires on it. I was hopin for at least some 305's! I don't want it to look wimpy, when you say trimming do you mean wheel well or fenders?

 

[2 E L O]

I appreciate you guys haha. I think yall have about persuaded me to just put some 22's with street tires on it. I was hopin for at least some 305's! I don't want it to look wimpy, when you say trimming do you mean wheel well or fenders?

I have 285/70-17s on my '07 with the 2.5"/1" leveling kit. They're 32.75" in diameter, 11.2" wide and I don't think they look "wimpy" by any means. I think you'd be fine with a 285 like mine.

Nitto offers their Terra Grappler tire in 285/50-22. Those are about 33.25" in diameter. You could probably get those to fit in there without too much work...

You MIGHT be able to go with a 305/45-22....these are actually only 32.8" tall but they're 12.0" wide. You may have some rubbing depending on wheel offset.

 

[Zed 71]

I appreciate you guys haha. I think yall have about persuaded me to just put some 22's with street tires on it. I was hopin for at least some 305's! I don't want it to look wimpy, when you say trimming do you mean wheel well or fenders?

IMO street tires are not as meaty as MTs.

285s on stock rims...

 

[Victory Is Mine]

I agree with 2ELO about the 285's. I'm running 285/50/22's which are like 33.2 x 11.45 or something close, w/ a 2.5"/1.5" kit and they don't look "wimpy" to me at all.

In regards to rubbing, I don't know if there is added issues between the Nitto TG's like I have vs a M/T since the M/T's typically have side lugs and the beefier tread seems to stick out a little more than an A/T.

All I know is it seems pretty much all of us with a leveling kit and bigger tires have had to do some trimming thanks to all of the lovely plastic GM puts on these things.

 

[Canes Baller]

Haha oh well you gotta do what you gotta do but that helps a lot, thanks. Your Yukon looks sick I'm kinda going for that look. But yeah that doesn't look wimpy At all. How does having those 22's affect the price of tires? Do you know which has better tread wear between the trail grapplers and open country m/t's?

 

[Victory Is Mine]

Since larger wheels are more common these days, the price difference isn't as bad as it used to be, but I'll guess and say there's a difference of at least $20-30 per tire for 22's vs 20's. Get on eBay and do some searching...I had the best luck on there, vs other online stores or tire dealers where I live.

The Toyo M/T and the Trail Grappler are pretty similar in looks, so It'd probably come down to price for me to choose. As far as tread wear between the Trail Grapplers and Open Country M/T's, I've never owned a set of either, so I couldn't tell you. In my previous post, I said I had Nitto TG's (=Terra Grappler)...I forgot that might be perceived as Trail Grappler, so sorry for any confusion.

Zed's Z71 looks sweet with the Trail Grapplers, so I doubt you could go wrong with those.

 

[bigblue]

dont run a mud grappler, i had them on my ford and they whined like a ***** on the road!!

 

[Zed 71]

^ That sounds like whining to me !

 

[Canes Baller]

Thanks guys that helps a ton! I think I like the trail grappler that is what I am probably going get! I know that they do not make wiper cowls for any of the new trucks and SUVs especially not tahoe's. Is there any wiper cowls from a previous model of car that would fit? Or can any be modified to fit my tahoe?

 

[07warwagon]

^ I agree with the Trail Grapplers. I just put some Trail Grapplers on my Suburban and they look sick. They are a little loud, but with the windows up you don;t hear them at all. I will take pics tomorrow and post them.

 

[Canes Baller]

Do any of y'all happen to know about the wiper cowl situation? I know there is not one made for it but can one be modified or anything?

 

[Canes Baller]

Thanks man. Do any of you guys know anything about a wiper cowl? I know they don't make one for it, but is there any way one can be modified or a cowl from a previous model will fit?

 

[emann_01]

Canes,

If you want to change the subject and expect answers I would create a new thread and post it in the appropriate section.

 

[ClovisQ]

Thinking of doing something similar and can't help jumping in with a question about backspacing and its impact on rub / width. I've got 2" front spacers on an '08 LTZ and want to fit 305/55/20's. Going with rockstars at a 8.5" rim width (same as the stockers), but thinking that a +10 backspace instead of the stock +31 might help with clearance??? And, for added benfit it'd push the wheels out a bit creating a nice wide stance. So, the question is this: Do the tires tend to rub on the inside or outside corners? If inside, this setup should be golden. If outside, I may be setting up for a mess of trimming and rubbing.

Btw, badass truck InTruckDesign...

 

[07Z71hoe]

hey Zed do u have anymore pics of your Z71 with the 285 trail grapplers on it? just did the ccm 2.5/1 leveling kit and want to do the trail grapplers with stock wheels but would like to see some pics. thanks