[DeTomaso] Tire clearance Problem

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/8/10 3:34:36 PM, panteradon at gmail.com writes:


> I will have to measure the offset.  There is a spacer bolted onto the 
> back.
> the spacer is about 3/8 of an ich thick.  The rim will hit the brake 
> caliper
> if I remove the spacer.  I may be able to cut the spacer down a bit or buy
> on that is slightly thinner, but I do not think it will be enough.  So, 
> what
> do you do when you hit the caliper????
> 

Ack.   Sounds like a problem with BS wheels, which were the right size but 
the wrong shape, so they hit the brakes, and then somebody kluged a spacer 
to try to fix the problem, only to create another problem.

Ack!

You should get together with Orville and install one of his factory wheels 
on your car, and see how they fit.   That will tell you if you really have a 
wheel problem (well, we know that you do, but is it an insurmountable 
problem?) or a flare problem--or both?

Mike