Do I get 22" rims?

[Skip]

I have a 4dr 1995 chevy Tahoe. Everything on it is stock. I have the chance to get a nice deal on some 22" rims that I think would look sweet. My problem is a mechanic told me if I didn't want to be back in a year with a broken differential don't put them on. Is this true? Is there something else I need to do to the vehicle? Is he just paranoid? any replies would be appreciated.

 

[1999HOE]

Personaly i have never heard of anyone having issues like that because of 22's and if so more than likely they were already having issues and just so happens that it went when they had the rims on...however i do plan on buying a programmer so i can not only tune my vehile but i can set my speedo to the correct tire size

 

[1999HOE]

any pics of them 22's

 

[Skip]

Sorry I don't have any pics being that it was a spur of the moment deal or should I say steal. Being that this is my 1st vehicle I got a little scared and let them go, but you live and you learn.

 

[1999HOE]

ide have still bought em and resold em if they were that good of a price

 

[lowlows18]

i have 22's on my truck and its fine..im running 305-40-22...the only problem i get is that cause the rims are so heavy that i feel a little loss of power and stopping isn't that great

 

[DJTricky]

im running 18's, the tire is really heavy though(rim+tire=64lbs) and when i put in my new motor(stroker 383 bottom end and vortec top) i blew out my rear diff, but that was not cus of the tires or rims, it was the power and torque.(and a drag strip)

 

[HaKs310]

Larger tires/wheels will mean you will need more torque to move them, which will cause some havoc to your differential.

Best way to recoupe this lost torque is to change your differential gear ratio.

 

[XLDENALIXL]

i have 22's on my truck and its fine..im running 305-40-22...the only problem i get is that cause the rims are so heavy that i feel a little loss of power and stopping isn't that great

yo fresh rims bro, how much they run u?

 

[lowlows18]

yo fresh rims bro, how much they run u?

$200 bucks with brand new cooper tires...the only thing that sux is that they are missin the center caps..but i dont care

 

[General Stalin]

You got 4 new tires with 4 22" rims for $200? Man wtf, I need to find these deals everyone is getting on tires. I got 4 new tires from pep-boys (nothing special either) $345, just tires. It would have been more too, but I got lucky because they had a buy 3 get the 4th one free sale going on.