[DeTomaso] Tires

[Curt Hall]

Just get the Toyo tires Garth recommends, and be done with it!!! They fit and look great on his car! How often will you be driving over 130mph?
  Hell, I've got 305s (BFGs) on 8" wheels for the last 7 years with no problems. I know they are not for everyone because for the bulge but it works for me.
   
  Curt
  

 
  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



Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1973 Pantera L 5533
[ASASCAT]

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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%20R888&
>> 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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