[DeTomaso] up size wheels and tires

Wed Jan 14 18:11:22 EST 2009

Hey Boyd,

You didn't copy the List so I will (your welcome)....to summarize Boyd's questions... has anyone mounted and driving: 

1)  Mustang wheels on a Pantera's?What year/model Name/# ? he wants details.

2)  Any other  no-look-campy & non vendor aftermarket wheel that fits Pantera?

Doesn't sound like Boyd wants to experiment fitting spackers so let him know your success stories with Mustang or other aftermarket wheels.

Good Luck Boyd

Dawg

boyd casey <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote: I    am not really interested in Campy clones. i wanted to go with a different look. I remember someone on the list saying that wheels made for mustangs would fit the lug pattern. How do I determine or modify the offset if I don't want to buy whells from a Pantera Vendor. On my 911 I( which had 15"s I went with 17's on fornt and 18"s on back with the appropriate low profile tires and the correct widths ( narrower on front and wider on rear) The tires I used were z rated Nitto's but I don't remember the actual size. I would like to acheive the same basic type of look , but I definitly wan't toavoid any rubbing or bottoming out problems and any steering problems on the front. Can anyone tell me what year mustang wheels are compatiable? ( so if I shop I can say I am looking for wheels that fit a ______ Mustang and know they are going to fit. Besides not being crazy about the campy clones I don't know of any Pantera specific vendors near me
 and I don't want buy these sight unseen.
  Boyd

 On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com> wrote:
 Fwiw, keep in mind Steve Wilkinson and some of the other vendors are also making 18x9.5" rears Campy clones .....Art "Crash" Stephens and I both got our 17x8" fronts and 18x9.5" " rear forged wheels  from  Steve due in part to the fact that it became difficult to find Y & Z speed rated rear 17" tires that were also 27" in diameter. I'm happy the way they and the BFG G-Force KDW's handle on the road and the track....I have not noticed any difference in handling over an earlier 16" Front and 17" rear wheel change. Check photos of the mounted wheels and tires on our web site <www.teampanteraracing.com>

Mad Dawg Antenucci
Team Pantera Racing

MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:    

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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Team Pantera Racing 
  The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing 
www.teampanteraracing.com