[DeTomaso] 15 inch tires

[Christopher Kimball]

I found front tires are fairly easy to find in a decent speed rating, but 15" rears are almost impossible to find with anything over 140 MPH, unless you want to spend about $700 per tire.  I finally found the last set in our town of 295 50 15 tires with a 140 mph speed rating (they've been discontinued) at Les Schwab.  Good ol' Les managed to cross thread one of the rear lugs, ruing the stud and stripping the splines as well as they tried to force it on with an air wrench.

They are going to pay the entire cost of repair, including taking the axle out...

Chris


> From: JDeRyke at aol.com
> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:59:35 -0400
> To: Panteratime at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 15 inch tires
> 
> In a message dated 3/21/09 10:54:38 AM, panteratime at aol.com writes:
> 
> 
> > t's time for tiesr? Really bad uneven wear.?Inside tread is very low, 
> > outside is fine.? Cause??
> > Can anyone recommend 15 inch front tires for stock original rims???
> > 
> Hey, guy- good to hear from you! Its been awhile.... Likely your camber has 
> slipped if you're speaking of the fronts. There are a couple of camber locking 
> devices available. In the rear, such wear is from   'normal subframe collapse' 
> not helped a bit by a stock camber bar (also called a bay brace). This is the 
> bar across the rear above the bellhousing. Unfortunately for those who are 
> trying to keep their Pantera stone-stock, a stock rear bay brace is almost 
> useless and the commercial camber locks require drilling and tapping the upper 
> front a-arms.
> Entirely adequate front tires that fit the 15x 7" fronts are in 225-50 x 15 
> sizes, by a host of mfgrs, at reasonable prices. The rears are a problem if 
> you're speaking of 'reasonable cost'. 
> Which end is your problem on, Cliff? Cheers- J Deryke
> 
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