What tires if I wanted to off road?

[sbrown02]

Hi all,

New member here with first post. We're upgrading our 04 Suburban to an 07 Yukon XL Denali, hope to take delivery this week. Anyway, reading the manual its says the stock 20 inch tires aren't for off roading. So let's say I wanted to do a little off road driving (nothing too harsh, but still off paved roads) but also have tires that do well touring. What would I have to do? Can I keep the 20 inch rims but use a different tire, or do you have to switch out both rims and tires and if so to what size?

This is a great forum.

Thanks

Steven

 

[Rollin Thunder]

keep in mind the yukon denali is AWD not 4wd, awd is great except off road, i think packed dirt and grass is your off road limits with the denali, its not ment for that, i would not even trust it on a beach or in even little mud, enless it had TRUE 4wd. :cool2:

 

[uofmz71]

the other problem you will run into... looking into tires is that when you have a 20" rim and trying to find off-road tires its going to be expensive! like almost 400-600 a tire! yeah it sucks... im trying to find some cheaper ones and i have 18" rims...

 

[rockrawler]

Look at the nitto terra grapplers, they last forever and ride really nice as well. They have 305/55/20's that would look real good, or less wide with a 275/65/20.

 

[Crazydefense32]

My experience with Nitto's has been very good, no offense rockrawler, I would definately reccomend Toyo Open Country A/T, they come in sizes that will fit your 20" rims and won't be to expensive. I currently have them on my Tahoe and have taken my Hoe' mudding with them, if you want to do a little more off road go with the Toyo Open Country M/T, I'm about to get those for winter. Good Luck. :Chevy:

 

[sbrown02]

Thanks for the advice.

 

[High4]

I, too, would use great caution in taking an AWD off road. Having said that, the Goodyear Wrangler Silentarmor is a fine tire. You can get them for under $200. Hope this helps.

 

[fco_gonzo]

Hi all,

New member here with first post. We're upgrading our 04 Suburban to an 07 Yukon XL Denali, hope to take delivery this week. Anyway, reading the manual its says the stock 20 inch tires aren't for off roading. So let's say I wanted to do a little off road driving (nothing too harsh, but still off paved roads) but also have tires that do well touring. What would I have to do? Can I keep the 20 inch rims but use a different tire, or do you have to switch out both rims and tires and if so to what size?

This is a great forum.

Thanks

Steven

I would go with a smaller size wheel 17 or 18. I currently run BFG's Mud Terrain KM2 (35X12.5). The tire is not too loud on the highway but is too aggersive for the sand (mostly what I off-road in). Stay away from 20's for off roading. I would also recommend BFG All Terrain and the Nitto Terra Grappler.

 

[fco_gonzo]

the other problem you will run into... looking into tires is that when you have a 20" rim and trying to find off-road tires its going to be expensive! like almost 400-600 a tire! yeah it sucks... im trying to find some cheaper ones and i have 18" rims...

I paid about $300 per tire for 18's.

 

[Rafael]

You cant really off road in an AWD. Unless you are looking to get stuck you should stick to unpaved roads, especially if you are inexperienced at being off road. I know plenty of folks with 4wd who've got stuck off road because they didn't know what they are doing.
Anyway, it's probably cheaper to buy new 17" or 18" wheels and get some specialized tires. Good off road tires will get eaten up on the highway and give you terrible mileage. A fair balance between street and off road is a LT or AT tire.