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chasmanz28
10-18-2005, 03:58 PM
i have 16's on now, living in PA the winters have been bad lately, whats the widest i can go without having problems in the snow. i herd no wider than 18's but not sure, thanks for the help
Braves299
10-18-2005, 04:01 PM
16" and 18" have to do with width, that is the diameter. That will not affect you in the snow unless you have really heavy wheels that are just throwing you off really bad. If you were to put huge chrome wheels on your car, it would be best to upgrade your brakes while you're at it.
The width is what will affect you in weather conditions. Stock tires are "245". The larger that number is, the wider your tires are. I'm not sure what the effects of wider tires on a the truck will do, but I'd say 245-265 is safe.
chasmanz28
10-18-2005, 04:09 PM
16" and 18" have to do with width, that is the diameter. That will not affect you in the snow unless you have really heavy wheels that are just throwing you off really bad. If you were to put huge chrome wheels on your car, it would be best to upgrade your brakes while you're at it.
The width is what will affect you in weather conditions. Stock tires are "245". The larger that number is, the wider your tires are. I'm not sure what the effects of wider tires on a the truck will do, but I'd say 245-265 is safe. thanks for the reply, the guy at the mag shop told me the wider the tire the more it floats on the snow, of course i dont want that to happen, they also have a trade in deal going on so i want to make sure when i get rid of my stock wheels and tires and dont make a big mistake buying something thats not good on the snow
Just as Braves299 said, the wider the tire (first dimension) the more likely the tire will float on snow and slide all over the place. Some tires are more prone to floating than others, so tread desnign plays a big part. I had Goodyear Eagle GTII tires on for part of last winter and had my truck sideways so many times it wasn't funny......god awful tire in the snow. (ANY SNOW, even a dusting and the back end would slide around). Changed to Hankook Ventus ST tires and those babies just chewed through the white stuff with a smile.
Some of the tire shops locally insist "there is no good 20 inch tire in the snow", however keep in mind that most 20's end up on something the size of a Yukon or Expedition with 305 or 325 width tires. On a TB/Envoy the correct size to keep the speedo accurate is around 275/45....a whole lot narrower than what gets put on a Yukon. (Albeit still about an inch wider than stock).
Blulytes
10-18-2005, 08:22 PM
its suprising how much an inch width can make a difference... My personal recommendation... Keep your stock rims and tires for the winter season. Buy your 20's for April - November!
Even watch in the water... my 275r20's definately "floated" when it was wet out.
FattyTBEXT
10-18-2005, 08:27 PM
Even watch in the water... my 275r20's definately "floated" when it was wet out.
Did I miss something? You have 20's for your TB? Or were they for another of your vehicles? :undecided
Blulytes
10-18-2005, 08:29 PM
unfortunately not... I wish
my previous vehicle... 02 Tahoe... had the 20's... first day I had them almost wrecked twice... it was raining. Learned really fast after that to drive slow in the rain.
chasmanz28
10-18-2005, 09:58 PM
[QUOTE=Blulytes]its suprising how much an inch width can make a difference... My personal recommendation... Keep your stock rims and tires for the winter season. Buy your 20's for April - November!
sounds like a good idea, but the deal i can get with trade in is to good to pass up, i really dont want 20's, i was thinking around 18's top, and your saying 45 is the widest i should go?
chivistb
10-19-2005, 01:44 PM
You can try 255/55/18