Wheel and Tire Recommendations

[PARAGON]

Originally Posted by LaserMan1982

I want to upgrade to low profile tires on either 22 inch wheels or 24 inch. I?m looking for recommendations from the experts on this site.

If you could provide pics, prices and web links that would be awesome:

No

[tomp]

Sure, I would suggest either 22-24" wheels with no less than 40 series mud-terrain tires.

Oh, and they might rub - just a little

[Williarl2001]

It's gonna look nice which ever you decide on. But think about this:
Let's just say your doing your girlfriend in the Kmart parking lot and your WIFE rolls thru and spots your rig. You need to make a quick exit and you decide that up and over the curb is your best bet. Then a light bulb goes off in your head that you can't do it without ruining your 5000 dollar wheels. BUSTED. Is your marraige worth a set of low profile wheels

[timgco]

Good luck on stopping without a brake upgrade, hitting potholes, speed bumps, and driveability should be great too. I'm sure bumps won't be all that noticeable with rubberband tires.

[LaserMan1982]

Originally Posted by timgco

Good luck on stopping without a brake upgrade, hitting potholes, speed bumps, and driveability should be great too. I'm sure bumps won't be all that noticeable with rubberband tires.

Good points. I?m not planning on ever taking my H2 off road so I don?t mind some loss of performance but the breaking issue is very concerning to me.

How big of a wheel can I get away with without the breaking issue?

[ROX]

What kind of Lasers?

Don't know about the wheel issue. sorry.

[LaserMan1982]

Originally Posted by H2 Rocks

What kind of Lasers?

I don?t know anything about lasers but the name sounded cool

[timgco]

Originally Posted by LaserMan1982

Good points. I?m not planning on ever taking my H2 off road so I don?t mind some loss of performance but the breaking issue is very concerning to me.

How big of a wheel can I get away with without the breaking issue?

I'd go no larger than 20's for a daily driver. 18's and 35's is the biggest I've gone personally. I have been in a HUMMER with 22" spinners and the owner upgraded his brakes. $$$$$$

Since it's a street princess and will never see off road, I'd look into tires first to see what sizes are available in the style you want. Someone did have 22's with the limited edition BFG MT tire that looked cool.

You'll have to do search for it though.

Maybe someone from this site is in your area that has a setup like you want and you can go for a ride to see how it's affected before you spend the 3K or more.

[Motohead]

I honestly have not seen any braking side affects...

Again I don't drive it like a vette though...