[fastercobra]

You mention that you may want to go larger than 295s on 9" rims. Not sure how much the sidewall width of the tire extends wider than the rims with the 295s, but I've got 10" x 18" wheels and I can only run 305s properly. I don't know that much about tire sizing (Maybe one of you out there does), but race tire experts had advised me to keep the sidewall width pretty close to the same width as the rim width for optimum performance, and of course safety under track conditions.