[DeTomaso] Best tire size

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

Mark
  Couple advantages I give to BFG over Kumho is they have handled better and stood up to more abuse better then any other tire I've had....
   
  Just looking at what might work for you I see 
   
  BFG G-Force TA KDW 2  which are Z rated but actually have higher Y (186MPH) speed rating
   
  295/35/ZR18 would work nicely on your 10" rim and is 26.1" tall in rear with a 
  245/40/ZR/17 or 235/40/17 fronts like Art and I have...see photos of tires on my Pantera at last ORR on my web site 

Mark McWhinney <msm at portata.com> wrote:
  
295 would get me a better selection of the types of tires that I want in the
Kuhmo and BFG lines.

I am currently running 305/50-15 which can scrape rubber on the fender lip
(already rolled), so I do not want to get too wide.


-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Art Stephens
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 11:44 AM
To: Mark McWhinney; 'Douglas Kelm'; 'Tomas Gunnarsson'; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Best tire size

Mark,
I am running 285/40-18's on 9.5" wide Wilkinson Campy Clones. It looks

like I have a hair over 1/2" of tire on each side to protect the rim. That

may only leave you with 1/4" on 10" rims. Doesn't seem like a lot of room 
for curb scuffing error?
Art

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark McWhinney" 
To: "'Douglas Kelm'" ; "'Tomas Gunnarsson'" 
; 
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 9:54 AM
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Best tire size


>>> Keep in mind that the "actual width" of a wheel rim is one inch more 
>>> than
> the "nominal" width. Therefore on an 8" wheel, you need a tire section 
> width
> of greater than 9" (225mm) if you want ANY protection from curb rash 
> damage
> to the rim.
>
> I will be using the car on the street too where I am bad about hitting
> curbs, so a bit of overhang would be good even at the expense of some
> performance.
>
> 10" wheel + 1" overhang is 280 mm, so a 285/40-18 tire would be a good fit
> by that rule of thumb.
>
>
>>> As far as clearance with the bodywork goes, offset and/or backspacing is
> probably more important than being a quarter or half inch off in overall
> tire diameter (compared to stock, original measurements).
>
> That is probably very true. (assuming stock sizes were good.)
>
> What is good offset / backspace for an 8" front and a 10" rear?
>
>
>
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