Suburban wheel options

[LiveAnimals]

When the time comes and I finally lift the Suburban (3/4 ton) I figure I will change out the wheels as well. Maybe something a little wider to accommodate a larger tire and somewhat make up for the difference in axle width. I was just wondering what you guys are running or what you have seen run that looks good. Pictures are appreciated, thanks.
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[6 2 Carl]

I like the looks of Mickey Thompson Classics on these trucks.

Here is a pic with 33"x12.5/16.5 on a stock suspension.

[DBLSPRT68]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^love those^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[iluvmy72]

Here is a pic of mine with 35's on Weld 16.5 8 lug rims and a 6 inch lift....ok technically 4 inch lift but actually 6. I ripped out the old 1/2 ton springs and put in 1 ton springs.

[LiveAnimals]

Originally Posted by iluvmy72

Here is a pic of mine with 35's on Weld 16.5 8 lug rims and a 6 inch lift....ok technically 4 inch lift but actually 6. I ripped out the old 1/2 ton springs and put in 1 ton springs.

How wide are those wheels
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[Psycho71]

To even out the axle width, I just installed wheel spacers on the rear of mine. That way the Backspace on all of my wheels are the same, not making any difference which corner the are installed on. To each his own though. Some people will say that spacers are dangerous, others will tell you they have been running them for years w/o issue. 2.5" spacers put the rear wheel track a bit wider than the front. The look I wanted. Turn radius was decreased a bit, but these things ain't made for cornering anyway.

When I get ready for a new set of wheels, they will get a minimal backspace too. To hang the tires out a bit farther.

W/o the rear spacers;



With spacers;


With the flares installed;

[iluvmy72]

Wheel spacers should never, ever be used for looks!!!! They are dangerous and most states now are outlawing them. Cops are pulling people over to give a "fix-it" ticket to have them removed from vehicles.

[tallcrown]

Originally Posted by iluvmy72

Wheel spacers should never, ever be used for looks!!!! They are dangerous and most states now are outlawing them. Cops are pulling people over to give a "fix-it" ticket to have them removed from vehicles.

There has got to be more to the story than this statement,...
Wheel Spacers are used a lot. Adapters are used too.
How much Stud is exposed thru the nut or are only a few threads of the nut holding the wheel on?
By the way I do not have spacers on my Suburban. But If I ever did,I would not question doing it. As long as I did it properly.

[tallcrown]

Originally Posted by Psycho71

To even out the axle width, I just installed wheel spacers on the rear of mine. That way the Backspace on all of my wheels are the same, not making any difference which corner the are installed on. To each his own though. Some people will say that spacers are dangerous, others will tell you they have been running them for years w/o issue. 2.5" spacers put the rear wheel track a bit wider than the front. The look I wanted. Turn radius was decreased a bit, but these things ain't made for cornering anyway.

When I get ready for a new set of wheels, they will get a minimal backspace too. To hang the tires out a bit farther.

W/o the rear spacers;



With spacers;


With the flares installed;

What kind of spacers are 2 1/2 inches wide? Are you talking about Adapters? Where did you get these? I would like to see a picture of what you used to space wheels 2 1/2 inches out. Also. The Fender Flairs/Flares look great. How much are they and where did you get them?

[Psycho71]

As I stated on my original post, the opinions on running spacers are pretty much polarized. Either someone has no trouble at all with them, or someone has had one break and would never run them again. Both very understandable opinions/exeriences to me. If I have one fail in any way, I will certainly take them off and never run them again. But I guess I will just keep my fingers crossed and hope I'm one of those fellas that doesn't have any issues with them, which goes against my trend of luck.

I should clarify. I bought and installed the adapter style spacers. I have plenty of stud through the lug nut holding them on, and I will watch them very carefully to hopefully catch any problem before a wheel passes me on the road. I had the same dilemma about the rear spacing. I wanted to cut the fenders instead of lifting the burb more so it would clear my tires. I didn't want to trimmed fender look, my preference, so i bought the fender flares. I knew it would look plain stupid to have the front fenders flares filled out with the tires, and the rears still be tucked up under the body. So I either had to run less backspace on the rear wheels, or space them out. I chose to space them out so I wouldn't have to have a dedicated front and rear backspaced wheel. Again, my preference.

As for the fender flares, I got them from 4wheelonline. They had about the best prices I could find, and have a dist. center close to my house, so I could willcall them.

[motornut]

are they bushwackers?
any fit issues?
they look good
no wheel extenders/adapters for me pls

[Psycho71]

yes, bushwackers. They are the cutout flares, so no fitment issues if you use the saws-all correctly Really though, they were pretty easy to install.

[Mr. 250r]

38.5s on some size wheel ill have to get tomorrow and 4in suspension with 3in body no rubbing except when i ramped a hill and smashed the bottom of the fender up a bit

[motornut]

Originally Posted by Psycho71

yes, bushwackers. They are the cutout flares, so no fitment issues if you use the saws-all correctly Really though, they were pretty easy to install.

thanks from the ones i've seen those are the ones i like
and yup i can use one correct,i practiced cutting the roof off my car lol

[Mr Pops]

Not a Burb, but same diff. (no pun intended) I'm using Hummer H2 17x8.5 wheels which work well with the 35x12.5 tires

[thirdstreettito]

You could go with some Ansen Sprints. Made by American Racing now, nice vintage wheel.