Well you can. That said it’s on the low side. Better off with a 8.5 or 9 inch wheel. It also depends on the tire itself. Check on Tire Rack to see what the manufacturer recommends.
I keep hearing that. So.... prove it. Elastic bands on wheels and sucked in sidewalls are 99% aesthetics.
I'm certainly not going to test it, lol. But the theory is that the extra width is past the bead surface and thus "unsupported" in a way. Instead of laying down into the steel belts and then the rim under torque loads, it's just going to squirm around and not do anything useful. Thus if I had to choose between a good 235 and an OK 255, I'd go with a 235.
Slightly larger tire on a wheel : ie some bulge. Short of a pure race car with uber limited suspension movement on race only tires, there is no advantage. My 325's on a 19x10 vastly out grips / out corners the previous 275's on the same wheel. And yes, the 325's through a hard corner uses all the outside/inside tread that it isn't used in a straight line. Ass end isn't twitchy nor moves around. All this is just my observations. Others may vary.
Extra wide tires for the wheel (like 325 on a 10) are 99% for aesthetics.
