[decooney]

Yes, I recently encountered the same observation. My friend has 12" wide rims on the back of his Butler Cobra. He previously had 265"/50s mounted on his 12" rim, and we compared it tread to tread with his 295s and the 265s on the 12" rim mounted "appeared" to be the same width as his new 295/50 unmounted tires; where the 295 tire was in a relaxed state. The extra rim width between a 9.5" wide Trigo and his 12" wide BBS rim really make a signifigant difference (and illusion) in overall tire width with his BFG 295x50. The sidewalls really bowed out more on the wider 12" rim. I had 9.5" Trigos on the back of my previous car with 295/50s, and the sidewalls were flatter, and the tire appeared much more square than my friends Butler with his new 295/50s on his 12" rim. Good Luck. Duane