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

[Tom Di Iulio]

i'm running 245/40/17's and do have some minor rubbing on the inner
fenderwell. i also rolled the fender lips using a wood baseball bat, worked
great, cost nothing. car is set low on modern gas shocks/spring set from
pantera performance.
tom di iulio
denver, co

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 8:01 PM, boyd casey <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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