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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Going back to the concept of 17" dia. vs. 18" on the rear, tires are available in 30 profile for the 18" dia. so a 345 comes in at 26.1" or 335 at 25.9" which are both slightly shorter height than the equivalent 35 profile on a 17" rim.<div><br></div><div>Julian<br><br><div>> From: MikeLDrew@aol.com<br>> Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:06:01 -0800<br>> To: davel@emspace.com<br>> CC: detomaso@poca.com<br>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tire advice<br>> <br>> Hah! Not even close! Stock 345/35-15 tires are 24 inches high and 285/40-15 are about 23.5 inches. Tires for 18-19 inch wheels in the appropriate widths are 26-27 inches or even more. That's why widebody cars, especially GT5 with the big side skirts, look like jacked up SUVs with big wheels. <br>> <br>> This blue GT4 does look much better than most, I freely admit!<br>> <br>> Mike<br>> <br>> Sent from my iPhone<br>> <br>> On Feb 15, 2014, at 18:04, dave londry <davel@emspace.com> wrote:<br>> <br>> > But the wheels get bigger and the sidewalls get smaller. Same rolling height, if you take care??<br>> > dave<br>> > <br>> >> In a message dated 2/15/14 12 42 24, michael@michaelshortt.com writes:<br>> >> <br>> >> <br>> >>> I concur with Julian, if buying today I would go<br>> >>> 17/18 (or a bit more radical at 18/19) to ensure a supply of readily available performance rated tires in the future at relatively normally prices.<br>> >> <br>> >> <br>> >> >>>...but they look so awful, especially on a GT5 or GT5-S....ugh. :<(<br>> >> <br>> >> Mike (likes 'em low and mean-looking....)<br>> >> <br>> >> <br>> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >> <br>> >> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA<br>> >> <br>> >> DeTomaso mailing list<br>> >> DeTomaso@poca.com<br>> >> http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > <br>> > Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA<br>> > <br>> > DeTomaso mailing list<br>> > DeTomaso@poca.com<br>> > http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA<br>> <br>> DeTomaso mailing list<br>> DeTomaso@poca.com<br>> http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com<br></div></div> </div></body>
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