My first Tahoe

[gnarkill321]

I just joined this forum hoping to learn a little bit and get some advice on my new truck. I just bought this 2011 Tahoe LT 2 days ago and i love it. I am going to go for the whole "white on black" look. I want to get a black set of 22'' or 24'' wheels but a friend of mine said not to get 24's because I do a lot of highway driving, and 24's won't ride as smooth as 22's. Any advice?

 

[soulsea]

Congrats on the new purchase Danny and welcome to the forum ... nothing like a shiny hew hoe!

To answer your question on wheel size ... Having had both 22s and 24s on the least difference in ride quality was on the highway. City driving is where I could feel the stiffer ride.

A couple of other things to consider on 24s is the additional strain they put on the brake and power steering systems ... not a huge deal but noticeable nonetheless.

The stormtrooper look is definitely eye catching ... although it is always more effective with white rims. My observation is that black rims with the black tires against the black wheel wells on a white truck kind of get lost visually ... in essence what one sees is one big black area and the wheels themselves don't stand out.

Cheers!

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This is a nice one: http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=292154

 

[Baker1k]

I will agree with what he said, I have 26" black kmc and the tire blends with the rims and people think I have 22-24s. I may get the black powder coated white.

 

[ChrisAU]

Congrats on the Tahoe!

 

[07Burb]

Nice purchase and welcome to the site Lots of knowledgeable folks here and a great place to get good ideas for your next mod

 

[Night Fury]

Congrats on the tahoe man! Welcome to the site. Im liking the tint on it already. whats coming up next? you'll get TONS of ideas from people on this site. I CANT wait to see what it will look like after wheels, tires, mods.

 

[gnarkill321]

Thank you for the wisdom soulsea. I think I am going to go with 22's for now. Looking at a couple different sets of Giovanna/Gianelle wheels... Looking forward to getting some new ideas from the forum!

 

[Steedog]

That tahoe is sweet

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I currently have 17's but I would go with 22's if I were you

 

[Freedom Motorsports]

Welcome to the neghiborhood!

Great lookin ride!!!

 

[KMeloney]

I am going to go for the whole "white on black" look.

Don't you mean "black on white?" After all, your truck is white -- and you'd be putting black parts on it...

I want to get a black set of 22'' or 24'' wheels but a friend of mine said not to get 24's because I do a lot of highway driving, and 24's won't ride as smooth as 22's. Any advice?

I see farther down that you talked about getting some aftermarket rims. Like I've said in other threads, just be careful of getting rims in 22" that have a lip on them. Seems that a sizable lip makes a lot of these wheels look smaller than they really are (which is fine if you're after that, but most aren't). If you stick with a 22" (which I am -- for now, anyway), consider something with spokes that are flush/nearly flush with the sidewalls. They'll look bigger.

Good luck!

 

[Night Fury]

Thank you for the wisdom soulsea. I think I am going to go with 22's for now. Looking at a couple different sets of Giovanna/Gianelle wheels... Looking forward to getting some new ideas from the forum!

Check out the KMC Slides. theyll look so good on your rig.

 

[felixgun]

Welcome and nice ride (especially the color )! No one on here has a stormtrooper Tahoe so that'll be nice to see. I've had 20s/22s/24s and the 22s definitely ride WAY better then 24's. Not too noticeable (ride difference) between 20 and 22 though which is a good thing. A lot of people on here have 24's and 26's though and seem to be fine with it. It's all what you can handle but I just couldn't deal with it knowing how smooth the stock (on factory 20's) ride was.

 

[07Burb]

... No one on here has a stormtrooper Tahoe so that'll be nice to see...

I've actually seen at least 3 with that theme although I can't think of their usernames now...

 

[felixgun]

I've actually seen at least 3 with that theme although I can't think of their usernames now...

nnbs Tahoes?

 

[07Burb]

nnbs Tahoes?

You didn't make that distinction the first time...

 

[gnarkill321]

Just ordered the Giovanna Sienna wheels in flat black. They don't make it in a GM bolt pattern in 22'' so i sprung for the 24's

 

[soulsea]

Very nice rims ... what color did you end up going with?

 

[gnarkill321]

what color did you end up going with?

went with flat black .... 6 week wait though...

 

[gnarkill321]

Finally got the rims on along with other stuff.
Giovanna Sienas (matte black) 24''. Pretty happy with how it turned out.

 

[Blakesan]

great looking ride , what did you go with for a grill ?