20" wheels and leaving the ground

[SilverBolt]

It will depend on the quality of the wheel how well they hold up. Use cheap chinese cast wheels and they likely won't last. Use a quality forged wheel and your chances of success is much better.

 

[Raptize]

Nobody really runs 20s and goes hard in the paint.


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Just hard in the drive thru. The better question may be: "Has anyone noticed if it
is any easier to get curb rash on 20's versus 17's while in the drive thru"?

 

[ChevyChad]

Just hard in the drive thru. The better question may be: "Has anyone noticed if it
is any easier to get curb rash on 20's versus 17's while in the drive thru"?

That depends on the tire size...

 

[EricM]

Just hard in the drive thru. The better question may be: "Has anyone noticed if it
is any easier to get curb rash on 20's versus 17's while in the drive thru"?

Either way will be OK.

A SB drivethru usually will have a 6" curb height.

35"-20" = 15" of tire. 7.5" on top and bottom. Even with a bit of tire "smoosh" from the truck's weight, the wheel should exceed 6" in height measured from the drivethru pavement.

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[Pacific Wheel]

You can jump with 20's. It's not ideal though as many have said. I remember when Fuel first started doing tires. They didn't have any 17" tires so they strapped on a set of 20x10 Fuel Kranks with 35's on a highly modified Toyota so they could shoot a promo video. Not sure how the wheels looked after this but here it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-QJcEkXtO4

 

[Truckzor]

bought 20's when I first got it strickly for looks, ran 6 or 7 events. worked, but fenders were stuffed a couple of times, some rub if landed on fronts, and broke one (not enough rubber for impacts)

see pics...I upgraded back to 17's. way better!

drive it like you stole it!

And there you have it.

Truck looks way better on the 17s anyway.

 

[crash457]

You can jump with 20's. It's not ideal though as many have said. I remember when Fuel first started doing tires. They didn't have any 17" tires so they strapped on a set of 20x10 Fuel Kranks with 35's on a highly modified Toyota so they could shoot a promo video. Not sure how the wheels looked after this but here it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-QJcEkXtO4

Great video. Couple of notes:
That Toyota is much lighter than a Raptor
That Toyota suspension is much softer than a Stock Raptor

That said the tires would handle a jump better in that situation. Still think given a choice 17s are a better choice if you want to air it out.

 

[Jake17]

17's are a better choice if ya wanna air it out.

 

[Pacific Wheel]

Great video. Couple of notes:
That Toyota is much lighter than a Raptor
That Toyota suspension is much softer than a Stock Raptor

That said the tires would handle a jump better in that situation. Still think given a choice 17s are a better choice if you want to air it out.

Agreed 100%.

 

[Freedombyforce]

**** ya

Nice... Thanks for stepping forward.

Well, a 20" wheel with a 37" tire has the same amount of tire sidewall as an 18" wheel on 35" tire. Having said that, I had 20" wheels on my gen 1 and got it airborn a few times with both 35" and 37" tires in similar conditions as what the OP is talking about and I never had any problems. I now have 20/37 on my gen 2, but have not had the opportunity to take it offroad yet.

Thanks for the input.

We ran area 51 last year with a SCREW on 20's - one flat that could have been avoided with a thicker side wall and one split wheel. That guy ran hard.

We ran area 51 this year with a SCREW on 20's, no damage, that guy ran a respectable pace because he knew he was at a disadvantage.

Your truck, your choices.

Here's a raptor on 20's jumping:

Thanks for the input. Do you recall what broke the wheel?

bought 20's when I first got it strickly for looks, ran 6 or 7 events. worked, but fenders were stuffed a couple of times, some rub if landed on fronts, and broke one (not enough rubber for impacts)

see pics...I upgraded back to 17's. way better!

drive it like you stole it!

Thanks for the input..... what 20" wheel were you running that broke?... sounds like they did pretty good considering the situation.

I'm tracking exactly what you're saying. you don't PLAN on going big or using it like a trophy truck. Your intentions are great. Nothing wrong there.

What I was trying to get across is driving in the dirt is not as cut and dry as you might think. Unless you're planning on prerunning every road you're going to hit, or are only going to hit familiar roads that don't ever get changed by people or environmental factors (Here in AZ that smooth dirt trail you ran 3 days ago before the monsoon rain can have a mega-wash type of gotcha in it that you won't see till you're on it). Then you need to be cognizant of the fact that a big hit can happen completely without your consent.

For example, I had a HUGE impact to my wheels/tires/suspension while running a 200yd wide, beautiful sandy wash. I hit a gravel bar that was maybe 8" tall at 70-75mph and it donkey kicked the shit out of my truck. Impacts like that are where you want sidewall to help you out. For what you're doing, this is a much more likely scenario. Rocks are another one depending on where you go. I'd be more concerned about these types of gotchas than I would be about sending it over a cattle guard.

Next let's chat about jumping a bit. It's another area where its easy to get in WAY over your head unless you are extremely methodical and build up by rolling it and then hitting it a few mph faster each time till you get into the air, and then building up air from there. Lets face it though, nobody does that. They just wanna ****** send it! So you hit a jump with a speed that is basically a W.A.G. and get a result that may or may not be what you intended. Ask anyone here who has jumped and I'd bet you everyone has that one story about the time they hucked a little too big on accident.

End of the day, you do you. Get the wheels you like and go have a blast. I don't think you'll break a wheel, but it's possible, dudes break 17" methods too. I'd say you'll just be more prone to wheel damage from unseen gotchas. 37/20 would be a better combo for sure, but just make sure you do the accompanying fender well mods or your tires will eat your fender liners and possibly fenders if you bottom out.

Lastly, something to keep in mind is a lot of the members here didn't plan on going hard in the paint with their daily driver when the got it either, but these trucks inspire confidence and work so well right up to the limit of what they are capable of, that it takes some serious awareness and self control to stay within those limits. At first, you won't even notice you've exceeded them until something happens.

Hope that helps you out a little bit.

All great points. Thanks for the input.

And there you have it.

Truck looks way better on the 17s anyway.

What he was doing with his truck and what I do is not even close to the same. As far as what looks better, I'm glad you like the way the 17's look... you should definitely run them.