One More Question

[uncle]

If you had an 88 v10 Suburban and you were needing new wheels, would you stay with a 15" or go to a 16"?
My suburban has these aluminum wheels where the lugs are counter sunk and you have to use a thin walled socket. If I swap them, I'm wanting some basic black steel wheels.

Brian

 

[89Suburban]

15"

 

[Driver4r]

If you had an 88 v10 Suburban and you were needing new wheels, would you stay with a 15" or go to a 16"?
My suburban has these aluminum wheels where the lugs are counter sunk and you have to use a thin walled socket. If I swap them, I'm wanting some basic black steel wheels.

Brian

are they mags?

 

[bucket]

You can also run different lugnuts that take a smaller 3/4 socket or run spline drive lugnuts.

 

[uncle]

They are a mag style wheel. It's not #1 on my list but I will be on the lookout for a deal.

I'm keeping a socket and breakerbar handy for now.

Brian

 

[HotRodPC]

They are a mag style wheel. It's not #1 on my list but I will be on the lookout for a deal.

I'm keeping a socket and breakerbar handy for now.

Brian

Keep a small jack and 4 blocks handy too. You never know. You just might see a set you like when you're on the lookout for a deal about 2 or 3 in the morning ya know.


Jus Kiddin' buddy. Don't even think about it. Just had to throw it in there when you mentioned keeping a socket and Bbar handy.

 

[Green79Scottsdale]

17"

 

[HotRodPC]

17"

Makes for some expensive tires doesn't it?

 

[bucket]

Makes for some expensive tires doesn't it?

Not these days, 17 is much more common.

 

[HotRodPC]

I know they're more common and not as expensive as used to be, but still, 15's are significantly cheaper aren't they? I never really could understand how a bigger wheel size jacks up the price so damn much. If it's a 35 x 12.50 tire, you'd think there is rubber and just a little more bead so why is a 17in $40-$60 more? I could see more bead raising the price, but not $40-$60 each.

 

[bucket]

It's all about the same now. In the larger OD sizes you can still find some of the cheaper 15's, but those are hard to find now and they really aren't much cheaper. Only reason larger rim sizes were more was because they were less common. The popular stuff tends to end up cheaper.

Like when I was recently pricing tires in the 36" range. The 16's were about the same price as 20's.

 

[HotRodPC]

Obviously I'm going to have to buy tires at some point. You know I have not had to buy tires for any of my trucks. Well, actually only 2 of them that I drive. I've been just swapping tires off the other trucks that I bought. That was so cool when I bought the 85 Bent Frame C20. The Blue C20 was needing 2 tires, and they were those Liberators. I couldn't have gotten any luckier, but the 85 C20 had 2 Liberators in the same exact size that were about 70% tread life left. They're still on the Blue C20 today. I pretty much got my $150 out of that truck just for those 2 tires if I were to have to buy them new.

But, now that I'm converting the K10 to 8 lug and need to run 16 inch rims or better, and I was just going to run the OEM white wheels and dog dish hub caps, or paint the Chrome spokes that came on the Burnt frame truck to Gloss Black. But 16's are quite a bit more than 15's. Chances are I might end up buying used take offs from a later model GM truck and go with 17in wheels, but I'll still have to buy tires to 33-35 inch.

 

[77 K20]

Obviously I'm going to have to buy tires at some point. You know I have not had to buy tires for any of my trucks. Well, actually only 2 of them that I drive. I've been just swapping tires off the other trucks that I bought. That was so cool when I bought the 85 Bent Frame C20. The Blue C20 was needing 2 tires, and they were those Liberators. I couldn't have gotten any luckier, but the 85 C20 had 2 Liberators in the same exact size that were about 70% tread life left. They're still on the Blue C20 today. I pretty much got my $150 out of that truck just for those 2 tires if I were to have to buy them new.

But, now that I'm converting the K10 to 8 lug and need to run 16 inch rims or better, and I was just going to run the OEM white wheels and dog dish hub caps, or paint the Chrome spokes that came on the Burnt frame truck to Gloss Black. But 16's are quite a bit more than 15's. Chances are I might end up buying used take offs from a later model GM truck and go with 17in wheels, but I'll still have to buy tires to 33-35 inch.

Keep your eyes on Craigslist.

http://stillwater.craigslist.org/pts/4284262750.html

Some H2 wheels with tires with some tread anyway... $500

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[77 K20]

Almost new 37" tires and wheels for $1100...

http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/pts/4322676534.html

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[HotRodPC]

Yep, I've done some looking. At one time I seen some Military 37's and was onboard to go with that until I was I told we have to use 2in spacers with them on squares. But yeah, I might be able to find a deal on CL. Someone who bought 35's and upgrading to 37's, 40's or 42's might have some cheap.