DeTomaso Mailing List: January 00, Message #8

Brock,
The way I drive they could last 70,000!!! 
Mike

-----Original Message-----
From:	brockctella@juno.com [mailto:brockctella@juno.com]
Sent:	Saturday, January 01, 2000 9:30 AM
To:	mdailey.tectel@home.com
Cc:	detomaso@realbig.com
Subject:	Re: Justification for larger tires?

Mike, the real problem with the BFG 305's is they stink as a handling
tire. Huge sidewall flex and the traction of Teflon. Probably will get
50,000 miles off of them.

On Fri, 31 Dec 1999 17:13:58 -0500 "Mike Dailey"
<mdailey.tectel@home.com> writes:
>Cal,
>
>While I was out checking on the progress on my car today I had my 
>first
>chance to see my front and back wheels setting side-by-side.  When I 
>had my
>new BFG Euro T/A treads installed last year I took the front wheels in 
>to
>have them installed then the back ones in separately, so I never saw 
>them
>side-by-side.  I'm running 225/50/15 on the front and 305/50/15 on the 
>back.
>They are mounted on 7" rims on the front and 10" on the back.  I knew 
>the
>back wheels were big but to see them side-by-side, wow!
>
>To make a long story short the big 15" Euro T/A treads are cheep and 
>look
>great!!!  And they are speed rated to 130!!
>
>This post is most likely going to start a debate about only having H 
>rated
>treads on a Pantera but my car will probably not see 130 with me in it 
>any
>time soon!!!
>
>Does anyone know what the rating was on the original 1971 Pantera 
>treads?
>Did we even have speed ratings in 1971?
>
>
>Mike
>(#1887, looks cool with big treads)
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>
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>

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