[DeTomaso] wheels

[Thomas Borcich]

Mike,

I didn't buy the shocks they came with the car...hopefully I can find out 
what the spring rates are. My stupidity...I thought a replacement spring 
would be close to stock, of course that assumes that someone liked what the 
manufacturer chose.

Many emails replying on the subject are saying that the manufacturers have 
said the 16's were a transitional tire with manufacturers favoring 17's and 
up and that they will go the way of the 15's soon?  Soon to me is a few 
years. I don't plan on buying new wheels for some time, so if in the next 
few years the 16's are phased out that leaves me up in the air trying to 
find speed rated tires again...so my tendency would be to go to the 17 front 
and 18 rears...unless those emails are wrong.

The assumption is that you put the proper size front tire on the 17x8 wheel 
as suggested by the wheel vendor/manufacturer and something that doesn't 
rub, etc...then you follow with larger or smaller rear tire depending on 
spring rates and adjust accordingly with sway bars on a skid pad.

Seal Beach...Southern Cal

Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: <Tborcich at msn.com>; <greg.jacobs at jacobsracing.com>; 
<martinipd at hotmail.com>; <JAYTCREC at aol.com>; <Pantdino at aol.com>
Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] wheels


>
> In a message dated 7/24/06 15:42:35, Tborcich at msn.com writes:
>
> <<
>
> You have it right...there are many variables. Problem is my stock car has
> stock sway bars, but has new Billet Aldan shocks...I'm not sure what the 
> spring
> rates are compared to stock, I have assumed that they are very close to 
> the
> stock spring rate.
>
> >>>I seriously doubt that.  All the Pantera vendors sell their shock and
> spring packages with spring rates notably higher than stock.  Call the 
> vendor you
> bought them from and ask?
>
>
> >I am now leaning toward 18's rear, 17's front because what I am hearing 
> >is
> that the 16's will probably go the way of the 15's really soon.
>
> >>>I seriously doubt that.
>
> >What I'm also hearing is that a 285 to 300 tire size will allow the car 
> >to
> over steer under power and won't push or over steer with a neutral 
> throttle.
>
> >>>Well, that depends on your front tire size too, among a host of other
> variables.
>
> >Maybe a bigger or adjustable sway bar will give me the traits I want. I
> first need to find out what spring rates are and then do a little skid pad 
> test.
> That would actually be quite a bit of fun for all the Pantera club members 
> to
> do...where can we find a skid pad to use??? >>
>
> >>>Where are you located again?  So-Cal, right?  Long Beach?
>
> Mike
>