[DeTomaso] Anyone using 245/40/17 Front Tires

[boyd casey]

I'm running Nitto NT05  235/40 / 18's on front on a 1973 L narrow body and I
did have to roll the fenders. The tires rubbed When they where in full lock
but they seem to be okay now that the fenders are rolled.I haven't had a
chance to drive it at speed but unless I am making a u turn or hard 3 point
turn I don't foresee a problem. I used an Eastwood Fender lip Roller that
bolts to the wheel hub and uses a big polyurethane roller to flatten the
fender rib. It does a pretty good job and is fairly easy to use. It runs
around $250 to $299.
Boyd

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 9:35 PM, Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se> wrote:

> Without knowledge of how the offset of the rim used differs from the stock
> wheel it's pretty much impossible to tell what the results will be.
>
> Tomas
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mikeldrew at aol.com>
> To: <nckzck at yahoo.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 3:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Anyone using 245/40/17 Front Tires
>
>
> > In a message dated 12/23/09 17 47 36, nckzck at yahoo.com writes:
> >
> >
> >> I would like to hear from those who are running 245/40/17 tires on the
> >> front of your unflared narrow bodied Pantera's. I know it is common to
> use a
> >> 235/40/17 tire, but the tire I want to use does not come in that size.
> If
> >> you are using the 245, did you have to roll the front fender lips? Was
> there
> >> any contact anywhere that required trimming or other persuations
> >> (hammering) to make the tires fit? My car is lowered, and I am concerned
> about
> >> rubbing. Please share your experiences. Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >
> > My experience is only second-hand so take it with the appropriate grain
> of
> > salt.
> >
> > I've never heard of anybody running a 235/40-17 front tire.   Everybody I
> > know runs the 245/40 (or 245/45-16, and I'm running 245/50-15).   The
> fender
> > lips need to be rolled on a Pre-L car; L-models came from the factory
> with
> > the lips rolled.   The tires will rub on the inside of the fenderwell
> > (against the outside of the panel that makes up the front trunk) at full
> lock.   So
> > what?   It won't affect you in the slightest, and you'll never even know
> > that it's touching until you pull the wheel and see where the
> undercoating has
> > been rubbed away.
> >
> > Assuming you roll the fenderwells, you'll have no problems at all. :>)
> >
> > Mike
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