Advice For New Wheels For 97 Tahoe 4X4.

[wirlybird]

Hi all,
My 97 Tahoe LT 4X4 has the stick wheels on it. I am thinking to go to one of the newer Chevy wheels. My concern is the size differences and any potential issues.
The truck drives and handle excellent now so I have always been leery of changing the rims out.
Here is a picture of the truck (330,000 miles on it !).
Below are two rims I like the look of.

Thank you for any advice on possibly doing this swap.

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[slow_c1500]

Personally I kinda like the stock sawblade wheels, but if you wanted to change to newer stocks you should be fine, people do it all the time. As long as the wheel offset and tire size is similar to what’s on it right now, they should fit good and not rub. If you wanted to be absolutely sure, you could check the gallery on customoffsets.com, put in the tire and wheel and lift size, and it will tell you if you need to trim or not.

 

[99xcss4]

for me it is bullet holes slotted mags wagon wheels/(tri-angle/D window) rally wheels and turbine/hurricane wheels torque thrusts are cool but not for 4x4s when it comes to 1500 and LD 2500 I like 15s on 8 lug 2500 and 3500 16s

 

[slow_c1500]

Yeah same here I like the old school look on these trucks. 6” lift, 32s, and 15” bullet holes are in my trucks future.

OP, if I was in your position I would change to bullet hole wheels or something old school like that. Those would likely be cheaper than new stocks, and look better IMO. Plus you could reuse your current tires if you get 16s.

 

[Stumpy]

I've always liked the snowflake wheels. If I had a 6 lug truck, I'd be running a set.

 

[wirlybird]

I like the snowflakes also.

Saw a Tahoe like mine with a set and it looked good.

 

[wirlybird]

Yeah same here I like the old school look on these trucks. 6” lift, 32s, and 15” bullet holes are in my trucks future.

OP, if I was in your position I would change to bullet hole wheels or something old school like that. Those would likely be cheaper than new stocks, and look better IMO. Plus you could reuse your current tires if you get 16s.

I'm sure I know what they are but what are the bullet hole wheels?!

 

[slow_c1500]

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[wirlybird]

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Kind of what I was guessing. Those look nice.

 

[slow_c1500]

Yeah I think they’d fit really well on your Tahoe, if you did want to change up the rims