Reply to "Reproduction Campi Rims"

There is definitely a "sweet spot". When you mix the tire sets having a 2" stagger in wheel diameter with the other sets the sweet spot is even more obvious. I separated those sets from the others because I realize very few people are interested in them.

My stance, once again, the tire market has moved on since the 1990s when the current Campy clone wheels were conceived. It’s time for the aftermarket Pantera wheel offerings to evolve and better compliment what the tire industry is offering today ... including the ability to purchase the same make and model tires for the front and rear. It is bad engineering to mix makes and models of tires for the front and rear. Owners of mid-engine sports cars such as the Pantera should not have to do that.

Here's a challenge

The first vendor to offer a new Campy clone rear wheel in 18x10 shall receive 6 months free banner ad advertising on our forums! If a vendor will utilize their existing 17x8 Campy clone, and combine it with a new 18x10 wheel for the rear, instead of having no matched front/rear tire sets, the new tire combination will have 15 matched front/rear tire sets at the tire Rack alone (225/45R17 plus 275/40R18). 35 matched sets at On Line Tires! Nobody is happy with the current situation. That vendor would become the only vendor offering the Pantera hobby a wheel set that has good tire availability ... including matched front & rear sets ... PERIOD. Plus that vendor would attract owners who may have been put-off by the width or expense of the 335/35R17 tire.

Doesn't that make sense?