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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><font color="black" size="2" face="arial"><font size="2">Now you've done it, sending out e-mails full of crap about how every De Tomaso with 3 piece whels is a potential bomb. You realize you have tjust alterted the NSA to monitor every Panetra movement and next we'll all be put on the "No Drive' list.<br>
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IMHO all 3-piece wheels used on a heavy street car are a bomb waiting to go off- and I'm a guy who loves lightness. I'd love to use such on our Pantera but there <i>are</i> limits... I suggest making a coffee table out of them. Good luck- J Deryke<br></font><BR><div>
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From: Peter Cajthaml <pcajthaml@gmail.com><br>
To: detomaso <detomaso@poca.com><br>
Sent: Fri, Feb 7, 2014 11:47 am<br>
Subject: [DeTomaso] Hall Ultra Wheels<br>
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I am in the process of replacing my
tires, and thus started to research 2761's wheels - all I know is that
they are an early version of the Hall Ultra wheel - probably put on when
the car underwent the "Group 5 Conversion" in the late 90's. They are
17", probably 13" wide in the rear, perhaps 9" or 10" wide in the
front. I really don't know as I had never unmounted a tire. The tires
are Bridgestone Potenza 335/35-17, 255/40-17 (13", 10" wide). <br>
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I read some horror stories online about the 3-piece Ultra
wheels (which is what I think I have). Apparently the wheel (or the
small bolts holding it together) sometimes crack, resulting in an
instant tire deflation. Another post suggested that these wheels should
be x-rayed every year to look for cracks.<br>
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<div>I'll attach a picture of the car to see if anyone can
recognize the wheels. I'd like to hear others' experience with the Hall
Ultra wheel - should I be looking to replace them? (If I keep them, I
may have them powder-coated black - do they have to be disassembled for
that, and what kind of can of worms does that open?)<br>
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<div>thanks for the advice,<br>
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Peter<br>
#2761<br>
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