Hey guys im from South Texas and am daily driving and towing with a 2006 CCSB GMC Z71 1500, I dont tow any crazy loads with it so I wont be pushing its limits, mostly just moving around my track car and such things.

I have always wanted a 4x4 and though I dont need it im glad I have it, im not really planning on lifting it, maybe just a leveling kit, but nothing else.

I would like to make it a funner DD, it has an intake and flowmaster 40 series welded in place of the stock unit. I will be putting long tubes, coustom dyno tune, and some new wheels on it for now, and in the future maybe a mild cam and respective springs and rods.

I purchased the truck with the full red neck treatment that seems to be quintessential down here, 285/70/17 BFGs, Ranch hand brush guard, and westin nerf bars (of which other than the tires are rotting in my back yard). I have also cranked it about level to my liking.

Ill leave you with some pics and a question.

Can I run a 17 x 9 with a 5" backspacing wheel with a 285/70/17 tire on the set up I am running? (285/70/17 fit fine and never rub with stock wheels.

And here the beast sits with my baby in tow: