DeTomaso Mailing List: May 1997, Message #11
     



From: firanzi@erols.com (Jim Firanzi)

Subject: Wheels and Tires (that's Tyres, Shane)

Date: Thu, 01 May 97 13:04:09 GMT



Hi all,



Good meeting many of you at the convention.  Debra and I had a great time,

though we missed not having the track events.  Now I need to get the car ready

for Pocono <g>.



On that subject, I still have the original 7" / 8" Campis on my early '72.

Tire options in wide V or better rated tires are slim these days until Pirelli

decides to begin manufacturing the rumored (305/15?) tire they used to make.



Has anyone investigated the option of buying a pair of Wilkinson's 16" Campi

repros in 10-11" width for the rears while using the 8" Campis on the front?  I

did manage to locate a tire which would work for the rears in 16", the Michelin

XGT-Z 315/40ZR16 which has an overall diameter of around 25.9".  All other 15"

tires I can find are either too narrow (245 max), too short (25" or smaller

overall) or are H rated.



There has to be a solution here short of tossing the Campis all together.  I

don't particularly like the 8" repros as they look noticeably like two-piece

wheels (which they are).  The wider repros with deeper offset hide this fact

better and look more like original wheels (without the magnesium casting marks.)





Jim Firanzi