[DeTomaso] Yoko AVS? Re: Tire Sizes

[LS]

Two questions:

1) Where and when can you find the Yokohama AVS that was/is made in the proper GT5/GT5-S sizes? 


2) Is the Michelin TB15 335mm rear still available in the 15" size?

I agree with all of the advantages of going to a 17" wheel, but the stock 15" GT5 wheel is one of the most beautiful things ever created IMO.


LS

 



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 From: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
To: mikeldrew at aol.com; forestg at att.net; mycars at comcast.net; De Tomaso List <detomaso at realbig.com> 
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tire Sizes
 



> Buying expensive tires for your existing wheels (which make the car look 
> proper) is a heck of a lot cheaper than buying new wheels and expensive tires 
> for those wheels (which make the car look weird).

I'm not so sure that is necessarily true, depending how you do the math.

If you can find the Pirelli 345/45/15's (Tire Rack has them occasionally) they now retail for ~$750 ea. then the challenge is till finding suitable fronts to halfway match. The Michelin TB's or Avons are well over $500 a corner and you might get 5,000 miles out of them, significantly less if you track your car at all.

Compare that to a Michelin 335/35/17 at $226 and 275/40/17 at $321, that equates to $1094 a set. Incidentally I have no idea why the rears have come down so much in price to the point they are cheaper than the narrower fronts, demand I guess. That leaves the difference of $1000 towards your new set of wheels, when you figure in you'll get at least double the mileage out of the Modern Michelins, then a new set of wheels is not that unattractive financially, I know you disagree aesthetically Mike :>) Go one step further and add in the fact you can sell a set of original wide body Campi's for north of $6K and you've got wheels and tires for a a few years to come.

On the GT5 I have the above quoted Michelins, the GP4 conversion I went for 18" rears and 17" front using a 335/30/18 and 275/40/17 with the Toyo, DOT competition R888's all round.

Cheers,
Julian
                          
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