Subject	Most people run 275/35s on 9.5" wheels in the rear
Posted by	dogpile (still dogpile) on May 23, 2006 at 2:58 PM
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In Reply To	Odd, the sidewalls on my tires are completely vertical. posted by Dustin on May 23, 2006 at 02:47 PM
Message	Not saying they would fit up front, but that's as wide as a lot of rear wheels. Hell, it's accepted practice to run 275/35/18 on a 9" wheel. So yea, you can run wider tires, provding the offset is ok (which you said is a problem?)
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