Reply to "MANGUSTA TIRE CHOICES"

Mark,
My 275X60s give me, according to my local police radar, a 10% plus on the speedometer, 40mph is actually 44 on my speedometer.

I have not bought the tires yet, probably will after mulling it over a bit, so I cannot send an image. I have seen the 255X70s on other vehicles and was always surprised as to how large they looked, that is, larger than the size indicated. I am trading the taller side view look for a slightly, less than 10%, narrower tire.
I think this is because the BFG section is very square compared to others tire.
I might buy the 225s, install them and then evaluate them against my current 275s in the rear.

The surprise in this study is the bell-housing height. Low profile tires do not come in large diameters therefore robbing road clearance.

If you are going to put wide wheels on a Mangusta with diameters below 28 inches you are losing road clearance in a dramatic way, or increasing the dimension between the tire and the top of the wheel opening

My article in Automotive Quarterly, THE DESIGN OF THE DETOMASO MANGUSTA is coming out this month. I hope the photographer did a good job.

DICK RUZZIN