Reply to "Big 10 Spoke Wheels on Pantera!"

Hi Will,

Thanks.

Im not sure, but I suppose (in theory) you are governed by the fixed shape and positioning of the flare (and width of it) against bodywork, so i thought that they would have to be put on first and then work out the wheel size/offset afterwards. Then you shouldnt have to alter the flares or bodywork (they should remain stock - in the case of these fiberglass bolt on ones)?

Im not sure how it can work the other way around in this case, if you order the wheels first, i guess you need to get a fiberglass guy to alter the flares (cut them up etc) and make them fit over the wheels? I suppose you would be assured of a better fit, and that's what ended up happening with my first GT-4, but i really thought that if you bought the flares, you shouldnt need to go to all this trouble to alter them but instead get the wheel offset right?

Dont know how to solve the problem this time around because, as you can see on my new Pantera they are already bolted on and everything is already all painted up nicely? - anyone got any ideas on how i can get it exactly right this time? (Last time i had the old wheels on and tried to measure how much further out they had to be to fill out the flare)

As for the A-arms, i had washers in the lower ones which they removed/added to align the rear wheels. On my previous (red) Pantera, i had adjustable rose joints made (on the top a-arms) which was a good set-up to give the adjustment.