[DeTomaso] 265/50-15 tires

Tue Jul 24 03:42:28 EDT 2012

On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 12:22 AM, Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se> wrote:

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

That's what I figured, but not having any experience with them I wanted to
hear from the group.

Denny
----

Tomas
>
> <-----Ursprungligt Meddelande----->
> 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告onWidth=275&aspectRatio=50&rimDiameter=15告onWidth2=&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
> ----
>
>
> 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!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *central *
> > *wines-spirits est 1934
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> > *
> > *625 e street nw
> > *
> > *washington, dc 20004*
> > *
> > *
> > *centralwines.com
> > *
> > *
> > *
> > *facebook.com/CentralLiquors
> > *
> > *
> > *
> > *202-737-2800*
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > *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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