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Almost forgot. The brakes are for stopping and it really stops. Those 14" wide rear tires really help pull the speed off the Pantera in rapid style. There is no skidding of the back tires anymore. I feel more G-forces with hard stops, that means is a human head weighs about 10 or 15 pounds, then it seems like it weight 20 or thirty pounds when the brakes are pressed really hard, gives the neck muscles a workout, that's what g-force is. 9.8 meters per second squared. Some perfomance mods, and it feels like 20 meters per second squared.

Also I got out the hammer and pounded in the place on the front inner fender well, right behind the brake lines, where the rubbing had been. Then I painted it black so I can tell if it rubs off anymore, the black will wear thru to the original white body work underneath the fresh black painted area. I also did a light spray paint of black on the top part of the front fender wells, so I can tell if the black wears thru to white, I'm getting some rubbing there. So far, they don't seem to rub outer fender wells with these huge tires and wheels.

And I have to exclaim, the car puts more lateral G-forces onto my neck too, with the new wheels.

Last, the new right rear wheel bearing solved my handling problem. I has getting steering wheel shake on a particular stretch of freeway at 55 mph. Not any more. This cat will change lanes with a 1/4" turn of the steering wheel and the steering wheel doesn't shake any more on that stretch of freeway. And the bearing won't fail during my road trip and track event. Yes sir E! Musta been what Allesandro and Dallara had been designing way back then. Very close to a Formula One car for the boulevards. Amazes me that those original Girling front brake calipers were four piston.... Way ahead if it's/their time. A sign of genius, being way ahead in time, that's how I figure it. Way ahead of it's time...Genius. For us to enjoy the experience of driving such a fine tune machine. Thank you Mr. DeTomaso. Very Fast Italian Machine!