leveling kit wheels and tires

[ridehuff]

ok, so i put a leveling kit in my 99 OBS tahoe 4door 4x4. i brought the front end up 2 inches and the rear block of 1 1/2 inches. can i fit 16x10 wheels with 285/75/16 mud tires? was told that i would have to pound the back of the wheel well in the front and screw screws in to hold it back. will the wheels and tires fit? please help with input. i already bought the wheels and tires but if i mount the tires on the wheels then i cant return them.

 

[99denali]

It should run just fine, i know some guys on here have ran 285/75/16 on stock wheels with just the bars cranked. Just a lil rub.

 

[Miami-Yukon]

ok, so i put a leveling kit in my 99 OBS tahoe 4door 4x4. i brought the front end up 2 inches and the rear block of 1 1/2 inches. can i fit 16x10 wheels with 285/75/16 mud tires? was told that i would have to pound the back of the wheel well in the front and screw screws in to hold it back. will the wheels and tires fit? please help with input. i already bought the wheels and tires but if i mount the tires on the wheels then i cant return them.

What leveling kit did you put on th front? I know alot of guys do the TB crank but you can only get about 1" w/o putting alot of stress on the front end....

 

[smrr1]

running 285/75/16 nitto terra grapplers with no lift or cranking and no issues. you should be just fine. (2 door Z71 package tahoe)

 

[Miami-Yukon]

I think I might do a TB crank just 1" just to get a more level look on the Yukon...

I also found a guy on CL selling a new Performance Accessories BL lift for $100...
Model #123, Now is that the 3" or 2" ???

 

[992door]

you will never fit them without doing a good amount of cutting. i think. I am only running a 9 wide and i still rub and had to cut some.

 

[Miami-Yukon]

I also found this on ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lift...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories


But I don't think we need new torsion keys.... I am kinda hesitant on a BL lift... I only want a few more inches... lmao! That's what everyone says!

Can't I just get the rear lift shackles and crank the TB for 1" and not have to spend as much?

Just found these on ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-Li...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories


Input guys ??

 

[ridehuff]

What leveling kit did you put on th front? I know alot of guys do the TB crank but you can only get about 1" w/o putting alot of stress on the front end....

I have a ready lift leveling kit and block in the rear. like i said the front end came up 2 inches and the rear 1 1/2 inches. i am going with a 16x10 wheel with toyo open country m/t 285/75/16 (33x11.5). are the rims going to be too wide to make turns? if i mount the tires on the wheels there is no return possibilities.

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you will never fit them without doing a good amount of cutting. i think. I am only running a 9 wide and i still rub and had to cut some.

now does it make a difference between a 16inch and 17inch rim? ur useing 17inch and im using a 16. is there a difference in the wheel wells for a 2 dopor and 4 door? i have a 99 obs 4 door tahoe

 

[Landchipper]

Tire calcs - Hope it helps

I like to use this site when looking into tire changing.
The site is

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

And the chart for this discussion is


Stock Tire - 265/75R16 >
Search Tires Tire 1 - 275/70R16 >
Search Tires Tire 2 - 285/75R16 >
Search Tires Tire 3 - 285/70R17 >


Section Width: 10.43 in 265 mm
Section Width: 10.82 in 275 mm
Section Width: 11.22 in 285 mm
Section Width: 11.22 in 285 mm

Rim Diameter: 16 in 406.4 mm
Rim Diameter: 16 in 406.4 mm
Rim Diameter: 16 in 406.4 mm
Rim Diameter: 17 in 431.8 mm

Rim Width Range: 7 - 8 in
Rim Width Range: 7 - 9 in
Rim Width Range: 7.5 - 9 in
Rim Width Range: 7.5 - 9 in

Overall Diameter: 31.64 in 803.65 mm
Overall Diameter: 31.15 in 791.21 mm
Overall Diameter: 32.83 in 833.88 mm
Overall Diameter: 32.70 in 830.58 mm

Sidewall Height: 7.82 in 198.62 mm
Sidewall Height: 7.57 in 192.27 mm
Sidewall Height: 8.41 in 213.61 mm
Sidewall Height: 7.85 in 199.39 mm

Radius: 15.82 in 401.82 mm
Radius: 15.57 in 395.47 mm
Radius: 16.41 in 416.81 mm
Radius: 16.35 in 415.29 mm

Circumference: 99.39 in 2524.5 mm
Circumference: 97.86 in 2485.6 mm
Circumference: 103.1 in 2618.7 mm
Circumference: 102.7 in 2608.5 mm

