Reply to "Reproduction Campi Rims"

Julian,

I suppose "nearly impoosible" was too strong a term to use, as 17" tires are still available, but in the context of giving advice to someone who's about to buy a new set of wheels, I thought the chances of being able to buy 18" replacement rear tires five years from now, is much better than 17" rears.

By the way, I'm in 100% agreement with you. No wheel/tire combination looks better than the original 15" Campi's. That's because, the radius' of the Pantera's wheel wells were designed to match the radius of 15" wheels. It's that simple. When you put a larger wheel on a Pantera, the radius of the wheel "clashes" with the radius of the fender opening. The rear fender opening has a larger radius so bigger wheels don't look quite so out-of-place as they do on the front. To make matters worse, 17" and larger, tires are larger in overall diameter than our beloved 15" Pirelli P7's.

Unfortunately, if your prime considerations are safety and performance, we have no choice but to use larger diameter wheels and tires.

If some tire company began making speed rated tires in the appropriate sizes, I'd have my 8" & 10" Campi's back on the car in a heartbeat!