[DeTomaso] Bassett wheels

Jerry Knotts knottsj at galstar.com
Fri Jan 30 08:33:13 EST 2015


Tomas,

Thank you very much.  That is the info that I was looking for.  I didn't 
think I could share wheels but as sure as I didn't check. I would have 
an extra 2 wheels.

Thanks again,
jerry knotts


On 1/29/2015 1:52 PM, Tomas Gunnarsson wrote:
> Correction:
> GT5 wheels have ET-22.5 mm for the fronts and ET-37.5 mm for the rears. That gives 17.5 mm less BS for a GT5 10" front wheel (117.5 mm) than a narrow body 10" rear wheel.
>
> Tomas
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tomas Gunnarsson" <guson at home.se>
> To: "Jerry Knotts" <knottsj at galstar.com>; "De Tomaso List" <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 8:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Bassett wheels
>
>
> Jerry,
>
> Both stock 8" and stock 10" wheels for narrow cars have the same BS, 135 mm. This comes out to ET20 mm for the fronts and ET-5 mm for the rears.
> GT5 wheels have ET-22.5 mm for the fronts and ET-37.5 mm for the rears. That gives 42.5 mm less BS for a GT5 10" front wheel (92.5 mm) than a narrow body 10" rear wheel.
> A 10" rear wheel should fit up front on a GT5 but it will not fill out the fender the same way. That amount of difference in ET should affect handling too.
>
> Tomas
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Knotts" <knottsj at galstar.com>
> To: "De Tomaso List" <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 4:38 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Bassett wheels
>
>
>> To get ready for the TWS meet I am going to purchase a set of Bassett
>> wheel.  I have a narrow body 73 that I am going to take.  I need the
>> specs for a set of 15 inch wheels, 2, 8 inches wide for the front and 2,
>> 10 inches wide for the back.  I know the bolt pattern but not the back
>> space.  How should I spec the wheels to Bassett?
>>
>> The next question about back space would be - Is the back space for the
>> back of a narrow body car with 10 inch wheels the same as the back space
>> for the front of a wide body GT5 for 10 inch wheels?  Was trying to get
>> a set of 15 x 10 that would also double as front wheels for my GT5 so I
>> would only have to buy a set of 2, 15 x 13s to make up a set for the GT5.
>>
>> Also, I thought that the wheels were available in gold.  I don't
>> remember if gold is just a special request or not.  Plus they seem to
>> have gone up in price substantially since the last time I looked.
>>
>> Any help is always appreciated.
>> jerry knotts
>>
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