[DeTomaso] Spare Part Numbers and Pics spare tire/wheel

Konrad Szwab kszwab at gmail.com
Mon Dec 13 15:19:52 EST 2021


Not sure why everyone recommends those "grenades". Why not use a standard
electric tire inflator ?

On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 1:42 PM <jderyke at aol.com> wrote:

> No one remembers our OEM type spare any more.  Manufacturers stopped
> making collapsible, space-saver or folding-sidewall spares over 30 yrs ago.
> The OEM was on a 14" x 5" steel Ford wheel. The first made by BFG (sharp
> edges on the rubber tread & casing) was recalled by DOT for rubber cracking
> in the '70s, so any that you find today -14" ,15" or 16" size- will be the
> 2nd series with rounded edges on the tire. They will all be over 40 yrs
> old- use with extreme care if at all!  Tire Rack (recently sold to Discount
> Tire) now calls the narrow high pressure 'bicycle-tire' spares a 'compact
> spare'. There are articles on all this in the POCA Archives and in this
> Forum's archives.
>
> A good idea to carry a VW tire inflater hose that connects to a spark plug
> & inflates any tire with the engine at idle. The old aerosol tire
> inflater cans often had PROPANE inside, which makes them a hand grenade in
> my book. Some have 'cooked off' in hot Pantera trunks, denting the trunk
> lids.
>
>
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> To: Mike Drew <mikeldrew at aol.com>; Konrad Szwab <kszwab at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Mon, Dec 13, 2021 8:17 am
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spare Part Numbers and Pics spare tire/wheel
>
>   From the forum...this is the one I carry in my trunk now.
>   [1]Where can I acquire a spare tire for a wide body Pantera?
>
>           Where can I acquire a spare tire for a wide body Pantera?
>
>                                   punkdog
>
>     Guy's I have no spare tire and am not sure what and where to get one.
>                 Also my emergency brake handle is connecte...
>
>   LSJ
>
>   On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 11:56:31 PM EST, LSJ via DeTomaso
>   <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>     After having some wheel and tire "issues", I bought a late 90's
>   Lincoln
>     compact spare made of aluminum. It is very lightweight and easily
>   fits
>     into the trunk.
>     The OEM compact spare tire also matches quite closely to the diameter
>     of the rubber on my GT5.
>     LSJ
>     On Saturday, December 4, 2021, 09:04:05 PM EST, Konrad Szwab
>     <[2]kszwab at gmail.com> wrote:
>       I would drive on the spare and the down the flat tire on top of the
>       luggage rack I have on top of the deck lid
>       On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 8:02 PM Mike Drew <[1][1][3]mikeldrew at aol.com>
>     wrote:
>         My recommendation is simply adonata.
>         There is no place to put a full sized wheel and tire in the car.
>     So,
>         if you get a flat and install the spare, do you plan to leave the
>         flat and the wheel on the side of the road and drove away?A  Of
>         course not.
>         So, you will get a tow truck in any case. So no need for a
>   sparea|.
>         Mike
>         Sent from my iPad
>         > On Dec 4, 2021, at 16:58, Konrad Szwab
>   <[2][2][4]kszwab at gmail.com>
>         wrote:
>         >
>         > i>>?A  A Many years ago, sadly my father threw away the spare
>         tire/wheel.
>         >A  A What would be the recommendation for a spare
>   tire/wheel/jack
>         for the'73
>         >A  A ?
>         >A  A Thanks,
>         >A  A Konrad
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   Not sure why everyone recommends those "grenades". Why not use a
   standard electric tire inflator ?

   On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 1:42 PM <[1]jderyke at aol.com> wrote:

   No one remembers our OEM type spare any more.A A Manufacturers stopped
   making collapsible, space-saver or folding-sidewall spares over 30 yrs
   ago. The OEM was on a 14" x 5" steel Ford wheel. The first made by BFG
   (sharp edges on the rubber tread & casing) was recalled by DOT for
   rubber cracking in the '70s, so any that you find today -14" ,15" or
   16" size- will be the 2nd series with rounded edges on the tire. They
   will all be over 40 yrs old- use with extreme care if at all!A  Tire
   Rack (recently sold to Discount Tire) now calls the narrow high
   pressure 'bicycle-tire' spares a 'compact spare'. There are articles on
   all this in the POCA Archives and in this Forum's archives.A
   A good idea to carry a VW tire inflater hose that connects to a spark
   plug & inflates any tire with the engine at idle. The
   oldA aerosolA tire inflater cans often had PROPANE inside, which makes
   them a hand grenade in my book. Some have 'cooked off' in hot Pantera
   trunks, denting the trunk lids.A
   -----Original Message-----
   From: LSJ via DeTomaso <[2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   To: Mike Drew <[3]mikeldrew at aol.com>; Konrad Szwab
   <[4]kszwab at gmail.com>
   Cc: [5]DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   <[6]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Mon, Dec 13, 2021 8:17 am
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spare Part Numbers and Pics spare tire/wheel
   A  From the forum...this is the one I carry in my trunk now.
   A  [1]Where can I acquire a spare tire for a wide body Pantera?
   A  A  A  A  A  Where can I acquire a spare tire for a wide body
   Pantera?
   A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  punkdog
   A  A  Guy's I have no spare tire and am not sure what and where to get
   one.
   A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  Also my emergency brake handle is connecte...
   A  LSJ
   A  On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 11:56:31 PM EST, LSJ via DeTomaso
   A  <[7]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
   A  A  After having some wheel and tire "issues", I bought a late 90's
   A  Lincoln
   A  A  compact spare made of aluminum. It is very lightweight and easily
   A  fits
   A  A  into the trunk.
   A  A  The OEM compact spare tire also matches quite closely to the
   diameter
   A  A  of the rubber on my GT5.
   A  A  LSJ
   A  A  On Saturday, December 4, 2021, 09:04:05 PM EST, Konrad Szwab
   A  A  <[2][8]kszwab at gmail.com> wrote:
   A  A  A  I would drive on the spare and the down the flat tire on top
   of the
   A  A  A  luggage rack I have on top of the deck lid
   A  A  A  On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 8:02 PM Mike Drew
   <[1][1][3][9]mikeldrew at aol.com>
   A  A  wrote:
   A  A  A  A  My recommendation is simply adonata.
   A  A  A  A  There is no place to put a full sized wheel and tire in the
   car.
   A  A  So,
   A  A  A  A  if you get a flat and install the spare, do you plan to
   leave the
   A  A  A  A  flat and the wheel on the side of the road and drove
   away?AA  Of
   A  A  A  A  course not.
   A  A  A  A  So, you will get a tow truck in any case. So no need for a
   A  sparea|.
   A  A  A  A  Mike
   A  A  A  A  Sent from my iPad
   A  A  A  A  > On Dec 4, 2021, at 16:58, Konrad Szwab
   A  <[2][2][4][10]kszwab at gmail.com>
   A  A  A  A  wrote:
   A  A  A  A  >
   A  A  A  A  > i>>?AA  A Many years ago, sadly my father threw away the
   spare
   A  A  A  A  tire/wheel.
   A  A  A  A  >AA  A What would be the recommendation for a spare
   A  tire/wheel/jack
   A  A  A  A  for the'73
   A  A  A  A  >AA  A ?
   A  A  A  A  >AA  A Thanks,
   A  A  A  A  >AA  A Konrad
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