[DeTomaso] 15" Pantera tire sizes

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/25/06 16:35:34, PanteraPlace at hotmail.com writes:

<< What size 15" tires do we need for our Panteras?

225/50ZR15
285/50ZR15 >>

>>>The cars originally came with:

185/70 (front) and 215 or 225/50 (rear)

The Goodyear Arriva was sized and shaped totally differently; it works out to 
about 205/60 front and 255/60 rear

The Euro GTS cars came with 10-inch rear wheels, and used 225/50 and 285/50.

It's important not to mix up aspect ratios; if you have 60-series tires in 
the back, they should be matched with 60-series tires up front.

The exception to this is the cars that have rear tires that are substantially 
wider, i.e. GT5 or cars fitted with 17-inch wheels....in these cases, the 
rear tires are SO much wider that if they had the same aspect ratio, the 
sidewalls would be similarly taller.

Mike