Max tire size 2017 Yukon XL

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Happy Friday everyone. Looking to put a new set of shoes on the wife's XL. Going to run KO2's. What would be the MAX tire size I can fit with no suspension modifications? It has 20" stock gm wheels.
 
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In all probability, 305/50x20 is the largest tire that you can install without rubbing. That's what I run on my 07 Yukon XL Denali. I run Michelin Defenders, as I do very little off-roading, but I want a tire capable of navigating the NH climate year round.

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Regarding wheel/tire combinations that will fit your truck without rubbing, no 2 trucks and their suspensions are exactly alike, due to a number of factors including accumulated wear on the suspension components and different wheel widths and offsets, so there is no guarantee that what fits with no rubbing on one truck will automatically fit with no rubbing on your truck. Other folks' experiences can guide you in one direction or another, but the final test will be when you mount the wheel/tire combination on your own truck.

To assist you in getting a good idea on whether or not specific alternate wheel/tire combinations 'may' fit your truck with no rubbing, I recommend that you use the wheel/tire comparison app at the URL listed below. You can use this app starting with your existing wheel/tire combination as a benchmark, assuming that there are currently no rubbing issues with it, and measure the actual critical fender and suspension component clearances as directed by this app. Then, you can enter alternate wheel/tire combinations, and this app will give you the projected changes in these critical fender and suspension component clearances.

https://www.wheel-size.com/calc/

I used this app for determining whether on not I could use my current alternate wheel/tire combination, and it accurately projected the changes in critical clearances. Again, the use of this app in not an absolute guarantee that an alternate wheel/tire combination will fit without rubbing, but it provides a much better assessment, or projection, than simply an educated guess on your part, or a statement from others that it worked on a truck other than yours.
 

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Happy Friday everyone. Looking to put a new set of shoes on the wife's XL. Going to run KO2's. What would be the MAX tire size I can fit with no suspension modifications? It has 20" stock gm wheels.
I have seen folks on this forum run 275-65-20s and 275-60-20s on stock wheels with your generation truck. Google the size and you come across a bunch.
 
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I have seen folks on this forum run 275-65-20s and 275-60-20s on stock wheels with your generation truck. Google the size and you come across a bunch.
Gotcha, I'd like to run the bigger option but don't want to mess with a level. I've seen a few posts where guys ran the 275/60 stock everything... wonder if I could stuff a 275/65 stock suspension?
 

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Gotcha, I'd like to run the bigger option but don't want to mess with a level. I've seen a few posts where guys ran the 275/60 stock everything... wonder if I could stuff a 275/65 stock suspension?
I recall a few guys with the shorter body doing so without a level. One was black, the other silver. Posts were probably between 2018 and 2020.
 

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I saw 305/45/R22 on a Tahoe today that had snowflake rims. May have been aftermarket.
 

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I have 265/70r18 e-rated ridge grapplers (32.87 x 10.71). They fit my suburban stock with no rub. I put the 1.5 inch level on after the tires just for looks. I'm pretty sure you could get away with 275/70r18 (33.19 x 10.98) also, after seeing mine. Even if they rubbed it would be very minor. And leveling kits don't do much for bigger tires since the first place they seem to rub is the back of the fender well. In fact from what I've read, going too high with a level and factory offset wheels can cause the tire to rub the upper control arm at full steer.
 

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Im runnin 275/70r18 on a 18
Leveled it up 1 3/4" and it will barely,barley rub at the full turn that u shouldn't really be doing any way.
 
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