[DeTomaso] Tires 225/50/15-Help please

[richard at richardgreenblum.com]

I looked at it differently. Since I only drive the car sparingly (weekend cruises, Cars & Coffee, occasional club track events at COTA, etc.) I decided not to worry about the high wear rate and get tires that are safe, reliable at speed, and grip like race tires. The Avons. I’ve not replaced my fronts with Avons yet because they have good tread on them, but did put 285/50-15s on the rear. Huge difference from the 305/50-15 BFG Euro T/A’s they replaced on my 10 inch Campys. The grip is far better and the ride even seems better. Granted, the BFGs don’t wear so they were getting real old, but still never performed like the Avons do. I don’t worry about losing the rear end anymore, at least not at the speeds I used to take through them with the BFGs.

I bought the Avons from Roger Kraus Racing Tires. A couple of guys that work there have Panteras with the Avons. Roger told me to put 3M film behind the rear wheels on the valance (rocker) because these tires are so sticky they will throw stuff like race tires do. I ran the film from the seam where the fender joins the valance around to the midpoint of the muffler cans. I have a U.S. GTS so my car is black down there and the film is invisible.

As soon as my fronts are worn I will replace them with Avons as well. They are a little taller and narrower than my current 225/50-15s so I’ll have to adjust my suspension and have the car realigned, but it will be worth it. Fortunately, I have adjustable Konis.

I also looked into Goodyears and Dunlops, but I think the Cobra and GT40 guys got it right with these tires.

Richard
Austin, TX 


> On Feb 18, 2020, at 21:21, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>   Mike,
> 
>   GT40 & Cobra owners swear by them, but point taken both Cobra's and
>   GT40's are probably harder and more frequently street driven than your
>   average Pantera these days....
> 
>   I have BFG's on my truck, that's about all I'd put them on! Their
>   street tires seem to lose the volatiles and go as hard as a dogs head.
>   Cooper Cobra tires are a cheap alternative.
> 
>   Julian
>     __________________________________________________________________
> 
>   From: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
>   Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 7:07 PM
>   To: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
>   Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>; Panteratime <panteratime at aol.com>
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tires 225/50/15-Help please
> 
>   Julian,
>   Those are both very expensive and well-regarded vintage racing tires,
>   which may be  somewhat marginal for street use.
>   It's worth mentioning that the car in question will be driven both
>   gently and quite rarely, so what is needed are decent-quality
>   reasonably affordable street tires.
>   BFG Radial T/A would be perfect, if they were available. The burned-up
>   Toyos would also be good, if they were available.
>   I'm at a loss to come up with a solid recommendation....
>   Mike
>   Sent from my iPad
>> On Feb 18, 2020, at 20:07, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
>   wrote:
>> 
>>   The Avon CR6ZZ have a great following in the Cobra and GT40
>>  communities.
>> 
>>  Pirelli also have their P7 Corsa Classic range.
>> 
>>  Julian
>> 
>   __________________________________________________________________
>> 
>>  From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf
>   of
>>  Panteratime via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>>  Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 4:51 PM
>>  To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>>  Subject: [DeTomaso] Tires 225/50/15-Help please
>> 
>>  Folks,Looking to replace all (4) tires. Currently have Toyo Proxys
>>  225/50/15 in frontBF Goodrich 305/50/15 in rear.   Have 10 inch
>   rear
>>  wheelsHaving a tuff time finding any 15's.   I see good reviews on
>   a
>>  Kumho ECSTA AST Anyone have any experience with them? I'll do
>   295/50/15
>>  in rear Any suggestions/guidance  on where to get decent 15's is
>>  greatly appreciated.    Thanks!
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