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My truck has 20" wheels. It came with them. There are advantages and disadvantages. the larger tires cost more, the tires are difficult to find, and they had heavy and a bear to get on and off if you are working on the truck. they do provide more ground clearance. Conceptually tires should last longer because they do not have to go round as many times to cover the same distance. the clearance is a big issue in mud and snow. On streets it makes little difference. Do they look better? I am not sure. trucks with really small tires look silly. The larger tires also contribute to the excessive bed height so I guess that is another negative, but it has a small impact.
I like the look of larger factory wheels, though I think anything over 20 inches is too big. My car has factory 19 inch wheels.
I remember when the design trend used to be that almost all cars had hub caps/wheel covers. Now almost all cars come from the factory with exposed wheels that have some type of stylized design.
I remember when the design trend used to be that almost all cars had hub caps/wheel covers. Now almost all cars come from the factory with exposed wheels that have some type of stylized design.
Here in L.A., they are referred to as "Shoot me" wheels.
I am looking to buy a new mid-size SUV in the next few months. Looking at different models, they all seem to have large wheel sizes standard especially on upper trims. I am seeing 19-20" on most models. What's the deal with this? I thought larger wheel sizes led to poor rides and more chances of rim damage? Why don't companies offer smaller smoother riding wheels on upper trims? Also, doesn't tire replacement become more expensive with larger wheels? Is there any real advantage to large wheel sizes over smaller 17-18" ones?
20" wheels no longer have much of a premium over smaller wheel sizes any longer. Unless your comparison is with tires for a 15" rim (which are all but discontinued for current model vehicles).
The ride is great, actually. I'm talking about a Range Rover on air suspension, but it's great on 20" rims
I actually like the look of 22" rims on a truck or SUV. 20's on a car. FACTORY rims, though. I hate the look of aftermarket junk.
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20" wheels no longer have much of a premium over smaller wheel sizes any longer. Unless your comparison is with tires for a 15" rim (which are all but discontinued for current model vehicles).
The ride is great, actually. I'm talking about a Range Rover on air suspension, but it's great on 20" rims
I actually like the look of 22" rims on a truck or SUV. 20's on a car. FACTORY rims, though. I hate the look of aftermarket junk.
I like the RIDE and HANDLING of my 65-series 15"s, and that's what my next car will have. I need steering with some heft to it.
I like the RIDE and HANDLING of my 65-series 15"s, and that's what my next car will have. I need steering with some heft to it.
I can attest to the heft felt in full-time 4WD and AWD vehicles. Some newer ones have a "disconnection" between steering input required and the resulting adjustment of the rack. I believe these have an electric steering pump, and/or a very "easy" ratio.
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I can attest to the heft felt in full-time 4WD and AWD vehicles. Some newer ones have a "disconnection" between steering input required and the resulting adjustment of the rack. I believe these have an electric steering pump, and/or a very "easy" ratio.
The hedt I'm referring to is the natural alignment angles that resist driver efforts to turn the wheels.
Wider wheels overcome those alignment angles and thus react quicker - sometimes too much! - to driver steering input.
My 2017 Ford Explorer came with 245/60/r18 or 255/50/r20. I will have to look. If I have the r18 can I replace with r20 on the same rims?
You can probably find some takeoffs (tires already on rims) for cheap on eBay.
Range Rover came with 255/50R20, too. The magic about this size being exact conversion to inches without fractions:
- 30" diameter, 10" wide, 20" rim.
Also, you can run a 255/40R22. The Explorer Sport comes with 22" wheels.
- 30" diameter, 10" wide, 22" rim
Increase or decrease the ratio (40, 50, etc.) by 5 and gain or lose an inch in width. Diameter and wheel size remain constant. This is the beauty of metric measurement vs. say a 31x10.50R15... size availability.
Here in L.A., they are referred to as "Shoot me" wheels.
Exactly Why are they referred to as "Shoot me" wheels?
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