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Originally Posted by cxp213
Ideally, you want to run slightly wider wheels than the tire so you get a slight stretch for maximum contact patch and less sidewall squirm. Simply bumping up the tire size without taking wheel into consideration is not smart. That said, seat time is always more valuable than anything else so if you've no funds for wheel upgrades, don't worry too much and focus on getting more practice in.
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agree 100%. I'll also add that you get better response and feedback from this type of setup. I have run 265s and 255s on the rears and the rear axle seems more responsive when I'm running the 255s. therefore I'm more consistent with my input bc I can feel what the rear is doing more.