[DeTomaso] 15" Pantera tire sizes

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/26/06 9:35:01 AM, jim.gray at wnlic.com writes:

<< So are you saying that all we need is a good speed rated front tire from 
Pirelli? >>

Yes. A generic 225-50x 15 front tire is a bolt-on to most Panteras with 
either a 7" or by stretching the casing a bit, on an 8" Campy with the wider 
wheel's better scrub-radius & resultant easier steering.  A 245-50 x 15 will fit on 
an 8" Campy in front with some fender clearancing, but to my knowlege, Pirelli 
never made such a size during the hey-day of the P-7 and P-7Rs. If it were up 
to me, the size I would push would be 245-50x 15 for the fronts, in spite of 
the extra work to fit the wider rubber. My 2¢- J DeRyke