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[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

 

[98dango]

Honestly I would go 17 tiers are a bit more costly but your options are so open as tread height.

 

[uncle]

By biggest thing is finding load rated E tires on 15's.

I'll be keeping my eyes out for a good deal on some wheels.
Brian

 

[98dango]

Most rigs that run a 15 are light trucks and passenger cars. I would go at least 16 I just see a lot of sizes being phased out. The 285 75 16 won't go any where I am in the process of making all 6 of my rigs 17 for reasons mentioned before.

 

[chevyexpotruck]

I run 16's on most of my trucks. They are still a very common size and you can find tons of rims and tires for them everywhere (especially junk yards).

If you are going to another set of rims, I would recommend moving up from your 15's for sure.

 

[uncle]

I have the 6.2 in this rig and like the "E" tires for that extra weight alone. It is getting harder and harder to find 15" tires.

Brian

 

[98dango]

Ya defy go to at least 16

 

[Shocker]

It's funny that many tire guys say that you just can't get 16" truck tires any longer, but the 2 top selling tire sizes are 285 and 265 75 16. Lot's of options in load range E. I would go 16.

 

[uncle]

I think 16's sound right for me.

Brian

 

[98dango]

Yes you can get the 2 most popular tiers on the planet it's when you go up in size closer to 35 or bigger your options start to suck. Just with a large amount of new trucks coming with 17 or bigger wheels your options are bigger. In 15 years you will still be able to get 235 265 and 285 16 but you can still get 16.5s in 31 33 35 37 but I'm not going to buy 16.5 wheels.