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Interesting, when I put 245/60-14's in the back of my 72 Swinger, abut 20 years ago, I had to roll the fender lip and still had less room than you do on either side of the tire. In a hard corner my sidewall would just rub the leaf. Never rubbed the outside though. I had maybe 3/4" clearance on both sides of the tire. I cannot imagine being able to fit a tire with a bit more than an inch wider in there.



I'm still worried about turning or exiting a driveway situations. I'm not sure I'm happy with the amount of room that's there. I'd most likely have to trim the outer wheel well lip and reduce the offset a bit more to get ample clearance and center the wheel a bit more.

I think part of your problem would have been the sidewall flexing and bulging.