[DeTomaso] Tires

[P. Rimov]

I ran Yoko 185/60/15 on 8inch fronts and 235/60/16 on 8inch rears for quite 
some time. The car handled and rode very nicely. The tires combination made 
for very balanced light handling and feel, but in all honesty look kinda 
funky on my GTS with the fender flairs, think fat lady on a moped. I think 
on a normal body car they would look better. And although I have 17/18s now 
I still long for a set of 8/10 camps.

Cheers

Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dagny Kristine Bakken" <dagny-kr at online.no>
To: "'Asa Jay Laughton'" <asajay at asajay.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tires


> Putting a wide tire on a small rim cause a comfortable ride,but a more
> flimsy handling,so my guess is that you use a tire not much wider than the
> stock 225/70x15 used on the panteras 8" rear rim.One thing to consider is
> that the diameter of the original 225/70x15 tires was 27,55 inches,and 
> that
> some(much)of the improvment the european GTS models received ,was to get a
> lower tire.The stock tire they got on their 10" rear was 285/50x15 with a
> diameter of 26.36 inches,thereby lowering the car and take away some
> tirewall flex,causing better handling for driving fast on twisty
> roads.Tirerack has a Pirelli P600 in 235/60ZRx15(diameter 26.2 inches) and 
> a
> Pirelli P4000E in 225/65 ZRx15 (dia 26.6inches) who teoretically should be 
> a
> good choise.The 185/70x15(diameter 25.3 inches) orginally on the 7" rim up
> front,they have a possible replacement for in Pirelli P6 195/60VR x15
> (diameter 24,3 inches).As an comparsion the euro GTS received 225/50x15
> (diameter 23,99 inches)for their 8" front rims.Hope this can help :)
>
> Best regards
> Øyvind Bakken
>
>
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> Fra: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] På
> vegne av Asa Jay Laughton
> Sendt: 31. mai 2008 09:39
> Til: detomaso at realbig.com
> Emne: Re: [DeTomaso] Tires
>
> I'd like to shaddup but I'm going to whine some more after having taken
> another two hours on line to understand this.
>
> I have 7 and 8 inch Campys.  A 295 treadwidth tire has a recommended rim
> width of about 10 inches.  To me, that tire is way too wide to put on 8"
> rims.  That and it's H rated, not V rated, so I don't think I'm going down
> that route.  I want a minimum V rating all the way around.
>
> Even a 275/50VR15 from Nitto has a minimum approved rim width of 7½ 
> inches,
> meaning it's probably not a good idea to mount one there, but perhaps 
> close
> enough.  Although it would be a fantastic size for the rear wheels.  I 
> need
> to match the tires all the way around.  I can have different sizes, but 
> they
> need to come from the same family of tire, not just brand.
>
> yea, difficult unless I want to crowbar money out of my wallet to buy new
> rims, which I'm trying to avoid at the moment.  Darn me and all my cars
> running on 15" wheels.  ;)
>
> Asa Jay
>
>
>
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>
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>
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> MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
>> In a message dated 5/30/08 16 35 14, asajay at asajay.com writes:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Well, doing some quick calculations and browsing the Toyo web site,
>>> it looks like the Proxes R888 can be had in a 235/50ZR15:
>>> http://www.toyo.com/docs/tires/tires.asp?lpid=30029&name=Proxes%20R88
>>> 8&
>>> category=sport
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Which is next to useless.
>>
>> The stock rear tire on the Pre-L was a 225/70 or 235/70-15.   That was
> later
>> replaced with the Arriva, whose size equates to a 255/60-15.   235/50 is
> MUCH
>> smaller and shorter.
>>
>> Shaddup already and buy the Toyos!   They're cheap, excellent, and fit
> well!
>>
>> Available from Les Schwab tire stores.
>>
>> Mike
>>
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