Greetings from New Jersey everyone. I've been lurking around the site since I picked up my 2009 Z71 Suburban late last year. The Z71 replaced a Toyota Sequoia which had gotten too small for my family. The truck is loaded with the 3LT package including the Nav, DVD and what seems to be pretty much every available option. Right away I loved the Z71 much better than the Sequoia with the exception of the stance.
So after looking around and reading everyone's feedback I did a CCM 2.5/1 leveling kit with the stock wheels/tires. The look was immediately improved with no real negatives that I could sense. Of course the leveling kit was only the first step as I really wanted to upgrade the wheels to at least 20's.
So after debating for a while about either going with aftermarket or stock wheels and then if I should do 20s verses 22s; I decided to go with OEM 20s. I really liked the clean look of the GMC 6 spoke wheels better than the other OEM options. Another reason for the OEMs was the fact that I'll be dealing with the crappy roads of North Jersey and that I really didn't want to change out wheels for the winter.
Then a couple of weeks ago I came across a local guy selling his GMC 20's with tires (@ 40% tread) and the TPMS sensors still installed for $650. This seemed like a pretty good deal so I jumped on it.
After changing the wheels out I think the truck rides great. Seems more controlled and I really do not notice any decrease in ride comfort. Of course I think it also looks much better.
I plan on upgrading the tires when these are done and possibly doing a catback exhaust later.
The pics are of the day I picked it up, after the CCM kit and as it sits now (sorry for the cell phone pics).
I also included a picture of my weekend toy (the blue one).
So after looking around and reading everyone's feedback I did a CCM 2.5/1 leveling kit with the stock wheels/tires. The look was immediately improved with no real negatives that I could sense. Of course the leveling kit was only the first step as I really wanted to upgrade the wheels to at least 20's.
So after debating for a while about either going with aftermarket or stock wheels and then if I should do 20s verses 22s; I decided to go with OEM 20s. I really liked the clean look of the GMC 6 spoke wheels better than the other OEM options. Another reason for the OEMs was the fact that I'll be dealing with the crappy roads of North Jersey and that I really didn't want to change out wheels for the winter.
Then a couple of weeks ago I came across a local guy selling his GMC 20's with tires (@ 40% tread) and the TPMS sensors still installed for $650. This seemed like a pretty good deal so I jumped on it.
After changing the wheels out I think the truck rides great. Seems more controlled and I really do not notice any decrease in ride comfort. Of course I think it also looks much better.
I plan on upgrading the tires when these are done and possibly doing a catback exhaust later.
The pics are of the day I picked it up, after the CCM kit and as it sits now (sorry for the cell phone pics).
I also included a picture of my weekend toy (the blue one).
