DeTomaso Mailing List: January 00, Message #79

Pohh!
I also found a guy in Skandinavien who had 4 x 285/40-15 and 6 x 345/35-15 last week.
Also gives me more time before spending big money on 17".

J.C.Olsen
83GT5

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Fra: Kirby Schrader <schrader@sugar-land.spc.slb.com>
Til: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
Dato: 4. januar 2000 00:05
Emne: Re: GT5/GT4/GT5-S owners LISTEN UP!


>A follow up to the 285/345-15" tire issue that Mike Drew brought up a few weeks ago...
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>Just to let you know, I did manage to find a set of tires. I had NTB, Discount and a local tire place here in Houston try to find a set. NTB finally found all four. The 345's are here physically, but the 285's won't come in until tomorrow.
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>345's are out there, as some others indicated. After all, they're used on the old Countachs. Must be more of a market for them. The Tire Rack has them still in stock as of last week. But it is very apparent that the pair of 285's I found must be the last of the Mohicans... Nobody was able to find any others - at all - period. And I'm actually not 100% sure I'll get them until they're physically here, but NTB assure me they are 'on the way'.
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>So, I figure I got at least another year to year and a half before I have to fork out the big bucks for 17" wheels and tires... I got a set of Hoosiers on 8" and 10" wheels that I ran at TMS last October and they seem fine for the track. That should allow me to get a lot more miles out of the street Yokohamas. I sure didn't need to spend another $1000 at Christmas time though... Sigh...
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>Thanks for the heads up, Mike! I wouldn't have found out until late this year sometime and then it would have been too late...
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>FWIW,
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>Kirby
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