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[navigator]

you're going to find a much better selection of tires if you move down to a 16 inch rim.
I imagine they will also be cheaper as well.
You can get a 285/55/20 (32") BFG ATKO but they are about $400 each.
you could get used 16 inch rims off of CL for <$200 and then get the same tire or similar for $250 each.

What gear ratio do you have? If you are running 3.42 gears you should likely stay 32" or below.

[JorDaneeKey]

but to maybe ease the minds of some who think I am a moron, I was told by multiple people whom I trust when it comes to cars/mechanics that 20" was my only option.

Well considering it seems like you can't even get a new car without ridiculous rims with tires that are still not sold as "stock" off the shelves.....

[HARDTRAILZ]

I had 36 inch Toyo Open Country AT's on 20's for awhile.

Sucked. Heavy ass wheels are not the way to go. But if you like your wheels, there are prolly as many or more tires for 20s than 15s these days since OEM's have started putting 20s on trucks and SUV's from the factory. Most 3/4 and 1 ton pickups around me run offroad tires from 31s to 44s on 20s. Search a little and you will find a ton of tires, but the 20s make the tire more expensive for less sidewall.


----Bacon-- We can run 15's with proper backspacing, had a couple sets on my truck ...might want to do some reading.

FYI--The basic rule of wrist is to have rims no bigger than half your tire diameter.

[HARDTRAILZ]

you're going to find a much better selection of tires if you move down to a 16 inch rim.

Seriously... 20s are the swiftly becoming new standard for pickups and the tire companies have flooded the market with rubber for them. Some wheel manufactuers are not even bothing to make wheels in less than 17 these days because 16s wont fit over some newer brakes.

[Conner299]

FYI--The basic rule of wrist is to have rims no bigger than half your tire diameter.

LOL. I see what you did there. One of my favorite movies... If I'm interpreting your comment correctly.

[navigator]

I have 20's on my suburban and dread having to replace them but that will be 3-4 yrs down the road.
When I was searching tire-rack I didn't see many AT tires in those sizes, mostly street tires.

[mikekey]

you're going to find a much better selection of tires if you move down to a 16 inch rim.

Seriously... 20s are the swiftly becoming new standard for pickups and the tire companies have flooded the market with rubber for them. Some wheel manufactuers are not even bothing to make wheels in less than 17 these days because 16s wont fit over some newer brakes.

Seems about right. I found plenty of wheels when considering moving us to 18inch rims to fit the SSBC 14inch brakes on our rig. But I think I'm just going to go to EXT 13inch rotors so I can stick with 17's. Cheaper all the way around. But there are options. Not as much side wall though, that's for sure.

[HARDTRAILZ]

FYI--The basic rule of wrist is to have rims no bigger than half your tire diameter.

LOL. I see what you did there. One of my favorite movies... If I'm interpreting your comment correctly.

Is it dead?

[Conner299]

FYI--The basic rule of wrist is to have rims no bigger than half your tire diameter.

LOL. I see what you did there. One of my favorite movies... If I'm interpreting your comment correctly.

Is it dead?

I'LL TIP HER!

[v7guy]

You gotta understand we've had a massive influx of new people. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it does mean we have to deal with a lot of people that don't know about/or appreciate the way this board works.
Also something you need to consider is that unless you tell us, we don't know shit about your vehicle. Absolutely nothing. Unless you've made a build thread and put a link to it in your signature, or started out telling us about your ride we assume you have a stock truck with the 20s you mentioned.
Since you're lifted you can put some 32s on your 20s but you're just going to tear up your rims and not go anywhere. Sounds like a shitty plan unless you're getting 40" tires or so.
The only real option you've got is 16s or 17s with tires sized according to your willingness to cut and fab up solutionsto fitment obstacles.