[DeTomaso] up size wheels and tires

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/13/09 18 59 7, boyd411 at gmail.com writes:


> Any opinions would be welcome .
> 

Lots of people put 17s on the front and rear.   The vendors like to push this 
option for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that it keeps 
*their* costs way down, because they only have to produce 17-inch wheel centers, 
which can be used on both front and rear wheels.

When Wilkinson first came out with the idea of modern wheels in the Campy 
mold, he realized that due to the differences in the backspacing between front 
and rear, the rear wheels needed to be larger in diameter than the front ones in 
order for them to actually look the same.   To that end, he created a system 
with 16x8 front wheels and 17x11 rears.   Later, Marino at Pantera East 
followed suit.

Tire availability is a concern for some; there are only about a dozen 
245/45-16 front tires available, while there are almost 70 (!) different 245/40-17 
tires, FWIW....

Mike


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