[DeTomaso] Pantera GT5S *seventeen* inch wheels

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Well then, with a clearer explanation, I can see the point.  Yes, the
GT5 cars are a different body style and benefit (in looks) with the
smaller diameter tires.  I'm sorry I missed that element of the earlier
post.

I didn't realize the roofline was different though, that's a new one for me.

Asa  Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
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On 9/30/2014 9:02 PM, Mike Drew wrote:
> AJ,
>
> You are completely missing the point. 
>
> Your statements are completely true for narrow body Panteras. We are not talking about narrow body Panteras. We are talking about GT5 etc which came from the factory with 23 inch front and 24 inch rear tires. Their fender openings are much lower on the side of the body to accommodate them. Their roofline is lower than the early cars which only accentuates their width and makes them even more menacing.  When you jack them up with tall tires, they look ridiculous IMHO. 
>
> I also agree with you that an early Pantera with too-short tires looks really odd...
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 30, 2014, at 20:37, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
>> On 9/30/2014 8:17 AM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso wrote:
>>>   (and the cars look infinitely better with the
>>>   short 24-inch tires they were intended for, rather than the 27-inch
>>>   tires that the larger-diameter wheels restrict you to)
>> I'm throwing down the bullshit card with regard to the rear wheels.
>> The Pantera -came- with a 27" wheel/tire combo and the larger diameter
>> combo looks infinitely better filling the rear wheel wells than a 24"
>> tire.  Yes, it may be true that an 18" or 19" wheel looks blingy and
>> goofy in the rear but it comes down to tires.
>>
>> Most rubber available for larger diameter rims still falls -under- 27"
>> diameter.  The larger diameter wheels are in no way "restricting" you to
>> 27" rubber.  Oh how I wish that were the case, because then I could find
>> properly sized rubber for the rear of the car and keep the speedometer
>> close to being accurate.
>>
>> 24" rubber is nearly the max you can find for a 15" wheel these days,
>> and it looks stupidly small on the rear of a Pantera.  The Pantera looks
>> proper to me with smaller diameter wheel/tire combo in front and larger
>> diameter in the rear, in the diameters that are the same as the factory
>> intended (about 24" front and 27" rear).
>>
>> Asa  Jay
>>
>>
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