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Old September 12th, 2009, 2:57 PM
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find a stock set of wheels you could throw on and see what it does.
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My buddy has a stock set on his truck.. and its still kinda slow off the line.. i mean its not slow.. i guess i shouldnt use that word.. it just feels like its not unleashing its full potential..
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1)Cost Effective

2)Great Looks

3) Power

Pick any two
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yeah thats true i would choose power and cost effective!!!
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No matter how you chop it, something gets sacrificed on the altar of expediency.
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If you want to make it faster off the line look into a custom black bear tune. The guy can tune the truck to do what you want.
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I must be missing something, we have no idea what tire size he is running on those 20" wheels, it is possible to still maintain the stock tire diameter with a larger rim.
They make some pretty short sidewalls to deal with that, you just sacrifice some ride comfort but you can gain some handling.

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My 20" wheels are the same overall size as the factory 17". They even way almost the same maybe 10 pounds or so more.
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Originally Posted by MDTAHOE
My 20" wheels are the same overall size as the factory 17". They even way almost the same maybe 10 pounds or so more.
I think the 22's on my 07 Escalade are about the same as well.
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They are 255/45R20 on the front.. and 255/55R20 on the back.. they were the same all the way around.. i just kinda like the staggered look.. when i went with bigger on the back it didnt change any..


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