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Old 05-02-2010, 07:48 PM
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I have a lifted ectended cab z71 and while I like the factory wheels I think its time for a change. I would like to go to 18's or 17's with tires at 33inches. I would like them to sit a little outside of the fender not too much but not to little thats where I start having probs. Procomp recommends a max wheel width of 9" and min backspacing of 4" and max of 5.5" i believe. What would you guys recommend? Then polished or black? Or mix of both? 8in width? 9? 10? Ive found racelines the renegade 6's look pretty good and most important in my budget lol.

White 2004 ecsb z71 6in lift

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Originally Posted by Z71/99
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Procomp recommends a max wheel width of 9" and min backspacing of 4" and max of 5.5" i believe. What would you guys recommend?
So listen to them.

The rest of your questions are just personal preference and you just need time to figure that out for yourself. I spent over 5 years trying to decide the right wheels.
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4" Rancho (same as 6")
18x10 (4.5" bs)
305/60/18



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lets see a pic of the the truck.


beastmode- what is the overall height on those tires.
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I believe they are about a 32.5" tire... its a member from GMFSs truck
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why don't you run 35's on a 6inch kit, you can fit 33's stock

just my opinion
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you can't fit a true 33x12.5 on a stock truck w/o cutting. even with F150 keys and stock backspacing 285/75/16s or 285/70/17s are close... and those aren't true 33s. plus lots of people like to stick with 33s over 35s so they could get away w/o regearing.


this is a pretty nice setup as well

5" Pro Comp
18x10 Cruiser Alloys (4.5" bs)
33x13.50 ATZs


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when the time comes i will be running a 6" BDS non torsion drop with 33.5" MTZ.

beastmode got any more pics of 6" and 33"s?
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sure dude, what size wheels were you thinking?
that setup will look sick, I like having a little wheel gap instead of stuffing the biggest tire you can possibly fit
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both of these are 18x9 with a -12mm offset
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