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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 02:20 AM
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well im looking at buying a set of NNBS LTZ tahoe wheels to put on my 01 RCSB 1500 2/4 drop. my question is they come in a +31 offset and a +15 offset i dont have any idea how to figure out wheel offset ive been looking online but cant really find anything with good information. basically which ones im i better off with
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 02:33 AM
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What size tire are you going to run? I'm guessing they need to tuck? Or do you want the flush to the fender?
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 02:55 PM
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They came in 2 different offsets? I had no idea. I thought they were all a +31. Are you talking about an aftermarket replica? I would say that the +15 is made for other trucks and might look like it sticks out a hair too far on a lowered truck

The stock 20's on the GMT800 are a +20, but they usually come on trucks that have some sort of fender flare or body kit/cladding, like the Denali, Escalade, and SSS. On a stock or lowered truck like yours I go +31 all day. If you were slightly lifted then I would do the +15 so it doesnt look too narrow... thats a look I can't stand.
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 12:10 AM
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What size tire are you going to run? I'm guessing they need to tuck? Or do you want the flush to the fender?
id like them to tuck and im running a 275/45/20
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They came in 2 different offsets? I had no idea. I thought they were all a +31. Are you talking about an aftermarket replica? I would say that the +15 is made for other trucks and might look like it sticks out a hair too far on a lowered truck

The stock 20's on the GMT800 are a +20, but they usually come on trucks that have some sort of fender flare or body kit/cladding, like the Denali, Escalade, and SSS. On a stock or lowered truck like yours I go +31 all day. If you were slightly lifted then I would do the +15 so it doesnt look too narrow... thats a look I can't stand.
yeah i dont want them to stick out thats for sure and there replica wheels i found on ebay
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 12:19 AM
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If you don't mind rolling your fenders, the +15 will look better IMO. Your tires aren't too wide to pull it off. But it will be close.

The +31 will tuck. Easy peasy.

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ill probably just do the +31 offset just to be on the safe side
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All factory 20" wheels from a NNBS are a +31. Any picture you find of a GMT-800 running GMT-900 wheels thats most likely what you are looking at... I havent found any that look too tucked outside of maybe something with some lift.
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Black! Would look killing on the yellow monster
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If you ditch the chrome grille I go black 1000x over and use the bowtie from the chrome wheels. Color match that grille! Better yet, go with a color matched HD front end. That would be so sexy
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