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Originally posted by sjdennis:
... ruminate ...
LOL ... that's what I'm good at, rumination. I grew up on the knees of some great ruminators, and I've been ruminating myself since a young age.
On the sidewall issue, I have my personal limits, but what I realize about myself is that my "sidewall limits" are much thinner than the limits of other De Tomaso enthusiasts. I really liked the previous set of wheels and tires on 6018. The car looked more bad-ass in person than any Grp4 clone I've ever seen, even though the wheel wells weren't flared.
I am emotionally pulled towards an 18" front/20" rear wheel pairing, because it looks so good. If that emotional "pull" weren't there, my logical mind would steer me to an 18" front/19" rear pairing, or a 19" set at all 4 corners. The 17" tire market has been a dead issue for a long time, the variety of 18" tires offered by various manufacturers is now on the decline. A 25" diameter front tire, mounted on a 19" wheel, only has a 3" sidewall. That is a short sidewall even for my taste. But when you factor future availability into your choices, those are the things necessary to consider.
Thanks for your comments Dennis, and thanks to everyone else for your comments and votes as well. I can't help but believe there are more people than myself learning from this thread.