Purely a recommendation. I am sure Suzuki would not recommend putting a lift on a sidekick, but we do it anyway. This chart is more of a starting point for The German's quest for knowledge. My old set of tires was 235's on an 8" rim which ran fine, but according to the chart was too narrow for the rims. Heck I don't know what the right answers are forsure, just figure the boys making the things know way more than I do.