my math right?

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i was plannin on doing a 2/3 this year but hesitated since it was sorta late in the year and a drop on winter wheels would look goofy as shit. then yesterday i made a deal with a buddy that he gets the esky 22's in exchange for fairly new nnbs tahoe 20"s (to use as winter wheels)+cash+ free suspension work. now im thinkin i can get me some 24's and do a 3/5 drop without as much damage to the wallet as i thot, wont be until atleast march tho, not gunna drop it right before the winter.

heres the math, stock rims of 17" to a 24" is roughly a 3.5 inch radius difference so without a drop the height would be 3.5 inches higher i think, so doing a 3/5 im still gunna sit .5" higher than stock up front and only 1.5" lower in the back, right? people who have 24's and a 3/5, are you still riding around stock height?i dont wanna be too low to the ground as i like being fairly high up and judging from other people's pics, thats what it looks like but its hard to gauge
 

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Hate to break it to you Masshoe but your a bit confused.
Stock 17 wheel/tires have a diameter of about 31-32" or so, the 24 wheel/tire combo is about 32.5" diameter at a 295 or 305/35/24 tire.
So basically your car would be 1/2" higher or so after the 24s, then lowerin 3/5 would make it 2.5" lower than stock in the front and about 4.5" lower than stock in the back.
I think that should cover it, and winter wheels with a drop don't look bad, I would jsut get some black wheel with chrome c-caps like cops use for winter, looks better that way.
 
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thanks nnaboy, i knew sumthin didnt add up in this ol' noggin of mine,affter i put the 22's on i noticed it seemd significantly higher but i never took any measurements prior. the 2.5 upfront shouldnt bother me and the 4" or so in the back would make sense as it would needs to level out a bit.
stock rims with a significant drop looks a little off in my opinion, which is why i didnt do it a month or 2 ago when i contemplated it, but now that i'll have 20's for the winter i think i can be content with that
 

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cmon mass hoe, im baggin right before winter time!! and you know we got snow the other day but hell with it we ride low
 
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Yeah I have a feeling it's gunna be lower sooner than later, I was tryin to plan it so I could take the 20"s off for the winter, drop it and put the 24"a on so I get it all at once. Problem with that is 1) lotta money all at once and 2) me and I know I'm not gunna be able to wait that long so probly next time my paycheck isn't devoted to bills I'll do sum "investing" that way I have sum time to put extra money together for rims......besides i'll still sit higher than alot of the cars on the road
 

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Keep the 20s and the truck will be quicker. You also have much more availability for tires in a 20 not to mention the cost difference. I'm gonna have winter 20s and summer 20s with 30" tires, keeps the truck lower and looks great :imo:
 

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