Reply to "Pantera Front Tire Survey - Please Respond"

I like that tire, 225-50x15, for a lot of reasons. This, clearance, is one of them. Bosswrench pointed out in the past that the car still understeers with it vs a 235 or 245. I won't argue but those tires will rub. A little understeer just makes you slow a bit in a turn. That's ok.

Yes, caster setting actually needs to be reset to avoid clearance issue in the lower front. Absolutely.

The more positive caster that you set into the car though, the more difficult it is to steer.

Bosswrench was autocrossing the car. I don't.

You need to consider all these factors in selecting a front tire. There will be compromise no matter which you select.

If you go to a Gp4 configuration in the front, you will be putting a lot of jouncing in the steering that cannot be dialed out.

Something else to consider, if I mount my same 225-50x15, on the 7" Cami instead of the 8", it changes the profile of the tire a bit. I dont know if it is enough to create interference, but it is possible. The 8" rim is stretching the tire to its recommened limit. Just for jollies I will tape the od and see if it comes up to what Pirelli speced for the tire?