Suburban tire suggestion thread

[KevOLTZ]

Hello everyone,

I’ve been grateful for this forum and I know it’s like beating a dead horse at this point but looking for people who have done this. I have black rhino 18x9 wheels I plan on putting on my suburban with a 2 inch eibach/bilstein suspension level. I want to put the biggest tire possible on with minimum trimming? 295/70? 33x12.5??

 

[KevOLTZ]

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[Trey Hardy]

Hello everyone,

I’ve been grateful for this forum and I know it’s like beating a dead horse at this point but looking for people who have done this. I have black rhino 18x9 wheels I plan on putting on my suburban with a 2 inch eibach/bilstein suspension level. I want to put the biggest tire possible on with minimum trimming? 295/70? 33x12.5??

33s will probably be your best bet you will have to trim with 35s and still might rub after trimming with just a 2” leveling kit
Might could make it work stretching it to 3-3.5” of lift with a bottom spacer on the strut but at that point you’ll need control arms and differential drops also

 

[KevOLTZ]

33s will probably be your best bet you will have to trim with 35s and still might rub after trimming with just a 2” leveling kit
Might could make it work stretching it to 3-3.5” of lift with a bottom spacer on the strut but at that point you’ll need control arms and differential drops also

Yeah I think 35s are out of the question honestly from the research I’ve been doing. I think they would look sick but not be practical without an actual lift. I don’t mind trimming plastic if 33s will work

 

[Charlie207]

33" tires should work fine. I had some 33" K02s on my Yukon with no front lift/leveling kit when I first got it. But they were on 20" Black Rhino wheels, so the offset probable changed. My winter wheels also have 33" tires, but are also not GM wheels, and fit fine with no rubbing.

I did have to trim my Husky mudflaps on the inner corners, but that was easy.

 

[KevOLTZ]

33" tires should work fine. I had some 33" K02s on my Yukon with no front lift/leveling kit when I first got it. But they were on 20" Black Rhino wheels, so the offset probable changed. My winter wheels also have 33" tires, but are also not GM wheels, and fit fine with no rubbing.

I did have to trim my Husky mudflaps on the inner corners, but that was easy.

You wouldn’t happen to have any pictures of that set up would you?

 

[Charlie207]

@KevOLTZ : Before/after leveling kit w/33" KO2s

 

[KevOLTZ]

@KevOLTZ : Before/after leveling kit w/33" KO2s
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After much research I’m thinking of 33x12.5 18. The majority of everyone including yourself say they will fit? I’m only worried about rubbing control arm or sway bar because they are 18s?

 

[Charlie207]

After much research I’m thinking of 33x12.5 18. The majority of everyone including yourself say they will fit? I’m only worried about rubbing control arm or sway bar because they are 18s?

I have 18" winter wheels with the 33" snow tires tires, and they don't rub anything. The caveat is that they are Nissan Armada/Titan wheels (great cheap alternative with identical hub bore & bolt pattern) which may have a slight difference in offset than GM wheels, but it certainly doesn't look like much at all.

Here is the info:

• Platinum Plus Part
• ALUMINUM WHEEL; 18 x 8; 25MM OFFSET; 6 SPOKE;
• Product Attributes:
• • Bolt Pattern: 6lugwitha5.5boltcirclediameter
  • CA P65 Warnings: Warning: This Product Can Expose You To Chemicals Including Chromium (hexavalent Compounds) Which Is Known By The State Of California To Cause Cancer Or Birth Defects Or Other Reproductive Harm. For More Information, Visit Www.p65warnings,ca,gov.
  • CA Prop65: Y
  • Design: Spoke
  • Diameter: 18.000
  • Positive Offset: 25.000
  • Spoke Quantity: 6
  • Width: 8.000
  • Brand: LKQ

 

[Trey Hardy]

After much research I’m thinking of 33x12.5 18. The majority of everyone including yourself say they will fit? I’m only worried about rubbing control arm or sway bar because they are 18s?

It’s usually when your running bigger aftermarket control arms when you run into the rubbing issue atleast in my experience

 

[Charlie207]

As it sits, from 2 minutes ago.

 

[KevOLTZ]

I appreciate all the help. I just want to do it right the first time and not have to buy twice or even three times ‍

 

[Trey Hardy]

For example my 24x10 kmc wheels and 33/12.50s wouldn’t rub the uca but when I put stock 18s and 265s on the tires would rub on the control arm without running some sort of wheel spacer up front

 

[KevOLTZ]

For example my 24x10 kmc wheels and 33/12.50s wouldn’t rub the uca but when I put stock 18s and 265s on the tires would rub on the control arm without running some sort of wheel spacer up front

The wheels I’m going to be running are black rhino raid 18x9 and I was hoping to do 33x12.5 but I fear I’m going to run the uca or sway bar being 12.5 wide?

 

[Trey Hardy]

The wheels I’m going to be running are black rhino raid 18x9 and I was hoping to do 33x12.5 but I fear I’m going to run the uca or sway bar being 12.5 wide?

You should be fine and if you ain’t get a set of those 1/4” wheel spacers for the front from advance or auto zone their cheap
Again most the time when I’ve ran into issue is when I was running tubular control arms (aftermarket)