[DeTomaso] Tire clearance Problem

[Don Franck]

The wheels are direct from Hall Pantera!!!




On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 5:40 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

>
> 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




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Don