[DeTomaso] 17" tire scarce?

[adin at frontier.net]

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Quoting cengles at cox.net:

>
> Dear Joel,
>
> For what it is worth:
>
> 1) the bigger the difference between your front and rear tire size,   
> in the order of what you're contemplating, promotes understeer.
> 2) Dennis Quella's recommendation for Panteras is a max rear tire   
> width of 315 for stock bodied cars.
> 3) my cars run the 315s on the rear and one has 245-40-17s in the   
> front and the other one has 255-44-17s in the front
>
> Ain't tire buyin' fun?, Chuck Engles
>
>
>
> ---- michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> I run Goodyear F1 GS-D3s. I think this has been the best tire I've had on a
>> Pantera. They have a
>> 315-35-17 but I see no noticeable tread width difference. Front sizes are
>> no problem.
>> Michael
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: "Joel Montero" <jmontero at fcmat.org>
>>> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] 17" tire scarce?
>>> Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 18:41:35 -0700
>>>
>>> Imagine my surprise when attempting to buy tires for my new Wilkinson
>>> 17" rims that the Pilot Sport, according to the Michelin company rep, is
>>> being discontinued in the 335/35/17 size. I'm trying to get a matched
>>> set of 235/40/17 and 335/35/17 from a single manufacturer. Is anyone
>>> making this combination?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Joel
>>>
>>>
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