Rockstars for daily driving but the width is 9 inches, they stick out beyond the fenders and throw a ton of crap on the truck offload, plus they are kinda nice to scrape up with large rocks.

Stock rims, I have chrome and they are 16 inch rims not 18 like the rockstar so the diameter is a little smaller so I am not jamming them up into the fenders plus they are 7 inches wide so they do not stick out beyond my fenders. Plus when you beat the **** out of them they are 25.00 on Craigslist to replace.

Tires on the rockstars 35/12.5/18 diameter is 35 inches
Tires on stock 315/75/16 these are slightly smaller and narrower due to the stock rim, diameter is roughly 34 inches overall

I do not have a lift kit but I leveled my truck. Why? Because with it leveled it looks good to me plus with my roof rack I just clear the garage by 2 inches to still pull the truck in. I do have an Alpha (V8). Plus I did a custom PCM tune an airdoc intake and cat back exhaust to make up for some of the performance gains the larger wheels created.

Your comment was a bit of an ******* comment.

 

What he is trying to tell you is that when you are wheeling offroad it is much better to have MORE tire sidewall (most serious wheelers air down their tires to about 20 lbs). So most of us run 16" rims with 33" or 35" tires. (305/70/16 or 315/75/16).
The onroad ride is better with more tire sidewall too.

Huge rims and low profile tires don't cut it offroad. No bull****
Those pictures of trucks that you posted are lifted street trucks. I wouldn't want to take any of them on the rocky trails that I run.

 

Those pictures are pretty trucks and mine looks similar on the road but off road all that fancy stuff gets beat. My next mod is to get rid of my side steps and replace them with rocker bars for more protection. For fishing on the beach or light offload I leave my Rockstar wheels on.

 

A very smart move

Side steps, nerf bars, etc. are dangerous offroad. They bend easily and could puncture a tire.

 

I had 18" XD Monsters in matte black on my Duramax. I didnt cut my legs down and I was constantly having to tighten those stupid allen bolts that are hard to pick out from the fake ones, even had one back out all the way and couldnt figure out what the clunk was...low and behold, center cap flopping around. Wish I woulda thought of this

 

Sorry for my bad comment yesterday. My NFL team lost. Thanks again guys.

 

Thanks everyone.

 

Everybody and their mother has Rockstars. If you want your rig to be unique and different, then don't get those.

 

I don't take it offroad. My wife and I both suffered broken necks/backs from an auto accident in 2010. Crossing railroad tracks is painful sometimes.

I'd avoid the lift kit. Raise the front end with the torsion bolts and install shackles on the rear for more clearance. As far as tires, 35" height will get you "up" without going crazy. MPG with the supercharger is virtually unchanged.....just gotta be smart with the right foot.

I take heat on here all the time for my "pavement princess", but that's OK. It's been one of the most popular vehicles at every car show and it's a blast to drive.

 

what are some good ideas for steel wheels, that look nice and are affordable. I agree with most, almost everybody has those cheesy rockstar wheels