Hate to disagree, Stock tubs & stock leaf spring location! I just put on new XHD rear leafs (took off SS springs) so i would assume ride height is close to new/stock.
This wheel tire combo fits MY car really well.
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Your car is still sitting quite high in that picture, you have several inches from your wheel openings down to your tires. That's still significantly higher than stock. If the XHD's are brand new they will settle in some, lowering the car as much as an 1" or more. If that happens, you may end up with tire rub around corners or with stuff in the trunk or backseat. If you don't believe me, put a long straight edge across the outer profile of your tire from bottom to top and see where it intersects the quarter. I maybe wrong, but from the looks of that picture I would bet that straight edge will show that the outside of the tire will hit the quarter if it traveled far enough, or if the car sat lower.
You can compare my ride height to yours with the profile picture of my car. At this height, there is no way to fit a 295 without a 1/2" spring relocation. There simply isn't a 1/2" to give.
Here's another shot comparing the old 225/60/15's I had on my car to my 295's. You can see the room to the relocated springs, and the quarter lip. The 225/60/15's just touched the original quarter lip under full compression. The 295's stick out further, which is why I cut the lip. After remeasuring, I realized I've taken a 1/2" out of the quarter lip. I have almost a 1/2" clearance to the quarter under full compression.
Stock Duster wheel tubs are ~12.5" from the inner tub to the quarter lip (mine are now 13" after the trim). But, with the stock spring location you lose about a 1/2" of that because of spring clearance. A 295 has a section width of 11.9 or 12" depending on the manufacturer. That's pretty much 0 clearance with the stock springs and quarter lip. Even if you cut the quarter lip back the same 1/2" I did, you still only have about a 1/4" either way, which isn't usually enough to keep things from rubbing during cornering.
The 295 may fit onto the car with the stock spring location, but it will not fit into the wheel tub without cutting the quarter lip back. Even then it may still rub when loaded or cornering. To me, that means the 295 will not fit unless you jack up the back of the car so the wheel isn't in the wheel tub, or you relocate the springs and cut the quarter lip back. And not all of these cars have perfectly centered rears or quarters, so not everyone will have the same amount of space on both sides. If that happens, you can fit even less tire on one side.
