Anyone with a 22X9.5rim with 265/35/22 will not have a problem, its the smaller 22X9 w/265/35/22 that are going to have a problem. Had a customer come in yesterday with a 300c and he had a 22x9 with 265/35/22 pirelli, he is going to run into the same problem, we intend to shave the bottom 2 threads off of that bolt. IT CANNOT BE TURNED AROUND.
The reason is, just like I said before and my technician agreed with me as well as my tire distributor when I spoke with them about it yesterday when I saw he had got 22X9s. The tire is not having to spread so far as if it were beading to a 22X9.5 and therefore is having more opportunity to expand with high rates of speed. For that reason, a 22x8.5 with the same 265/35/22 would have even more scrubbing problems than the 22x9 because of the tire expansion.
If you do not wish to do any modifications to make them work, if you do a 22x8.5 or 22x9 you need to run the 255/30/22 Nitto or you can run a 22x9.5 or 22x10 with the 265/35/22 pirelli or kumho
Regardless, hitting a pothole with these cars will not cause scrubbing because this bolt moves up and down with the suspension, but running a 255/30/22 will make you much more likely to damage a rim when hitting a pothole.