[DeTomaso] New Wheel Shopping

[Dave McManus]

I agree with Jack. I had the fractures and a right rear wheel separation.
Luckily I was only going about 30 mph. No body or tire damage. 3 minutes
earlier I was on the interstate traveling about 70mph. I now have one piece
10-spokes from PI Motorsports. I'm very happy with them.
IndyDave



-----Original Message-----
From: JDeRyke at aol.com [mailto:JDeRyke at aol.com] 
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 12:47 PM
To: artstephens at charter.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New Wheel Shopping

In a message dated 10/9/08 12:14:45 PM, artstephens at charter.net writes:
snip.....
> The weight savings has got to be tempting for you?
>
Sure is. Those fracture-prone Hall Ultra rears weighed only 26 lbs WITH a
335-35x 17" tire mounted! First time I pulled one off a rear axle, I nearly
threw
it over my shoulder- was expecting about twice the weight. But I'm not up
for
the weekly visual inspections with bolt-torque checks, yearly tear-downs &
Zyglow   or X-ray analysis it would take for me to be comfortable with them.
Sure, I heal up pretty fast, but Judy drives our car 50% of the time! FWIW-
J
Deryke


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