As for clearence, it should not be a problem. When I got mine 18 " x 11" with 295s on they was sitting too far in, but they did clear everything. They got spaced out 2" to sit right, and that means you could go up to 13" with on a 18" rim. Don't remember the backspacing on mine.
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