[DeTomaso] Wheel Question

[Douglas Kelm]

There's what's allowable and then there's what makes sense! I still
adamantly maintain that an 8" wheel is too narrow for a 295 OR a 305 section
width tire. It's a marketing thing: By specifying a wide range of wheel
sizes for a given tire size, the companies stand to sell more tires. Yeah,
call me a cynic!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <wkooiman at earthlink.net>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wheel Question


> Tire Rack specifies a rim width of 8" to 11" for a 295-50-15.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Douglas Kelm <dakelm at qwest.net>
> >Sent: Aug 24, 2010 12:28 PM
> >To: wkooiman at earthlink.net, MikeLDrew at aol.com, michaelsavga at gmail.com,
detomaso at realbig.com
> >Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wheel Question
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: <wkooiman at earthlink.net>
> >To: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; <michaelsavga at gmail.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:59 AM
> >Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wheel Question
> >
> >
> >>   295's look fat on the rim, and 275's probably "feel" about the same
as
> >295's.
> >>
> >
> >Duh! A 295 has a section width (not to be confused with tread width) of
> >nearly 12"! Put that on an 8" wheel which has an outside width of 9" and
you
> >end up with a tire "bulge", or overhang, of 1.5" on both sides of the
wheel,
> >roughly the thickness of a 2 X 4! That is completely outside the
parameters
> >of most tire manufacturers recommendations. If you can't find a 60 series
> >profile tire that meets your approval, just bite the bullet and step up
to
> >Campy clones which will accommodate modern tire sizes.
> >
> >Doug
> >
> >
>
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