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Old 03-31-2011, 09:47 PM
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Rear tire size

Is anyone running 265 35 18's on a 9.5" rim? From what tire rack says 255 35 18 is recommended for our cars but I kind of like a particular tire well at least for the price and they do not come in a 255. I guess what Im asking is, will a 265 35 18 tire on a 9.5" rim rub the wheel well? Planning on getting some new rim/tiress in a month or two.

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It will fit on the wheel, but as far as your wheel well I am not a 100% on that.
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It all depends on if your lowered and what the offset of your rims are. If it were me, I'd go 225 40 18 in the front and 255 35 18 rear. Again thats me and I like to stay as close as possible to stock specs when it comes to tires because the farther you get from that you dont know what you'll run into.
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I used to run 275/35 in the rears and 255/35 in the front with no problems.I can't remember if my offset was 35et or 30et.u should be good with the 265s.
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I'm on a 9.5" rear, ET35, using 255/35/18 Nitto Invos. I barely clear the inner well plastic and rub slightly on a lift.

It all depends on the offset, camber and tire you're running (square or rounded shoulder). Unless you absolutely must have this tire, I'd just be safe and go with 255 -- there's plenty of well priced, good performing tires in this size.
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hi, i run 265/35-18 ET25 on 9,5 (rear), lowered -40 mm and i do scratch my tire on fender a lot.
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Originally Posted by lil_b
hi, i run 265/35-18 ET25 on 9,5 (rear), lowered -40 mm and i do scratch my tire on fender a lot.
well there ya go. I would be curious to know how oversized tires/rims affect ESP and speedometer.
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Hi,

I'm use a Continental Tire 275/35 19" in rear. My wheels is 9.5" and I'm use Eibach springs too.
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im running 295 40 19 vredesteins on a 10inch rim

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