Revs per Mile: 657.3
Revs per Mile: 667.7
Revs per Mile: 633.5
Revs per Mile: 636.0

Actual Speed: 60 mph 100 km/h
Speedometer1: 60.9 mph 101. km/h
Speedometer1: 57.8 mph 96.3 km/h
Speedometer1: 58.0 mph 96.7 km/h

Speedometer Difference: -
Speedometer Difference: 1.582% too fast
Speedometer Difference: 3.756% too slow
Speedometer Difference: 3.349% too slow

Diameter Difference: -
Diameter Difference: 1.55%
Diameter Difference: 3.63%
Diameter Difference: 3.25%

 

[BigDaddy13440]

ok, so i put a leveling kit in my 99 OBS tahoe 4door 4x4. i brought the front end up 2 inches and the rear block of 1 1/2 inches. can i fit 16x10 wheels with 285/75/16 mud tires? was told that i would have to pound the back of the wheel well in the front and screw screws in to hold it back. will the wheels and tires fit? please help with input. i already bought the wheels and tires but if i mount the tires on the wheels then i cant return them.

The 285's will fit fine, but not on those 16x10's.

As you see by the post by Landchipper (great job, btw!), the 285's aren't meant to be run on a rim more than 9" wide, the beads may/may not seat right.

I've got my 285/75/16 Yokohama's (a full 33" from the factory, BTW) on some 16x8 MB Blitz wheels, with a 25mm positive offset, and they rubbed, even after cranking my torsion bars a good 2". I maxed them out (about 2 1/2"), hammered the trailing edge of the fenders in, and cut my front bumper and lower valance for clearance. No rub.

If you use a 16x8 wheel with a factory offset (-6mm), the 285's will fit, and won't rub on the control arm, either. I think 305/70/16's might fit as well, if you want the wider tire. But 16x10's, not without some sheetmetal work.

Can you exchange the 16x10's for 16x8's?

 

[smrr1]

ya i didn't read the first post very well. didn't see that you are going to run different wheels. i have mine on factory wheels with no issues. i had a 16x8 wheel with some offset and trimmed a little and cranked too much with rubbing issues. i couldn't deal with it so i just gave the wheels back. good luck.

 

[ridehuff]

The 285's will fit fine, but not on those 16x10's.

As you see by the post by Landchipper (great job, btw!), the 285's aren't meant to be run on a rim more than 9" wide, the beads may/may not seat right.

I've got my 285/75/16 Yokohama's (a full 33" from the factory, BTW) on some 16x8 MB Blitz wheels, with a 25mm positive offset, and they rubbed, even after cranking my torsion bars a good 2". I maxed them out (about 2 1/2"), hammered the trailing edge of the fenders in, and cut my front bumper and lower valance for clearance. No rub.

If you use a 16x8 wheel with a factory offset (-6mm), the 285's will fit, and won't rub on the control arm, either. I think 305/70/16's might fit as well, if you want the wider tire. But 16x10's, not without some sheetmetal work.

Can you exchange the 16x10's for 16x8's?

well with your rubbing, do you have any lift on your truck? i have that leveling kit.

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heres the thing, i had 20x10 inch wheels on there before. now i know i am down to a 16x10 now with mud tires. where i am getting at is if i had 20x10 on there should a 16x10 fit with no turning problems? my 20's never rubbed at all.

 

[992door]

with the correct backspacing you could probably fit them. What is the backspacing on the 16s and what was it on the 20s?

 

[ridehuff]

so i got my 16x10 wheels with a -25mm offset on my 4 door 99 tahoe. i put on them 33x11.5 toyo open country m/t's. had to do very little trimming. bent in the front bumper so i didn't have to trim it and trimmed the rear just a little on my flare. it looks good but now i want a suspension lift.

 

[bowtiefreak]

If and when you start looking for a lift...think at least 6" or the same thing will happen again. Get a 4" and you will want more. I am taller than most 6" kits and I think it looks stock height.

 

[BigDaddy13440]

well with your rubbing, do you have any lift on your truck? i have that leveling kit.

---------- Post added at 09:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:29 AM ----------

heres the thing, i had 20x10 inch wheels on there before. now i know i am down to a 16x10 now with mud tires. where i am getting at is if i had 20x10 on there should a 16x10 fit with no turning problems? my 20's never rubbed at all.

what size tires did you have on the 20's? were they about 33" tall? what backspacing did they have/ how far past OEM did they stick out?