[DeTomaso] Wheels again

Thu Mar 20 18:17:01 EDT 2014

FWIW I have Kodiak Motorsports wheels on two of my Pantera's, one set with the car and the other as part of group buy some years back. Fikse Wheels is now owned by Darryl of Kodiak and I must admit I do like the Fikse wheels that John Taphorn has on his GT5 for style and as they have no front face bolts. I must admit I am not sure if the Fikse are one, two or three piece but blind bolts from the rear make it significantly easier to keep the wheels clean. The bolt heads on the Kodiak wheels eat up any of the foam polishing balls rather rapidly.

Julian

Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:06:08 -0700
From: pcajthaml at gmail.com
To: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wheels again

That is correct - I have the Hall Ultra II, built around 1994.  Only
one has cracked, and I decided not to repair it, but to replace all 4
wheels.

As it is a large investment, I am hoping to get feedback from the
board on what wheel to get and which ones to avoid.

My tire sizes are: 335/35x17 (rear) and 275/40x17 (front).  I
considered the Bassett steel wheels discussed earlier, but could not
find a comparable tire size in the 15" wheel.

I understand that a properly built 3-piece wheel is strong enough for
street use; that the cracks in my wheels are possibly the result of a
design flaw in this type of wheel.

Thanks!

Peter
#2761

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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

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   FWIW I have Kodiak Motorsports wheels on two of my Pantera's, one set
   with the car and the other as part of group buy some years back. Fikse
   Wheels is now owned by Darryl of Kodiak and I must admit I do like the
   Fikse wheels that John Taphorn has on his GT5 for style and as they
   have no front face bolts. I must admit I am not sure if the
   Fikse are one, two or three piece but blind bolts from the rear make
   it significantly easier to keep the wheels clean. The bolt heads on the
   Kodiak wheels eat up any of the foam polishing balls rather rapidly.

   Julian

   Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:06:08 -0700
   From: pcajthaml at gmail.com
   To: detomaso at poca.com
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wheels again
That is correct - I have the Hall Ultra II, built around 1994.  Only
one has cracked, and I decided not to repair it, but to replace all 4
wheels.