I dont have 9.5s but I have 225/40s on 8" wheels and I dont even know how those would fit on 9.5s to tell you the truth
235 minimum if the tire brand allows, but that's really stretched. I've run a 245 on a 9.5 as a daily driver on my CC and it was just fine but I wasn't that low.
You'll be fine. I used to run 205/40 on a 9. I've had friends run a 205 or 215 on a 10 as well.
Joking but serious, just because you can doesn't mean you should hahaha. I get stance/stretch and all that, but unless you're super low that's a compromise on reliability.
205 on a 9 is baby stretch in my book. The stretch on the 10.5 was a scary sight to behold tho.
It's not. You can do that, but the chance of the bead breaking on a pothole is really high. That's about a look, not about function or handling.
I wouldnt call a 225 tire on a 9.5 wheel a "mild stretch"
I wouldn't either, which is why I said 235 at minimum before.
A 235/40 safely fits up to a 9.5. that to me doesn't mean you're stretching the tire till you put it on a 10.
For most folks, stretch means not square. I'm just trying to speak to the masses here haha. On a 9.5" wheel, a 255-265 is square, so everything less than that is considered stretched to most.
