[DeTomaso] 265/50-15 tires

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Denny,
 
The drag radials are probably not what you want for a car that's
supposed to corner well.
 
Tomas

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From: Denny Morse [denman at gmail.com]
Sent: 24/7/2012 9:17:07 AM
To: Garth Rodericks
Cc: MikeLDrew at aol.com,detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 265/50-15 tires

Thanks for all of the great suggestions and links. I have 15" x 8" rims
on
the front and 15" x 10" on rear, so I'm definitely going to go with
wider
tires on the rear. I currently have P205/55 R15 on the front rated 87S
and
I found Yokohama S.drive P205/55R-15 88W to replace them.

I found two 275/50 R15 V rated tires by Nitto (never heard of them) and
BF
Goodrich.


http://www.performanceplustire.com/products/tires/?searchType=searchBySi
ze§ionWidth=275&aspectRatio=50&rimDiameter=15§ionWidth2=&aspectRatio2=&r
imDiameter2=&submit=Submit&manufacturerID%5B%5D=29&manufacturerID%5B%5D=
19
<http://www.performanceplustire.com/products/tires/?searchType=searchByS
ize&sectionWidth=275&aspectRatio=50&rimDiameter=15&sectionWidth2=&aspect
Ratio2=&rimDiameter2=&submit=Submit&manufacturerID%5B%5D=29&manufacturer
ID%5B%5D=19> 

and one 295/50 R15 H rated tire made by Maxxis (never heard of them)


http://www.performanceplustire.com/products/tires/searchType/searchBySiz
e/sectionWidth/295/aspectRatio/50/rimDiameter/15/sectionWidth2//aspectRa
tio2//rimDiameter2//productID/8681/tireDataID/13801

Any other thoughts?

Thanks,

Denny

P.S. Here are some photos of the car of you want to see the wheels.


https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/111147750557113821995/albums/57381917
68099191073
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On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Garth Rodericks
<garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Here's a thread on the PI board with different owners impressions of
the
> Toyo's.
>
> http://pantera.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1510042044/m/1270079985/
>
> I'll take a close up of the 295/50-15 Toyo on my 8" Campy and post it
> tonight.
>
> Cheers!
> Garth
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
> *To:* Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>; "MikeLDrew at aol.com"
<
> MikeLDrew at aol.com>; "detomaso at realbig.com" <detomaso at realbig.com>; "
> denman at gmail.com" <denman at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 23, 2012 4:23 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] 265/50-15 tires
>
> That must be a tight squeeze...anyone have a pic of a 295 or 305 on an
8
> inch wheel?
>
>
>
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> *From:* Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
> *To:* LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>; "MikeLDrew at aol.com"
<MikeLDrew at aol.com>; "
> detomaso at realbig.com" <detomaso at realbig.com>; "denman at gmail.com" <
> denman at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 23, 2012 7:01 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] 265/50-15 tires
>
> Hahaha! That was funny!
>
> They may not be fashionable, but they're not extreme. My 295/50-15
Toyo
> Proxes S/T's have sidewall bulge typical of just about any car in the
70's,
> exotic or muscle. Granted, tire "fashion" these days calls for short
> flat sidewalls that expose the rim to curb rash.
>
> FWIW, Toyo's specs for the Proxes S/T call for a rim width from 8.00"
to
> 10.00", so either wheel is on either end of the spectrum (or equally
> "extreme").
>
> Check with your tire manufacturer for wheel width specs, then mount
them
> with confidence!
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
> *To:* "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>;
"garth_rodericks at yahoo.com"
> <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>; "detomaso at realbig.com"
<detomaso at realbig.com>;
> "denman at gmail.com" <denman at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 23, 2012 3:33 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] 265/50-15 tires
>
> 295 on an 8inch wheel does seem a little extreme.
>
> At least the outside of the tires will never wear out!
>
>
>
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> *facebook.com/CentralLiquors
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> *
> *202-737-2800*
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> *From:* "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
> *To:* lashdeep at yahoo.com; garth_rodericks at yahoo.com;
detomaso at realbig.com;
> denman at gmail.com
> *Sent:* Monday, July 23, 2012 6:27 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] 265/50-15 tires
>
>
> In a message dated 7/23/12 15 06 14, lashdeep at yahoo.com writes:
>
>
> Is everyone running 15x10 or 15x12s on the back of their cars?
>
> These tires are huge.
>
>
>
> Stock is 15x8. Stock rear tire size originally was 225/70, and later
> 255/60.
>
> 265/50 fits on an 8-inch wheel. Many people are running 295/50, which
is
> a bit of a stretch on an 8-inch wheel. Tires that big are much happier
on
> 10-inch wheels.
>
> Mike
>
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