[DeTomaso] Tires for track days

[Asa Jay Laughton]

okay... but then -I- have to jump in (as I'm always easily confused) and 
ask...
What size rims with what offset/backspace so you clear everything?

Asa Jay
(I know.... pop open the can of worms again)

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 5/17/2010 20:57, John Taphorn wrote:
> Let me clear the record.  I am in the wider the better on a Pantera as long
> as they stay inside the fender line.  I am running 335/30/18s on a narrow
> body and 345s on the GT5.
>
> JT
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>> I agree with J.T.  On a narrow body, you don't need as much meat to
>> impress.
>>
>> The next set of tires I buy will most likely be 315-35-17's.  I like the
>> 335-35-17's, but they are just a little bit too wide.  They don't rub or
>> anything, but methinks 315's would look better.
>>
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>>> Thanks Jon,
>>>
>>> That's why I asked, LOVE mine 335/17/35 on 17 x 11
>>>
>>> Looks amazing and always a comment from others about all the "meat" on the
>>> ground
>>> it helps to have the beef to back them up.
>>>
>>> Michael Shortt
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 11:20 PM, John Taphorn
>>> <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> Mark says, "Unfortunately 335's are a bit too wide..."
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps aesthetically in your opinion, but not physically on a narrow
>>>> bodied
>>>> car.  Mine and many others have them.
>>>>
>>>> JT
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