[DeTomaso] (no subject)

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Those front tires must hit everywhere when the wheels are turned. They're almost identical to the rear tire in OD and stock 8/10 tires are almost three inches smaller in OD than the rears.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel C Jones" <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com>
To: "Glen Hartog" <stl351c at hotmail.com>
Cc: "Mike McDougal" <mdmcdougal at gmail.com>; "Pantera REALBIG forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] (no subject)


> Glen,
> 
> I've cc'd Mike McDougal on this.  He has 8's and 10's on his Pantera.
> Mike, are you running 295/50/15's on your rear rims?  What size fronts?
> I'm running they same front width (245mm) but a smaller overall diameter
> due to a lower aspect ratio.  I'm not sure how the taller 60's will look on
> a Pantera.  I ran the numbers and the overall diameter should be the same
> for those sizes.
> 
> I'll also forward this to the Pantera list and see if anyone runs a 245/60/15.
> 
> Dan
> 
> I'm about ready to do the Avon option.  This is a link to a company that sells
> them.  The're targeting the cobra owners.
> 
> The sizes available are listed.  The ones that look like what I need are: front
> 245/60r15, ~$330 and rear 295/50r15, ~$400. That gives for both a 26.7"
> diameter and tread width for the front of 8.7" and rear 9.9".Does this sound
> right?  I think youre running 60's on the front and 50's on the rear.  I've
> asked them for a photo of the tread pattern and about their suitability for the
> street. The cobra forumguys say they're great and there's no comparison with
> Avids.  What do you think?
> 
> http://www.sascosports.com/products/specs.php?type_id=39
> 
> 
> On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 10:05 PM, Glen Hartog<stl351c at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Dan,
>> I'm about ready to do the Avon option. This is a link to a company that
>> sells them. The're targeting the cobra owners.
>> The sizes available are listed. The ones that look like what I need are:
>> front 245/60r15, ~$330 and rear 295/50r15, ~$400. That gives for both a
>> 26.7" diameter and tread width for the front of 8.7" and rear 9.9".Does this
>> sound right? I think youre running 60's on the front and 50's on the
>> rear. I've asked them for a photo of the tread pattern and about their
>> suitability for the street. The cobra forumguys say they're great and
>> there's no comparison with Avids. What do you think?
>>
>>
>> http://www.sascosports.com/products/specs.php?type_id=39
>>
>>
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