Would You Ever Run 20s?

Not feeling it on older cars/trucks.  20s are +1 for my Lexus daily but I’m not interested in going bigger.  The car rides nicely and I hate spending money and making my car ride worse.

I don't have anything against 20" or larger wheels if you are using the right wheel design, the right tire size, on the right vehicle.  Bigger wheel sizes tend to work better with larger wheel wells, so pickups tend to have an easier time pulling off the look than, say, a classic Mini.

That said, I would prefer not to run 20" wheels on any of my vehicles because (1) weight and (2) replacement tires are much more expensive compared to 15"-16" rubber.

Not really a fan of big wheels, but I can totally get behind a set of 20" Salt Flats on an older pickup. If there's one wheel and application for big wheels, this is it. Go for it!

So it took me a while before I realized this was not about drag times. LOL

They work fine in my 15 4Runner but will be much better off when I bump to 275 from 235.

In reply to Tony Sestito :

I knew I could count on you!

Crackers said:

So it took me a while before I realized this was not about drag times. LOL

Now that's funny.

I don't care who you are.

It's not a truck, but one of my 'Copart' Boxsters came with 20s on it. I would never think to put 20s on a 986 Boxster. Most Porsche people will tell you 20s won't fit. They weigh about twice what the stock 17s weigh. Tires are significantly more expensive (275/30 rears). It puts more wear on the suspension.

I took them off and put 18s on. The ride really wasn't much different (Basic street driving only with this car). The car lost a lot of the character that my wife loves it for. A couple months later I put the 20s back on and they are going to stay.

Salt flat 20s completely work on that truck. Do it.

I'm just here waiting for pictures. 

I almost break into teenage giggle-fits morphing into evil villain maniacal laughter whenever someone quips about big tall wheels being a "new" thing.

Every car built before 1940 had wheel heights that would make donks envious.

I have nothing against reasonable sidewall heights and lighter wheels...but on something that is mostly for looks and fun, who gives a E36 M3? I mean really, what is it about tall wheels that offends you? How can anything so petty have such a big impact on folks who don't have to drive, service or repair the damned things?

I myself like the looks of big wheels on certain vehicles. It has everything to do with stance, symmetry (or asymmetry) and the overall aesthetic. Big wheel wells require something other than black rubber to draw the eye to. Big, soft, undulating, non-responsive sidewalls are great for luxo-barges and daily-driven mom-mobiles. But if we're solely talking about aesthetics, without some sidewall "art" ala tire-stickers, big sidewalls are boring, plain and somnambulance inducing.

19” Saab 9-5 wheels on my wife’s Odyssey and 22” stock wheels on my Yukon. Yeah, I’m good with them. 

It’s your truck, your vision, your money.  Do what you want and don’t worry about others thoughts.  I LOVE the Salt Flat style wheels. 

clutchsmoke said:

Salt flat 20s completely work on that truck. Do it.

It is a tough vehicle to wheel shop for in silver.  My go-to 5 slots in 15" would never look right on it, nor would most of my other favorite wheels.  I photodropped the truck, and the 17s that are on it now still look too small in the rear wheelwells.



So I ordered the wheels today.   Hopefully the wheels will show up soon; supposedly they are in stock in an AR warehouse in Chicago, and will be drop shipped to me.

thatsnowinnebago said:

I'm just here waiting for pictures. 

Hopefully soon.

In reply to Gingerbeardman :

I agree on all points.  Especially about them not being for every vehicle.  About half of the vehicles I have work pretty well with a little bit of lowering, and a lot more wheel diameter.    The other half, not so much.  I feel this Dodge is in the first half.  We will see.  There are quite a few other vehicles I can try them out on if this experiment doesn't work.

The charger wheels almost work. The salt flats totally will.

As for personal vehicles no 20s but I am pining for SST Ram 5 spokes to put on my work truck. Or at least no 20s unless I see some I really like, like say, salt flats for the red and gold 93 I no longer own but would 100% have put on it.

In reply to Grizz :

Believe it or not, those are just hubcaps on black steel wheels.   Must have been off a base model.

Crackers said:

So it took me a while before I realized this was not about drag times. LOL

I ran 20s once.

I reminded me heavily of when Car Craft decided to prove/disprove some quarter mile myths.  One of their editors got hold of a 2 barrel 318 Belvedere and they went out to the dragstrip to apply science.

"We were aching to get into the 17s. (This is a sentence you never thought you'd read in Car Craft)"