[DeTomaso] Tire question
Julian Kift
julian_kift at hotmail.com
Sat Feb 26 15:04:18 EST 2022
Dougal at Longstone Tyres in the UK was quite instrumental in getting Pirelli to reproduce the wide body tires 285/40 & 345/35 along with other sizes, I think he is still trying to convince them to produce a 285/50 for the 10" rears.
Longstone will ship from the UK to US for $84 for a set and they'll arrive at your door in 6-10 days! I think they are also working with a US based outfit now, but I cannot recall who, there's quite a bit of previous discussion on the PI forum
Julian
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From: Christopher Kimball <ChrisVKimball at msn.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2022 11:32 AM
To: Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com>; Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
Cc: Pantera Owners Club of America <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Tire question
Thanks for the help! Any idea where I might find tires like that?
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From: Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com>
Date: 2/26/22 11:26 AM (GMT-08:00)
To: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
Cc: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>, Pantera Owners Club of America <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tire question
When I upgraded, there were no matching speed rated tires except Avons.
BACK: Avon 15" CR6ZZ are 295/50 are high speed rated - R IIRC. Look and handle great.
FRONT: Avon 15" CR6ZZ 215/60 same as above. I mounted them but they look somewhat out of proportion to my eye. /60 is too thin and too tall. I switched to a Michelin speed rated tire 245/50R15 - sorry, don't remember the model, car is in the shop. Car looks balanced and is balanced on the track.
Pirelli Cinturato Classics are new to me. Would like hear more details.
Good to hear car coming along.
Jeff
6559
On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 12:34 PM Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com<mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com>> wrote:
I think the 15" tires of choice are the Avon CR6ZZ or a Pirelli
Cinturato P7 classic, but even the Pirelli 345/35/15 replacement now
has a VR designation with conflicting information on speed rating
quoted as Z or Y.
Julian
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Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com<mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com>>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2022 10:04 AM
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Subject: [DeTomaso] Tire question
Hi everyone,
I haven't been contributing much to the Pantera community for a long
while because my car has been undergoing an extensive restoration.
Thanks for understanding; once I get my car back I'll return once again
to the realm of the Pantera faithful.
At this point the light at the end of the tunnel is shining brightly,
and it appears my car should be done very soon.
However, the tech who has been working on it told me when he took it
for a test drive recently the tires were so hard it was almost
dangerous to corner!
I know there have been a lot of tire discussions over the years, and
now I'm hoping someone will remember the solution to my tire question,
which I'm sure has been dealt with already: Is it possible for me to
find new tires which are Z, W, or Y rated in the sizes 225 50 15
(front), and either 295 50 15 or 285 50 15 (rear)?
I'm not overly concerned with the price if I can get the sizes I need,
but obviously if I can find something reasonably priced, that would be
good.
Thanks, I appreciate your help!
Sincerely,
Chris
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Dougal at Longstone Tyres in the UK was quite instrumental in getting
Pirelli to reproduce the wide body tires 285/40 & 345/35 along with
other sizes, I think he is still trying to convince them to produce a
285/50 for the 10" rears.
Longstone will ship from the UK to US for $84 for a set and they'll
arrive at your door in 6-10 days! I think they are also working with a
US based outfit now, but I cannot recall who, there's quite a bit of
previous discussion on the PI forum
Julian
__________________________________________________________________
From: Christopher Kimball <ChrisVKimball at msn.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2022 11:32 AM
To: Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com>; Julian Kift
<julian_kift at hotmail.com>
Cc: Pantera Owners Club of America <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Tire question
Thanks for the help! Any idea where I might find tires like that?
Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S9+, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable
smartphone
-------- Original message --------
From: Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com>
Date: 2/26/22 11:26 AM (GMT-08:00)
To: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
Cc: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>, Pantera Owners Club of
America <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tire question
When I upgraded, there were no matching speed rated tires except
Avons.
BACK: Avon 15" CR6ZZ are 295/50 are high speed rated - R IIRC. Look
and handle great.
FRONT: Avon 15" CR6ZZ 215/60 same as above. I mounted them but they
look somewhat out of proportion to my eye. /60 is too thin and too
tall. I switched to a Michelin speed rated tire 245/50R15 - sorry,
don't remember the model, car is in the shop. Car looks balanced and is
balanced on the track.
Pirelli Cinturato Classics are new to me. Would like hear more
details.
Good to hear car coming along.
Jeff
6559
On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 12:34 PM Julian Kift
<[1]julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
I think the 15" tires of choice are the Avon CR6ZZ or a Pirelli
Cinturato P7 classic, but even the Pirelli 345/35/15 replacement
now
has a VR designation with conflicting information on speed rating
quoted as Z or Y.
Julian
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behalf of
Christopher Kimball <[3]chrisvkimball at msn.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2022 10:04 AM
To: Pantera Owners Club of America
<[4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] Tire question
Hi everyone,
I haven't been contributing much to the Pantera community for a
long
while because my car has been undergoing an extensive
restoration.
Thanks for understanding; once I get my car back I'll return once
again
to the realm of the Pantera faithful.
At this point the light at the end of the tunnel is shining
brightly,
and it appears my car should be done very soon.
However, the tech who has been working on it told me when he took
it
for a test drive recently the tires were so hard it was almost
dangerous to corner!
I know there have been a lot of tire discussions over the years,
and
now I'm hoping someone will remember the solution to my tire
question,
which I'm sure has been dealt with already: Is it possible for
me to
find new tires which are Z, W, or Y rated in the sizes 225 50 15
(front), and either 295 50 15 or 285 50 15 (rear)?
I'm not overly concerned with the price if I can get the sizes I
need,
but obviously if I can find something reasonably priced, that
would be
good.
Thanks, I appreciate your help!
Sincerely,
Chris
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