DeTomaso Mailing List: January 98, Message #23
     



From: 	Dennis Antenucci <itbewild@gte.net>

Subject: Re: Powder coat wheels/tire options?

Date: 	Thu, 1 Jan 1998 22:39:50 +0000



Yo Jack & Others Interested,

I have also noticed the wheels/tires on "some" aftermarket wheels that 

stuck outside the fender and the owners told me they had never had any 

structual damage. One thing is for sure...There is a deminishing supply 

and choice of tires for our beloved 15" Campy wheels. All the more reason 

to watch over them anytime they go to a tire store to ensure their not 

mistreated or over/under torqued.



Bo Bo is trying to sort out some wheel/tire options for his Pantera and 

Cap'n Mike suggested that perhaps he was trying to save 5% over the 

vendors prices. . .He added big smiles of course because he knew Bo Bo 

could break him in two quicker then a gorilla can break a Campy wheel by 

over torquing! <BIG GRIN>



To be honest with you there's alot of wheel selections out there to 

choose from but nothing even close to the Campy's...except the Wilkinson 

wheel, which is beautiful if not pricy. I think one of the basic 

misconceptions I had when I bought my aftermarket wheels and tires was, 

"wider is better". I now know from experience that isn't always true. 

Having learned that hard earned $$$ lesson...I am surprised vendors 

aren't yet making 18-20" wheels to fit all the tire/wheel combinations 

I've seen in tire Rack ads (IE 295/35/18, 275/35/20, etc). Andy, Kirby 

and you other tire experts out there care to comment on these taller 

tires and wheels???

Mad Dog    



JDeRyke wrote:

> FWIW: Larry Stock after a T-bone accident had his Pantera put on Wilkinson's

> frame jig. When Larry got it back with a clean bill of health, he bought some

> 17" wheels. He found that his 17" tire on the left front was flush with the

> edge of the fender, while the rt front tire stuck out over an inch from the

> fender lip. And this on a recently-verified-straight chassis! Hand-built

> bodies, indeed! J DeRyke