[DeTomaso] Wheels again

Charles Engles cengles at cox.net
Thu Mar 20 21:17:07 EDT 2014


Dear Kirby and Larry,


         One of my Panteras has three piece Etoiles and no problems.   The other Pantera has had Kinesis for about twenty years and over...30k miles, track time and recent mega runs to Phoenix without problems.  Quality three pieces wheels are a very reasonable wheel option.

                         FWIW,  Chuck Engles




-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Kirby Schrader
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 3:48 PM
To: Larry Finch
Cc: Panteras
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wheels again

Well.....

As I mentioned before, my Etoile/Gotti three piece 15" wheels have been on my car since 1985.
No problems.
In fact, I'm using them for the race car now....

As with all things, if it's a quality well engineered and built product, there should be no problem.

I am now using Kinesis wheels and they are bolt together 3 piece wheels.
Bob Benson uses the same ones. No problems that I know of...

FWIW,
Kirby



On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 3:35 PM, Larry Finch <fresnofinches at aol.com> wrote:

>    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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