[DeTomaso] Tire Choice for 17 inch wheels

[Mundy, Sean]

Hey Mike,  I was also looking at those tires.  They sure are cheap!!  I
don't know but I get a bad feeling about a tire that is half the price
of the all other tires in that size.  
What are you going to put on the front? I think I am going to go with
BFG 315/35/17 G-Force TA KD for the rear and BFG KDW TA TT (traditional
tread) 245/45/16 on the front.
The standard KDW has a tread pattern that I dont like but I found out
the tire comes in a traditional tread pattern that is very similiar to
the TA KD.  I like the idea of 
having similiar make tire on f/r.  The price I'm getting from my local
tire place (Discount Tire) is $1100 for all.  I priced them on TireRack
and they come out to 
$805 including shipping.  I would still have to have them mounted and
balanced but I doubt that will cost $300 dollars so I might just buy
them from TireRack and
save some money.  No hurry to decide since there is no sign of our
wheels!!!
 
Sean M.
 
 
 
 
From: "Mike Becker" <mikebecker at cox.net>
To: "'Detomaso Listserver'" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] Tire choice for 17 inch wheels
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Any tire experts out there?
Well, now that I broke the bank buying my new Kodiak wheels (haven't
arrived yet), I can't splurge for the top-of-the-line tires. I ordered
315/35/17 Sumitomo HTRZ from Tirerack, but they phoned me and are
essentially refusing to sell them to me claiming the tire may not be
hearty enough for the Pantera. They are not actually sure, because they
can't find official weight stats on the Pantera. The max load rating
for the tire is 1433 lbs. Is that really a problem?
Are they:
a) really looking out for me?
b) just trying to push me into a pricier tire?
c) nuts?
The tire's reviews are good and the comparison report ranks them
favorably.
tire spec:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=Sumitomo&model=HTR+Z&partnum
=135ZR7HTRZ&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&place=5]http://www.tire
rack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=Sumitomo&mo...Compare1=yes&place=5
survey report:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=Sumitomo&model=HTR+Z&partnum
=135ZR7HTRZ&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&place=5]http://www.tire
rack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=Sumitomo&mo...Compare1=yes&place=5
thanks,
mike

 
Sean Mundy
IT Functional Analyst
Business Markets Group BMG
sean.mundy at cingular.com
425/288-7532