[DeTomaso] Rim Tire width

Sun Nov 22 16:28:19 EST 2009

Sorry, The company I dealt with is called "True Forged"
http://www.trueforgedwheels.com/. They are not the manufacturer. The
manufacturer is located in southern California and sells wheels through
several subsidiary names. The "True forged label is not a subsidiary they
are just a retailer, but they are the people that sent me the wheels to
"test fit" before I finalized my order. Allot of the other vendors I spoke
too were reluctant to discuss offset or backspace for Pantera's before I
committed to a purchase. They also wanted 100% payment up front. True Forged
was willing to start my order with a nominal deposit. I gave them 1/3 rd
down ( not at their insistence and they sent me the two fitment wheels with
only the 1 /3 rd deposit. They only asked for payment in full once my wheels
were finished. I paid them the balance last Sunday 11/15/09 and my wheels
arrived via Fed Ex yesterday 11/21/09. They look great. I still have to buy
tires and see how they look on the car. The actual manufacturer Intro
Designs  sells wheels through several different names. They are the actual
manufacturer for many vendors and although I couldn't nail them down I was
lead to believe they may be  the actual manufacturer for many of the Pantera
vendors. They have manufactured wheels for many recognizable names  a
partial list follows:American racing, Foose designs,Centerline,
Lexus for Neiman Marcus, Chrysler , Ford, Detroit GM design Studio, Saleen
S7, GM caddillac and truck, MHT, Niche,Elite, Intro brands: (including
Intro, I-Forged, I-D and I Dreams)
They have also produced wheels for some TV productions including "Americas
most Beautiful Hot Rod, "Good Guys" , Pimp My Ride, Over Hauling and
Payback.
As I said my dealings were with an independent vendor "True Forged " and
they are the people that supplied me with test fit wheels  and were
extremely helpful as far as providing information concerning Pantera offset
and backspace (information that none of the Pantera vendors I spoke to would
even discuss) The manufacturing facility is in Anaheim California so there
is no question about the origin of these wheels and there is no question
that they don't come from China.

So the Vendor I dealt with Is "True Forged" and the principals name is
Steve. He was very easy to work with and as I said some of the other vendors
changed specifications in the middle of the process and changed terms (
original terms were  33% down , 33% after one month and 33% at completion
then they went to 100% down up front and cash. They wanted a premium for
using a credit card. At first they had wheels listed as available in a 2
piece 19 x 12 and then they were only available in 19 x 10 and a 19 x 12
would require a three piece wheel and was $800.00 more per wheel.. (this was
not dealing with True Forged this was another vendor that I chose not to do
business with) I got mine in 18 x9 and 19 x 12 three piece polished for
$3200 including shipping and no sales tax. let me know if you want to see a
picture.

Boyd
On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Boyd,
>
> You give a good recommendation but don't tell us who the wheel company is?
>
> Julian
>
> > Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:00:07 -0500
> > From: boyd411 at gmail.com
> > To: wdemelo at cogeco.ca
> > CC: detomaso at realbig.com; hoppe1 at cox.net
>
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rim Tire width
> >
> > To anyone considering ordering wheels:
> > I have this device: http://tunertools.com/proddetail.asp?prod=PCY-01201
> > I had the idea that I would be willing to let everyone interested in
> using
> > it the opportunity to "borrow it" in return for paying shipping and
> placing
> > a deposit to insure it would be returned. The first request to borrow it
> > came from Canada. I shipped it to the person with out asking for any
> > payment. Not even payment to cover shipping. Well to make a long story
> short
> > because I shipped it UPS there was a customs charge and the person who
> had
> > requested to tool decided he didn't want to pay the customs fee so I got
> > stuck for the entire charge. I ultimately got the device back but none of
> my
> > expenses were reimbursed. If any one wants to use it I will be happy to
> > loan it to them. They will have to pre pay for the shipping and
> contribute
> > 5% of the cost of the unit. Once the device is paid for in full I will
> > donate it to POCA and they can continue the process but the 5% fee will
> go
> > into the POCA coffers.. I just received my new wheels that I ordered
> using
> > this device. They are 18 x and 19 x 12 three piece forged wheels. I will
> be
> > happy to send pictures of the wheels to anybody interested in seeing
> them. I
> > also highly recommend the company I used to manufacture my wheels. They
> are
> > made in the USA. They sent me a front wheel and a rear wheel for test
> > fitment before they finalized my order. I thought their process were
> > reasonable and they have a nice selection of styles to choose from.many
> of
> > the wheel manufacturers have problems produce wheels more then 10 " wide
> or
> > charge a steep premium for wheels wider then 10 " . That is not the case
> > with this manufacturer. They use a spun forged manufacturing technique
> and
> > are the actual manufacturer for many of the wheels you see being sold
> under
> > different brand names. Contact me if you would like to see my wheels or
> if
> > you want to use the measurement device or want more info.
> >
> > Boyd
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Will Demelo <wdemelo at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> >
> > > Here is a nice tool. I would have bought it before ordering wheels if I
> had
> > > known.....
> > >
> > > http://tunertools.com/proddetail.asp?prod=PCY-01201
> > > Will
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Rich" <hoppe1 at cox.net>
> > > To: "Will Demelo" <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 10:15 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rim Tire width
> > >
> > >
> > > >I saw something on Hot Rod Tv that I thought would be helpful to
> anyone
> > > >trying to do their own wheel tire measurements.
> > > > What they did is take a piece of plywood and make the tire and wheel
> in
> > > > cross section. Then you place it on the axle hub.
> > > > You can spin the cross section and turn the front wheel to look for
> > > > clearance problems and travel.
> > > > You can also modify the wood for diferent offsets or tire size.
> > > >
> > > > Any woody's out there that want to build the list a template of the
> > > > diferent combos so we can pass them around for use?
> > > > Rich
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Will Demelo" <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>
> > > > To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:23 PM
> > > > Subject: [DeTomaso] Rim Tire width
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Does anyone have 12" rims with 335's on them that could tell me what
> the
> > > >> actual widest point is?
> > > >> 13"? 13.5"?
> > > >> Will
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