Changing wheel sizes - advice welcome!
Our current TV is a 2010 Chevrolet Express G3500 12-passenger van. It started as a basic fleet white van and we've slowly upgraded a few things over the last year to help it look more like a private ...
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Tirerack.com runs a great site for info.
It list a 16" wheel as factory and a few wheel options:
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/results.jsp?autoMake=Chevrolet&autoModel=Express&autoYear=2010&autoModClar=G3500+8-Lug
If you are going to mod from this, here are the considerations:
- anything but the 16" wheel is going to noticeably decrease side wall height --- and with it, many other problems come into play including much harsher ride, lower compliance, and so on.
When you hit your first pothole with a heavy load, a lower profile tire wheel combo risk being real seriously damaged vs. the standard profile.
- getting low profile tires (as opposed to trying to fit bigger tires in the wheel wells is a challenge as few low profile tires are made in Load Range E or better, the only range you can use.
Then there is the question about the wheels itself.
Will the wheels you are getting (8 lug) be certified for this application (a light truck wheel for this load range)?
I'd hate to see a wheel come apart on you.
Edit:
If your vehicle is equipped with Electronic Stability Control, the new wheel / tire sizes will probably not be supported by the software.
Unknown what it will do with ESC.
It list a 16" wheel as factory and a few wheel options:
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/results.jsp?autoMake=Chevrolet&autoModel=Express&autoYear=2010&autoModClar=G3500+8-Lug
If you are going to mod from this, here are the considerations:
- anything but the 16" wheel is going to noticeably decrease side wall height --- and with it, many other problems come into play including much harsher ride, lower compliance, and so on.
When you hit your first pothole with a heavy load, a lower profile tire wheel combo risk being real seriously damaged vs. the standard profile.
- getting low profile tires (as opposed to trying to fit bigger tires in the wheel wells is a challenge as few low profile tires are made in Load Range E or better, the only range you can use.
Then there is the question about the wheels itself.
Will the wheels you are getting (8 lug) be certified for this application (a light truck wheel for this load range)?
I'd hate to see a wheel come apart on you.
Edit:
If your vehicle is equipped with Electronic Stability Control, the new wheel / tire sizes will probably not be supported by the software.
Unknown what it will do with ESC.
