I would like to save my Campy's and go with other rims. What is the bolt pattern on a 1972 pre L Pantera? Is it inches or metric? What would the offset be for going to 10 inch wide rear wheels and 8 inch wide front wheels?
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your bolt pattern is 5x4.5" on the rear 10" rims (assuming you stay with 15" wheels), would be a 5.5" backspacing. on the 8" front, a 5" backspacing. keep in mind that good SPEED RATED tires in 15" are tough to find !!....the best I could find were dunlop GT qualifiers with a TR rating (114mph), but i am only using my car for normal hwy driving..........GOOD LUCK !
You might want to look at �cobra R� wheels. They came on late model mustangs and are available in 16 &17�. Check ebay, there are a ton for sale. I am pretty sure the bolt pattern is correct.
If one had 15x8 rear , and 15x7 front,, what back space would you use? or would you go with 10s and 8,s with back spaces mentioned.
they are a standard FORD 5 bolt pattern. One of the suggestions was the Cobra R rims but it is not a simple swap. I am running them on my car. I have 17x9's in the front w/ 245 45x 17's in the front with no modifications (very minor rubbing on inside fenderwell at full lock turn) The rears are another story. You have to use a 1" spacer between the hub and the wheel, which means you have to use longer studs, which means disassembly of the uprights and pressing out the old studs and pressing in new ones and reassembly of the uprights. I am running 17x9" in the rear also with 285 45 x 17's with no clearance problems.
There are 2 things I would have done differently, first I would have gone chrome instead of polished aluminum ( they are too much work to keep up) and second they came out with 17 x 10.5 after I bought mine. I could probably go 315 35 x 17's on that rim
There are 2 things I would have done differently, first I would have gone chrome instead of polished aluminum ( they are too much work to keep up) and second they came out with 17 x 10.5 after I bought mine. I could probably go 315 35 x 17's on that rim
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Do you know of anyone who make a aftermarket wheel in the stock 15" size?
not off hand and the big problem is finding speed rated tires in 15" size.
what would be the back space on the stock 15x8's rear , 15x7's front. thanks
A Company in Calif., AFS Wheels make 17inch Cobra R wheels. I've looked in to them. They make 17x9, 17x8, and 17x10.5. They make two backspacings for the 17x8s, 4.95 and 5.24. If I get the wheels I think I would go with the 17x8s with the 4.95 backspacing front. The back 17x10.5 is the question? They have backspacing of 6.63, have yet to find out if they would fit without spacers so they don't rub the brake lines or suspension? Good luck...
Cuvee,
The B.S. problem I had with the AFS wheels was the rim rubbing against the lower upright support (the lower bearing shaft with two big nuts on it). Brakes were not the issue. I needed to use a 3/8 spacer to move the rim far enough away from the upright.
I think the B.S. for the AFS 17X10.5 rim is 6.63. In other posts I found the recommended BS for a pantera to be around 6.25. That extra spacing is what contributes to the rubbing.
Nice rims but they are heavy.
The B.S. problem I had with the AFS wheels was the rim rubbing against the lower upright support (the lower bearing shaft with two big nuts on it). Brakes were not the issue. I needed to use a 3/8 spacer to move the rim far enough away from the upright.
I think the B.S. for the AFS 17X10.5 rim is 6.63. In other posts I found the recommended BS for a pantera to be around 6.25. That extra spacing is what contributes to the rubbing.
Nice rims but they are heavy.