[DeTomaso] more on rear tire width

Wed Aug 25 15:09:48 EDT 2010

My opinion...

If you want the original look, go with Wilkinson's - if they're still available.  They have smaller windows, similar to the stock wheels.  They look great powder coated.

The Pantera East wheels have larger windows, which makes them look more aggressive, and look better polished.

16's / 17's look the best with the Pantera East wheels.  I would expect the same with Wilkinson's.

The powder coated Wilkinson wheels look more like a hot street car - sort of like a Ferrari.

The Pantera East wheels look much more aggressive, more like a Lamborghini.

And, of course, you could put steel 14" wheels on your car, and still smoke either a Ferrari or a Lambo.

-----Original Message-----
>From: "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
>Sent: Aug 25, 2010 11:30 AM
>To: Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>
>Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] more on rear tire width
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>OK, getting it narrowed down
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>If I were to get Campy clones and have them powder coated, which brand from
>which vendor, obviously I don't care about how finely polished they are, I
>concerned with built quality, al alloy used, strength.
>
>Next is the size selection, all 17"'s as I have now ( Hall Ultra 2)
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>16" x 8 Front and 17 x 11" rear
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>17 x 8' front and 18 x 11" rear
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>or I have seen now
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>18 x 8 front and a 19 x ? rear ( not campys )
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>I am also going to fix up a set of show stock campys ( 8" all around ) tires
>sizes to be determined ( although I'm leaning towards 295/50/15 in the rear
>, front TBD )
>
>I have brand new Kumho E' in 245/40/17 and 315/35/17 if needed or I might
>use the rears and sell the fronts.
>
>Open to suggestions, I have also considered having my existing Hall Ultra 2
>wheels powdercoated, everything but the spinner ) but hesitate since Mike
>Drew says these may be
>one of two known full sets, might be beeter to just keep them for use later
>or sell them )
>
>Michael Shortt
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>Car is stock bodied 1971
>see pix at www.michaelspantera.com
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>On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Kirby Schrader
><kirby.schrader at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> Uhhh... yeah! Like that.
>>
>> I suppose that's one of the pictures from the last club get together,
>> right?
>> :-)
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:52, Orville <Orville at rubyglass.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Oh.... You mean like these?
>> >
>> > http://www.pbase.com/oburg/image/127279124
>> >
>> > Orville
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
>> > On
>> > Behalf Of Kirby Schrader
>> > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 9:58 AM
>> > To: wkooiman at earthlink.net
>> > Cc: DeTomaso Mail List
>> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] more on rear tire width
>> >
>> > Kinesis K58
>> >
>> > For example...
>> >
>> > http://superbuytires.com/Kinesis/K58%20RWD/
>> >
>> > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 09:46, <wkooiman at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Wow!  Those look just like original Campy's - 'cept in a larger size.
>> >  Are
>> > > they from Wilkinson?
>> > >
>> > > That's what I wanted when I bought mine, but I finally settled on the
>> > > Pantera East wheels.  To be honest, when I saw the wheels in the box, I
>> > > thought I made a mistake.  When I got them on the car, though, I was
>> > amazed
>> > > at how nice they looked.  No regrets.
>> > >
>> > > A very close 2nd is the Kinesis 5-spoke wheels.  I don't know the name
>> of
>> > > the wheels, but Kirby has them on his car.  They look very nice, plus
>> > they
>> > > look good in large sizes - i.e. 17" and probably also 18" on the front.
>> > >
>> > > I think Dan Jones has Pantera East wheels with the centers partially
>> > coated
>> > > or painted.  The background is satin.  They look very nice.
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > >From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
>> > > >Sent: Aug 25, 2010 9:20 AM
>> > > >To: DeTomaso Mail List <detomaso at realbig.com>, Michael Shortt <
>> > > michaelsavga at gmail.com>
>> > > >Subject: [DeTomaso] more on rear tire width
>> > > >
>> > > >Powder coated Campy clones:
>> > > >http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=19201
>> > > >http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=19204
>> > > >
>> > > >I think Johnny Woods' beautiful Pantera has poweder coated campy
>> clones
>> > > too.
>> > > >Picture in upper left-hand corner on website.
>> > > >http://www.woodsautomotive.co.uk/
>> > > >
>> > > >
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