[DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 96, Issue 24-Tires

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Bob,


             I agree that the seventeen inch tire selection has declined 
in the last five years as the popularity of seventeens has waned while 
the larger wheel and tire sizes for even mundane civilian vehicles has 
increased.  Sigh.


                            Warmest regards, Chuck Engles


On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 10:55 AM, RCBSONS1 at aol.com wrote:

> I have been wanting to run the Optima Challenge for years
> Need a sponser to get in.. or there is now
> a way thru the American Street Car Challenge to qualify if you do 
> well... they have any event coming up in October
> in Socal area.. Old Irvine raceway??
>  Problem is they want 200 wear rating on the tires to keep
> it a street car event.. so I have checked several times
> and my 17" wheels for my firebird have a max size available of 255's
> when I run 275 and 315
>  So I figure go to the Pantera I can get the 245's up front but would
> have to go to 275's out back compared to the 315's I run
> Most of these tires are offered in 19's and 20"s I think the hell with 
> it and keep my Kumos and Hoosiers
> and run my other events...
>  So not only are some of the 15" tires not available but the same
> is coming true for 17's and 18's???    Bob Benson
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