My buddy had his Z71 up at our shop last night and we were putting on some 22" wheels for him to run and see if he wanted to buy them. They are super "bling" wheels running some toyo tires. Anyway, I thought it would be pretty cool to see what two would look like on my truck. It was about then, I realized there was no way in hell those things would fit on my truck, front or back. I have a 3/4" drop, and the sidewalls were too much for me to stuff under the fender wells. What size tires do you lowered guys run on 22s to fit them under the fender wells and not rub anything. I really like the 22s, but damn those things are big! They made my poor little 17" boyds look like gocart wheels. I think 20s would be max for my truck, but would get some 22s if I knew there was a tire out there that would make them fit on my truck.

 

MY 22" have 285/35zr 22. whick is like not having a side wall at all. about 2 in. and that is it i am fixing to lower my 2/4. with my measurements i should be ok with no rubbing.

 

I have a DJM 3/4 with 285/35/R22's. I hardly ever rub. Just make sure you get light rims. Here are some pics of my truck I posted awhile back.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171344

 

I bought some 22's and they dont look good on my little truck so I threw them on my mom's escalade and took her stock wheels and I love those more than the 22's

 

I would run a 22x9 or 9.5 max.... most 22's don't come with enough backspacing to tuck on our trucks, and the most common place of rubbing is on the rear fender lips. So if you roll the rear fender lips flush and get the right backspacing 22's, then you could run a 265/35(usually better) or a 285/35 tire and have no problems what so ever.

you'll most likely want to drop the rear a few more inches though.

 

That truck looks sweet on those wheels! I remember those pics, because I have a folder full of pics that get posted on here. I never miss one.

 

I really want the look you have. Those wheels you just put on set the truck off so much. You wouldn't get mad if "someone" on here got a similar wheel setup, would you?

 

I have a 2/4 drop and I have 305/35/R22 and no rubbing, fills the wheel wells nicely. 285/35/R22 is what I ran before and they just wernt enought tire. Either way no rubbing and looks really good IMO

 

2tone, do you have any recent pics with teh 22s? I would love to see them!

 

If you would get me my springs they might fit