[DeTomaso] 15 Tires
Curt Hall
cuvee at sbcglobal.net
Wed Mar 5 15:53:19 EST 2014
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: "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: steve at snclocks.com; detomaso at poca.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 15 Tires
In a message dated 3/5/14 11 22 13, steve at snclocks.com writes:
After digesting all the great feedback on this forum on appropriate
tire
sizes I bit the bullet and ordered, online, some T/A's: 215/60 15's
for the
front and 255/60 15's for the rear. Then I get a call from Tire
Rack - to
tell me I am not ordering tires that match what was originally on
the car.
Their computer tells them that it had 50 series tires. So, do they
have
tires they can recommend? Long pause. Uh, no.
So I ask if they made 50 series tires back in '73 - all the
conversion
charts I can find indicate the lowest current profile that is
equivalent to
the tire sizes in the '73 is a 60 series. Again, long pause, and,
well, he
doesn't know.
I have a call into their Retail sales manager, be interesting to see
what
light he can shed on the call. Or if he will even call back.
>>>Tell the guy at the other end of the phone to pound sand.
The Pantera originally came with *70* series tires, then later (1972)
switches to C-60-15 and H-60-15 (exactly the sizes you ordered).
50-series tires weren't available on the Pantera until much later (late
1970s).
The drone on the end of the phone was trying to be helful, but you know
better. :>)
Mike
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: "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: steve at snclocks.com; detomaso at poca.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 15 Tires
In a message dated 3/5/14 11 22 13, [1]steve at snclocks.com writes:
After digesting all the great feedback on this forum on appropriate
tire
sizes I bit the bullet and ordered, online, some T/A's: 215/60
15's
for the
front and 255/60 15's for the rear. Then I get a call from Tire
Rack - to
tell me I am not ordering tires that match what was originally on
the car.
Their computer tells them that it had 50 series tires. So, do they
have
tires they can recommend? Long pause. Uh, no.
So I ask if they made 50 series tires back in '73 - all the
conversion
charts I can find indicate the lowest current profile that is
equivalent to
the tire sizes in the '73 is a 60 series. Again, long pause, and,
well, he
doesn't know.
I have a call into their Retail sales manager, be interesting to
see
what
light he can shed on the call. Or if he will even call back.
>>>Tell the guy at the other end of the phone to pound sand.
The Pantera originally came with *70* series tires, then later (1972)
switches to C-60-15 and H-60-15 (exactly the sizes you ordered).
50-series tires weren't available on the Pantera until much later
(late
1970s).
The drone on the end of the phone was trying to be helful, but you
know
better. :>)
Mike
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