DeTomaso Mailing List: February 1997, Message #85
     



From: ingate@shiseis.com (Shane F. Ingate)

Subject: Re: Widest Wheels Under Stock Fenders

Date: Thu, 13 Feb 97 09:31:50 PST



All,

Well, I'll rise to this challenge.  Im not the most

knowledgabe persone on this subject, but I'll get the ball rolling.



15" rims:  I have a set of original 10"x15" Campy's on the back.

Tyre choice for 15" rims is extremely limited these days with

all manufacturers leaning towards larger rim sizes on all but

bread-and-butter cars.  I believe you have two choices of

tire only; BFG Euro-T/A 305/50 and Pirelli P7 285/50.  The

latter tyre may be out of production, and impossible to find.

The BFG is not the world's greatest tyre, being only V-rated.

It has fairly soft sidewalls and a non-aggressive tread pattern.

I can feel it squirm all of the place under power.  On the other

hand they are pretty hard and will last a long time, much longer

than the gum-ball soft rubber of the modern high-perfromance

tyre.



16" & 17" rims:  Now the choice of tyres become a little larger,

but your choice will depend upon the wheel offset.  Wilkinson

has some smashing ally repros of the original cast Campy in

widths up to 15" I believe, and this will allow you to mount

larger tyres, possibly up to 345/35.  Check with Wilkinson

first.  I'm not sure what the max. size is for Gary Hall's

wheels, but they may be smaller.  Again, it's all in the

offset.



Shane Ingate in San Diego