OK, let's talk wheels for a minute.
I use Hummer 17" H2 wheels and run Goodyear SilentArmor LT265/70/17 tires. The upgrade to the Hummer H2 wheels was a mod first done by a car dealer up in New Hampshire, since the 16.5" wheels were becoming almost impossible to find. I have had this mod on for about 4 years now, and so far so good.
One problem I am having however which I am preparing to address, is rubbing. I have rub issues in 2 separate places due to the fat tires. Hard over while backing I have a rub issue from at least one front tire. I also had a rub issue on the rear axles with one tire. Turns out the installation from Revcon was off very slightly with respect to front and rear wheel final position on the tag axles, the rear rear axle was slightly offset to one side accidentally on installation by the Revcon factory (and welded in place... grrr...). What this means to me is one tire (R side) is closer in then the left side. I didn't have problems with my old TransForce HT's and the 16.5's as they weren't as meaty. The 17's however, with my problem axle setup, were rubbing on the right tire that the offset was wrong on, enough so that the whitewall was scoured off. The fix for this was installing a wheel spacer, which bumped the wheel out far enough to stop it from rubbing. Naturally the H2 rims have slightly different offsets as well from the original 16.5 rims, so that didn't help either.
I'd love to go to a 245 size, but I still want the Load Range E weight capacity, which is the reason I bought the Goodyear tires in the first place. There's also been a little debate on how much weight the Hummer rims are capable of handling. GM has never released publicly the weight figures, but best estimates are between 2200 and 2500 lbs per rim. The Load Range E tires will handle at least 3000 lbs per tire. So, the chance of losing a rim in-transit are fairly minimal based on the weight of our coaches (that would be NO fun at all!).
So... any thoughts from the community? Right now my tires are 4 years old and in good shape, but I'd sure love to stop the rubbing up front while backing on hard over turns. The rear tire that was rubbing is fine, it just had some of the white letters scrubbed off, no damage to the sidewall other then cosmetic.
Thanks Eric
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