18x9 Rims. 275/60R18 Geolanders only tire?

[RallyDude]

Oh, it was VX Kat; that rubber looks great on the VX, shattered glass tread they call it:
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...ght=Cooper+LTZ

I'll give a review once I've had them for a while.

[Riff Raff]

RallyDude--- The VX has very cramped front wheel-wells and having the wider aftermarket 18x9 rims will create any mounted tire to fit "fatter" on the rim and cause excessive rubbing due to the resulting wider "swing arc" when the tire is turned L&R.

Fellow member "ScottinMA" and I spent countless time (via E-Mail) in trial-n-error trying to fit various aftermarket tires on his wide 18x9 rims. In the end, we discovered that the only tire that would fit without excessive rubbing was the Yokohama Geolandar in 275/60R18. The Yoko is unique in that it is the only true "A/T" made in that specific size.

Fellow member "VX-KAT" has the now famous Cooper "Shattered Glass" LTZ in 285/60R18. They fit perfect on her non-lifted (100% OEM Stock) VX only because she mounted them on her OEM 18x7 stock rims which have the correct offset and backspacing to keep everything neatly tucked in the severly cramped front wheel-wells.

If you mount any 285/60R18 tire on your wide 18x9 aftermarket rims you will encounter severe rubbing issues when the tire is turned L&R.

Your solution may include one or more of the following options:

o Re-install OEM 18x7 rims and mount 285/60R18 tires.
o Use your new aftermarket 18x9 rims and mount the Geolandar 275/60R18 just like "ScottinMA".
o Throw all caution to the wind-- use your new aftermarket 18x9 rims with 285/60R18 tires and extensively utilize your cladding trimming tool with a BFH and keep hacking/cutting until they frickin' fit within the tightly cramped front wheel-wells.

Please let us know how things work-out.