[DeTomaso] 265/50-15 tires

Tue Jul 24 12:15:06 EDT 2012

Before I spun my rod bearing, I put between 7000-8000 miles a year on my Pantera.  I did get caught in rain twice in 5 years - actually, the first time it happened I turned on my wipers and had a moment of disgust when they didn't work, then realized I'm an idiot and remembered they were in the front trunk; so I pulled over, put them on, then continued on my way home.  But rain isn't the primary concern; rather, it's water on the road from other sources such as sprinkler runoff, etc.

However, PCNC member Bob Benson drives with road race tires at all times and has had no problems that I'm aware of.

Cheers!
Garth

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 From: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
To: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>; Denny Morse <denman at gmail.com> 
Cc: "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; "detomaso at realbig.com" <detomaso at realbig.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 265/50-15 tires

Does anyone drive in the rain or put more than 5000 miles in a year on their Pantera?
If I had 15x8s and 15x10s, I'd be on Hoosier R6s in a heartbeat.

They feel *amazing* when warmed up, aren't too bad when intially cold and wear plenty long for a recreational car.

LS

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facebook.com/CentralLiquors 

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 From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
To: Denny Morse <denman at gmail.com> 
Cc: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>; "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; "detomaso at realbig.com" <detomaso at realbig.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 3:50 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 265/50-15 tires

I'm pretty sure those Nitto tires are drag radials - verify - if they are, do not use them. They are arguably dangerous if you try to go canyon carving or take a neighborhood corner at speed as they weren't designed for lateral sidewall loading.

One of the most common sizes people run on narrow body cars with 15" dia. wheels are:

Front: 225/50-15
Rear: 295/50-15

I believe Jack DeRyke has reported that he has run 245's on the front of Judy's narrow body car, but I don't recall for sure. There may be backspace and rub considerations depending on how tightly you turn the wheel. I'm sure he'll chime in.

Cheers!
Garth

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 From: Denny Morse <denman at gmail.com>
To: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com> 
Cc: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>; "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; "detomaso at realbig.com" <detomaso at realbig.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 12:15 AM
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=searchBySize§ionWidth=275&aspectRatio=50&rimDiameter=15§ionWidth2=&aspectRatio2=&rimDiameter2=&submit=Submit&manufacturerID%5B%5D=29&manufacturerID%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/searchBySize/sectionWidth/295/aspectRatio/50/rimDiameter/15/sectionWidth2//aspectRatio2//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/5738191768099191073----

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.
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>That must be a tight squeeze...anyone have a pic of a 295 or 305 on an 8 inch wheel? 
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>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. 
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>Check with your tire manufacturer for wheel width specs, then mount them with confidence!
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>In a message dated 7/23/12 15 06 14, lashdeep at yahoo.com writes:
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>Is everyone running 15x10 or 15x12s on the back of their cars?
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>Stock is 15x8.   Stock rear tire size originally was 225/70, and later 255/60.
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