[DeTomaso] Pantera wheel pattern

[Charles Engles]

Dear Boyd,


                          The simplest, safest and sanest approach to 
obtaining "a larger wheel and low profile tire for a more modern look for 
driving on the street" is to contact the Pantera vendors and survey what 
they offer.   They will have the right sizes and offsets.   They may be 
pricier than "wheel vendors (who) are not familiar with Panteras", but the 
price difference is that you don't have to pay those wheel vendors more than 
once  as they experiment with your wheels trying to get them to fit.   Trust 
me on this.   I learned the hard way.   I saw a set of wheels I had to have. 
The "wheel vendor" claimed that he, of course, knew all about Panteras.   I 
bought the wheels.   A while later I upgraded the suspension and wanted the 
car to ride lower.   Wouldn't do it because the brand X vendor had only 
approximated the Pantera offset.   They were improperly set up and prevented 
the optimal use of the new suspension.   Solution to buying the brand X 
wheels?   Contact the manufacturer.   Find out they are essentially out of 
business except for one remaining dealer.   His price to take the used 
wheels back and fix the problem is only a tiny bit less expensive than a new 
set from Pantera Performance.   I bought another the new Pantera Performance 
set of wheels that bolted on, fit the first time correctly and are 
problem-free.   Don't screw around with wheel vendors for your Pantera. 
Deal with the Pantera vendors.   Their expertise is worth the price 
differential.


                                           Mr. Helpful,  Chuck Engles

PS: the bolt pattern is normal Ford wheel pattern


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "boyd casey" <boyd411 at gmail.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 7:16 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Pantera wheel pattern


> can anyone tell me if there is apattern match I can use when looking for
> replacement wheels for my 73 pantera. I want to keep my camps so I can
> retuen it as close to stock if and when i sell it and my original wheels 
> are
> in good shape. I wouldlikwe to go with a larger wheel  and low profile 
> tire
> for a more modern look for driving on the street. Since many wheel vendors
> are not familiar with Panteras  if I knew what other wheels fit it would
> make looking for replacments easier.
>
> Boyd 73 L # 5783
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