Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon Wheels and Tires
I'm purchasing a 2004 Canyon Z71 4x4 and would like to know what size rims and tires to give the truck a beefier look. A friend of mine told me to put on a leveling kit and stick with a size 15" rim. Any suggestions???
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Both wheels fit well, however the MBs have a little less offset (1/8") that the ASAs.
Take care guys, thanks in advance!
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For the best pricing on a set of BFG AT/KOs I would suggest calling multiple places that sell tires in your area as well as go online and browse. Use shopping.google.com. That should bring up several listings.
Some places are discounttiredirect.com and tirerack.com.
Good luck and you should love the BFGs. Never have heard any complaints.
A spacer that big would put an incredible strain on the lug studs and front hubs, it would be grossly dangerous! And, if ANYONE sold them to you, they should be arrested for gross negligence.
I'll assume your 'Rado is a 2 wheel drive? I say that because the factory Z-71 4x4 equipped Canyon/Colorado came from the factory with a 265/75/15 tire on a 15x7 rim. No clearance issues. The 265/75 and 31/10.5x15 are very close in dimensions. If your truck is indeed a 2 wheeler, and you're set on a tire that big, you'll need a suspension lift kit.
In under 15k miles my tires began to separate.
3 of the factory 4 had "impact wounds" with no sign of the implement that made them separate.
The fourth one just does not hold air for more than a week.
I replaced them all with a set of Coopers. 15k miles later and No more "impact wounds". hhmmm
Having said that, you'll also need to consider new wheels, to go along with your new tires, since the OE wheels are barely wide enough for the OE tires, let alone anything wider/larger.
The Canyon/Colorado twins use wheels that have a large amount of positive offset, in essence a FWD wheel. The "backspacing" on an OE wheel is approximately 5.25". Most 10" rims out there on the market have 3.75-4" of backspacing. The added rim width itself, PLUS the amount that will be "pushed out" due to the lesser backspacing, make it impractical, from a clearance standpoint, as well as a little risky, by putting the additional strain on the hubs and bearings, with all that rim/tire further out.
A 15 or 16" rim, with 5.25" of backspacing will clear the ball joint. A 17" rim, due to its larger diameter, will have a little more room here, and possibly more backspace can be tolerated. My suggestion would be to go to a wheel/tire shop that actually stocks rims, and try a wheel on the truck in person. You want to get a wheel that's as wide as possible, to accomodate the larger tires, yet with the most backspacing, in order to work as well as possible, without putting undue stress on the hubs/suspension parts.
its level (torsion bars) and its pretty much same height as a z71 from what I've noticed
I have stock wheels now 235-?-16"
I have 31-10.5-15 and im going to order black steel rims
I found 15x7 rims with3.75" of backspacing
Think ill be safe with that? Think I can get wider rims with more backspacing? Or should I just stick with what I found