Just wondering for any non quad stelvio owners who have gotten 22inch rims, in terms of how it altered the ride and any other observations? I have 20's but got a wide body kit so my ground clearance is not great since I have a front lower lip that almost scrapes against front curb bumpers. However there's an obvious wheel gap which would be helped by 22's but not sure if that would also increase my clearance or not?
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Anyone have 22 inch rims?
Can't comment on the ride, as I only have 20's, but the tire gap will be the same, as you're not able to close the gap unless you put on larger overall tires, or lower the car.
yes the 22 wheels will visibly look larger from the wheel perspective, but the overall size will remain essentially the same. (unless you put on larger tires for the 22 rims)
stock 20 is 255/45/20, stock 21 is 255/40/21 Both are near 29" in height, (29.03") the 22" wheel package that gets to this height would be 255/35/22. leaving the same gap from fender to tire. but leave you rolling on 35 profile tires, I think many would agree that means a harsher ride than the 45 profile tires, but your butt meter is the important one.
if you went to a 245/40/22 the package would be 29.7 in height, which would reduce the tire to fender gap by .35" and raise your car .35" and maybe not ride as harsh as the 35 profile tires.
the stock 19" tires are 29.2" so this is only about a 2% increase over that stock size. will 1/3 inch ride height increase bring you peace of mind for your front lip?
One could also go to 265/35/22 which is 29.3" which is closer to stock, but won't really close the tire to fender gap, or raise your car, (maybe 1/6 of an inch)
Changing to a larger overall diameter is something that affects your speedo and odometer, know about it before you choose your path.
yes the 22 wheels will visibly look larger from the wheel perspective, but the overall size will remain essentially the same. (unless you put on larger tires for the 22 rims)
stock 20 is 255/45/20, stock 21 is 255/40/21 Both are near 29" in height, (29.03") the 22" wheel package that gets to this height would be 255/35/22. leaving the same gap from fender to tire. but leave you rolling on 35 profile tires, I think many would agree that means a harsher ride than the 45 profile tires, but your butt meter is the important one.
if you went to a 245/40/22 the package would be 29.7 in height, which would reduce the tire to fender gap by .35" and raise your car .35" and maybe not ride as harsh as the 35 profile tires.
the stock 19" tires are 29.2" so this is only about a 2% increase over that stock size. will 1/3 inch ride height increase bring you peace of mind for your front lip?
One could also go to 265/35/22 which is 29.3" which is closer to stock, but won't really close the tire to fender gap, or raise your car, (maybe 1/6 of an inch)
Changing to a larger overall diameter is something that affects your speedo and odometer, know about it before you choose your path.
Thank you for an incredibly detailed and thoughtful response, this really helps me out in going forward!
Tirerack.com has all of the specs also so you can noodle around and find a combo that works for you. Personally, I think 20” is the maximum rim diameter at 185” long car/suv can handle without looking a bit off. I would suggest going to a 20”265-45 which of memory serves are 29.4” in overall dia and also are 9.3” in tread width (about a 1/2” wider than stock). So there you have more options. Fun to figure this stuff out and find your own ride.
I keep raving about my 265-45-20s. Slightly less gap, a little meatier from the back (hehe) and handles and accelerates virtually identical to stock with a slightly softer ride.
I'm running 265/35/22 on a 2018 sport base. The ride is better than I thought it would be. I think the sport base may have softer coils. The wheel gap is still there. You have to lower it to fix that,and lowering springs are harsher.i got the look ,ride and handling i wanted.
Great moves. Would like to see a pic. To help w wheel gap, and to easy entry/exit over the seat bolster, I lowered my 2019 Ti sport 1.2”. Used Madness Sport lowering springs. Am very happy with look, ride and handling. Plan to put on 265/45/20 Conti’s when budget allows. Will add .4” of overall diameter and .6” in tread-width. That will close the wheel gap as much as is probably possible without risking rubbing
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"Crap tires" - "crazy grip"
Expectations and use, government gives them an A for traction, but not AA. Which makes sense given a 420 wear rating. Lower profile so a bit less sidewall flex, good for cornering, not so good for ride.
Probably no big "cool temperature" warnings, so the risk of inadvertently turning a burnout into a ditch trip is likely pretty low.
Expectations and use, government gives them an A for traction, but not AA. Which makes sense given a 420 wear rating. Lower profile so a bit less sidewall flex, good for cornering, not so good for ride.
Probably no big "cool temperature" warnings, so the risk of inadvertently turning a burnout into a ditch trip is likely pretty low.
As you can see from these pics the lower front lip makes scraping an issue for me so basically there's no way I can lower even an inch so there's always going to be the wheel gap but since I have time to decide on tires before my 22's arrive soon I'm going to get larger tires as any increase no matter how miniscule for ground clearance is going to be beneficial for me! I wonder if they make 255/50/22 s? I'll just go with the 255/45/22 all around probably. Thanks again for the responses. Also, does anyone happen to know what the max wheel spacer amount is? It seems to be 20mm. No idea what mine are as this wide body kit came with wheel spacers but it's not quite flush so just wondering if anyone had any info on this. Thanks!
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There is a steering knuckle over the inside of the front tire. I think a 30" tire would fit, but don't know anyone running 30" tires, so that's an unstandardized guess based on the size of my knuckle, you'd have to check with your tire guy. if you went with that size, it would give you 1/2 inch more ground clearance.
Sorry, not quite understanding, could you explain further? So 255-30-22? Wouldn't that decrease ride height as I assumed 255-45-22 would be taller tires (45 instead of 35, or 30). A 30 tire on 22's would look like almost all rim lol.
not a 30% profile, a tire that's 30 inches tall, the size you mention (255/45/22), is a 31" tire when you calculate the height, sorry for switching it up on you, too much Jeep past life, and less typing of numbers.
stock size 255/45/20 = 29" tire
255/35/22 = stock size 29" should fit no problem's
255/40/22 = 30" (could fit, maybe not) (.5 new ground clearance)
255/45/22 = 31" (super close to not fitting) (1 new inch of ground clearance)
the above estimates are with stock offset of 31
you bring up spacers, but haven't mentioned the offset of the 22s you're getting.
go to this site and play around with the numbers
you can even add a spacer there
Have fun
Wheel Offset Calculator (tiresize.com)
stock size 255/45/20 = 29" tire
255/35/22 = stock size 29" should fit no problem's
255/40/22 = 30" (could fit, maybe not) (.5 new ground clearance)
255/45/22 = 31" (super close to not fitting) (1 new inch of ground clearance)
the above estimates are with stock offset of 31
you bring up spacers, but haven't mentioned the offset of the 22s you're getting.
go to this site and play around with the numbers
you can even add a spacer there
Have fun
Wheel Offset Calculator (tiresize.com)
I have 265/45/20s which = 29.4 diameter and they fit like a glove. 275/45/20s = 29.7 diameter and an old post confirmed they rubbed and did not fit. I have commented on this many times. You could possibly fit 275/35/22s which = 29.6 diameter bit that's really pushing it.
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