[DeTomaso] Wheels again

[Julian Kift]

Doesn't Peter have the old Hall wheels, which are renowned for quality and cracking?
 
I have not heard of any modern alloy 3 piece or two piece bolt together wheels with safety problems. As a precaution one should of course check the bolts on an annual frequency
 
Julian
 
To: detomaso at poca.com
From: fresnofinches at aol.com
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:35:31 -0400
Subject: [DeTomaso]  Wheels again

Peter,
 
I know a lot of Panteras are equipped with bolt-together three-piece wheels. I do hear of safety problems.
 
I know a lot of Panteras have two-piece welded wheels. I do not hear of safety problems.
 
 
Questions bouncing around in my head:
 
    Are those Forgeline bolt-together three-piece wheels DOT approved wheels?
    Same question for the "centerlock conversion" option.
 
    In any case, are they designed for the high cornering forces Pantera wheels face in a spirited drive?
 
    (Is DOT approval really an issue? I believe most owners seem to believe it isn't.)
 
And finally, IMHO,
 
    As you have first hand evidence of a serious safety shortcoming of bolt-together three-piece wheels, 
    why are you contemplating venturing down that road again?
 
Larry 
 
 
    

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   Doesn't Peter have the old Hall wheels, which are renowned for quality
   and cracking?

   I have not heard of any modern alloy 3 piece or two piece bolt together
   wheels with safety problems. As a precaution one should of course check
   the bolts on an annual frequency

   Julian

   To: detomaso at poca.com
   From: fresnofinches at aol.com
   Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:35:31 -0400
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Wheels again
Peter,

I know a lot of Panteras are equipped with bolt-together three-piece wheels. I d
o hear of safety problems.

I know a lot of Panteras have two-piece welded wheels. I do not hear of safety p
roblems.


Questions bouncing around in my head:

    Are those Forgeline bolt-together three-piece wheels DOT approved wheels?
    Same question for the "centerlock conversion" option.

    In any case, are they designed for the high cornering forces Pantera wheels
face in a spirited drive?

    (Is DOT approval really an issue? I believe most owners seem to believe it i
sn't.)

And finally, IMHO,

    As you have first hand evidence of a serious safety shortcoming of bolt-toge
ther three-piece wheels,
    why are you contemplating venturing down that road again?

Larry




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