[DeTomaso] Back space

Boyd Casey boyd411 at gmail.com
Wed Aug 20 01:39:31 EDT 2014


I have 18" front  wheels wheels with Nitto NT-05's that are 9.57" wide.
They do rub on full lock but I have never had my wheels turned to full lock
except when making a u turn or three point turn. I have 19" Nitto NT-05
335/30 that are 13.31"'s wide and there are no interference problems. ((my
car is a 73 narrow body) When I buy new front tires I will get 18" 225/40's
that are 9.06" wide.I have my back space and offset written down somewhere,
but as I have mentioned before I had my wheels made by "True forged wheels"
made in USA and they sent me test fit wheels made to my specs to be sure
they fit properly. They have done several Panteras which they have featured
on their web page ( along with my car) My car is the white one with the red
brembo calipers on Pg 2 of the Pantera gallery   .
http://trueforgedwheels.com/#/content/start/

Boyd


On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 12:24 AM, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
wrote:

> Gee Mike, why all the scrutiny here?  When -you- wanted to know the
> right sizes you simply demanded somebody give you the right sizes and I
> might point out pushed back when others tried to understand exactly what
> you were doing and tried to give you some sizing pointers.  so why can't
> you just tell him what the right backspace is supposed to be for an 18x9
> wheel?  What gives here?
>
> Asa  Jay
> I'm running 18x9.5 with a 6" backspace and plenty of clearance.  I think
> we could safely say an 18x9 could have anything from a 5.5" to a 6"
> backspace and clear, but the larger backspace will put the tire further
> into the fender which might look funny.
>
> Asa  Jay
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> & Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
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> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
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>
>
> On 8/19/2014 8:44 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso wrote:
> > Mark,
> >
> > What kind of car are you talking about?
> >
> > 17x9 is too wide to fit on the front of a stock Pantera and arguably too
> narrow for the rear.
> >
> > You want 17x8 front and either 17x10 or 17x11 in the rear.
> >
> > I have a set of 17x9 Mustang wheels that a poor guy in Europe bought for
> his Pantera. I mounted them on my car and sent him photos to demonstrate
> the error of his ways and he bailed out. The wheels have been quietly for
> sale--to the Mustang crowd--ever since.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Aug 19, 2014, at 20:18, mark skwarek via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >>   Considering 18x9 wheels. What back space is recommended?
> >>   Thanks,
> >>   Mark
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   I have 18" front A wheels wheels with Nitto NT-05's that are 9.57"
   wide. They do rub on full lock but I have never had my wheels turned to
   full lock except when making a u turn or three point turn. I have 19"
   Nitto NT-05 335/30 that are 13.31"'s wide and there are no interference
   problems. ((my car is a 73 narrow body) When I buy new front tires I
   will get 18" 225/40's that are 9.06" wide.I have my back space and
   offset written down somewhere, but as I have mentioned before I had my
   wheels made by "True forged wheels" made in USA and they sent me test
   fit wheels made to my specs to be sure they fit properly. They have
   done several Panteras which they have featured on their web page (
   along with my car) My car is the white one with the red brembo calipers
   on Pg 2 of the Pantera gallery A
   .[1]http://trueforgedwheels.com/#/content/start/
   Boyd

   On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 12:24 AM, Asa Jay Laughton
   <[2]asajay at asajay.com> wrote:

     Gee Mike, why all the scrutiny here?A  When -you- wanted to know the
     right sizes you simply demanded somebody give you the right sizes
     and I
     might point out pushed back when others tried to understand exactly
     what
     you were doing and tried to give you some sizing pointers.A  so why
     can't
     you just tell him what the right backspace is supposed to be for an
     18x9
     wheel?A  What gives here?
     AsaA  Jay
     I'm running 18x9.5 with a 6" backspace and plenty of clearance.A  I
     think
     we could safely say an 18x9 could have anything from a 5.5" to a 6"
     backspace and clear, but the larger backspace will put the tire
     further
     into the fender which might look funny.
     AsaA  Jay
     Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
     & Shelley Marie
     Spokane, WA
     ******************************
     [3]http://www.racingagainstautism.com
     [4]http://www.teampanteraracing.com
     [5]http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism

   On 8/19/2014 8:44 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso wrote:
   > Mark,
   >
   > What kind of car are you talking about?
   >
   > 17x9 is too wide to fit on the front of a stock Pantera and arguably
   too narrow for the rear.
   >
   > You want 17x8 front and either 17x10 or 17x11 in the rear.
   >
   > I have a set of 17x9 Mustang wheels that a poor guy in Europe bought
   for his Pantera. I mounted them on my car and sent him photos to
   demonstrate the error of his ways and he bailed out. The wheels have
   been quietly for sale--to the Mustang crowd--ever since.
   >
   > Mike
   >
   > Sent from my iPhone
   >
   > On Aug 19, 2014, at 20:18, mark skwarek via DeTomaso
   <[6]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
   >
   >>A  A Considering 18x9 wheels. What back space is recommended?
   >>A  A Thanks,
   >>A  A Mark
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References

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