[DeTomaso] Nitto tires and Pantera

Tue Apr 9 11:54:48 EDT 2019

 I have 335/35-17's on the rear and 235/40-17's on the front. Sadly, they are Michelin Pilot Sports which are not available. I will look to change them this year. Is Nito the way to go? 
Scott Black 
    On Monday, April 8, 2019, 5:12:39 PM CDT, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:  

 All,

FWIW don't forget that foreign markets can fill gaps as well. I needed speed rated 225/60-15 tires for my GT350 and they are impossible to find here. I found something like 16 different options in Holland. I bought a set of five W-rated Kumhos for about 80 Euros apiece. 

Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

Mike

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> On Apr 8, 2019, at 15:00, Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Dear David,
> 
>              Thanks for the tip.  I am very impressed with Nittos
> seventeen inch tire size options.  They cover the niche that Kumho used to
> occupy.  Good choice in sizes and tread and rubber compound.  
> 
>                            Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Nunn [mailto:dnunn at telus.net] 
> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2019 3:06 PM
> To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> Cc: cengles at cox.net
> Subject: Re: Re: [DeTomaso] Nitto tires and Pantera
> 
> Chuck,
> 
> You might want to consider the Nitto NT01 as well. It's really just a Toyo
> R888 with a more "streetable" tread pattern. This isn't surprising since
> Toyo owns Nitto. They do not make a 245/40-17 in the NT01 but they do make a
> 235/40-17 which is .3" shorter and .39" narrower. They also make a 315/35-17
> in the NT01.  
> 
> Singer, the Porsche tuner, offers the NT01 as an option, for people who
> rarely drive their cars in the rain. 
> 
> Dave 
> 
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   I have 335/35-17's on the rear and 235/40-17's on the front. Sadly,
   they are Michelin Pilot Sports which are not available. I will look to
   change them this year. Is Nito the way to go?
   Scott Black

   On Monday, April 8, 2019, 5:12:39 PM CDT, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
   All,
   FWIW don't forget that foreign markets can fill gaps as well. I needed
   speed rated 225/60-15 tires for my GT350 and they are impossible to
   find here. I found something like 16 different options in Holland. I
   bought a set of five W-rated Kumhos for about 80 Euros apiece.
   Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
   Mike
   Sent from my iPhone
   > On Apr 8, 2019, at 15:00, Charles Engles <[1]cengles at cox.net> wrote:
   >
   > Dear David,
   >
   >              Thanks for the tip.  I am very impressed with Nittos
   > seventeen inch tire size options.  They cover the niche that Kumho
   used to
   > occupy.  Good choice in sizes and tread and rubber compound.
   >
   >                            Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
   >
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: David Nunn [mailto:[2]dnunn at telus.net]
   > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2019 3:06 PM
   > To: [3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   > Cc: [4]cengles at cox.net
   > Subject: Re: Re: [DeTomaso] Nitto tires and Pantera
   >
   > Chuck,
   >
   > You might want to consider the Nitto NT01 as well. It's really just a
   Toyo
   > R888 with a more "streetable" tread pattern. This isn't surprising
   since
   > Toyo owns Nitto. They do not make a 245/40-17 in the NT01 but they do
   make a
   > 235/40-17 which is .3" shorter and .39" narrower. They also make a
   315/35-17
   > in the NT01.
   >
   > Singer, the Porsche tuner, offers the NT01 as an option, for people
   who
   > rarely drive their cars in the rain.
   >
   > Dave
   >
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