[DeTomaso] FOR Sale Rant

Steve Hawkins shawkins777 at comcast.net
Sat Sep 19 13:07:40 EDT 2009


Take the difference in wheel width between the new and old wheels and devide
by 2, add this to your present backspacing to figure the backspacing for the
new wheels.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Ken Green
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 12:01 PM
To: detomaso at realbig.com; Will Demelo
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] FOR Sale Rant


Will,
 
    I think some simple drawings would really help, but you'd have to find
someone or someplace to post them.
 
    Regarding backset, if that is the measurement from the wheel mounting
surface that rests against the hub, to the inside tire mounting surface, why
would it change if you add flares?  Wouldn't that dimension remain the same
and the wheel is just made wider?
 
   I need drawings to understand this.
 
Ken




From: Will Demelo <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>
Subject: [DeTomaso] FOR Sale Rant
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 6:56 AM


I appologise for last weeks post with the expletives.
I am trying to convert my car to GR4. The fibreglass flares are going to be
riveted on, just as from the factory. I ordered wheels from a vendor last
fall and the agreed upon price was not charged to my card. Apparently there
was more machining involved. After waiting 3-4 months, I gave up and
cancelled the order. The wheels had not beed started yet (confirmed by
Kodiak). I had to threaten credit card fraud to get my money back. 
I recently placed another order to another vendor. I was told that they had
converted many cars. I mounted the flares on my car using clamps and took
measurements to the hub surface. After requesting the backspace measurements
3 times, I was finally told 4.5"F and 6.5"R. The reproduction Campys I have
on my car now, with stock narrow body, have a 6.25" backspacing. Now I'm no
math major, but how are new wheels, with almost the same backspacing be
correct after I extend the flares outward about 4"?? I was told by the
vendor that I was doing things backwards. I should get the wheels and then
modify the flares to accomodate. I don't agree with this. There is zero
movement with my flares. They have to meet front and rear body lines and
then the upper portion gets pushed to meet the body. I don't inderstand how
I can't mount my flares to the body, take measurements and order wheels with
custom offsets. Ron L has just spent $5500 on GR4  wheels from a vendor and
he requires 1" spacers in the rear. I know of another fellow with a factory
GT5 and the GR4 wheels he ordered with "factory" specs required 1 1/2"
spacers in the rear and 3/4 in the front. I'll be damned if I am going to
spend uwards of $5k to then have to replace studs and install spacers. I try
my best to send all info and communicate to only have vendors ship me parts,
at my expense. Will _______________________________________________

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