Help me find a 720 with these wheels

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Gah, for some reason my Google-fu is weak today. I'm looking for a 720 with 99-02 silverado wheels that look like this:

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I know I've seen them on a truck before, but I can't find them for some reason. Can somebody help me out?


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Might be hard to find. While Chevy wheels do fit the truck, the actual stock wheels off of Chevy trucks rarely, if ever, get put on these things. I know I've never seen it!

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Wow, that's kind of surprising. Well, off to go get me a set!

Edit: And here they are!

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I'm curious to see how they look! The only reason we usually mention that the Chevy wheels fit is because you can go just about anywhere to grab some American Racing or similar wheels that are listed as being for Chevy fitment.

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I had a couple reason for grabbing these. 1, they were cheap. $125. Second, tires should be cheap. Of course, used.

That said, got any tire size recommendations?

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What size are the wheels? 16x7? And is the truck 2wd r 4wd? Lowered or stock?

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16x8 and it will be lowered 4" in the back then whatever it takes to get level in the front

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The tires would be best suited as anywhere from a 225 to a 245 width with a 45 ish sidewall. They will most likely rub a little when the steering is fully turned in the front, but nothing too crazy. It's just almost impossible to not rub with that drop.

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Do they go on without boring or are they like the Titan wheels?

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I'm not going to touch a grinder to my wheels. Evar. They do not fit without grinding, so this is what I did.

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As a side note, I measured the wheels and they're actually 16x7, so the tire size I'm going to be running is 225/60R16's. And it's going to be awesome.

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Perfect size... Might be a little hard to clear the fender liners due to the height, but not a big deal. Nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer.


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