[TR] Michelin 185-15 X red lines

[Mike Denman]

I am not an expert by any means but I have a Marcos with Panasport wheels. I 
bought the wheels new and wanted a special "back spacing". The back spacing 
I wanted was only available in the "for racing only" version of the 
Panasports. The dealer, who specializes in racing tires and wheels, 
explained that there were two essential difference in these wheels and the 
regular Panasports. The "for racing only" wheels were a lot lighter (I 
forget how much) and thus less tolerant than the regular Panasport wheels to 
various types of "road rash" like hitting curbs, large pot holes etc. The 
second difference was the "for racing only" version wasn't made to accept a 
center cap and didn't come with a center cap. I have had the "for racing 
only" wheels on the Marcos for about 5 years and am on my second set of 
tires with no problems. I drive the car on the street and on the track. 
Personally, I don't and wouldn't worry about using the "for racing only" 
wheels on the street... unless you are one of the inept drivers that does 
hit curbs etc on a regular basis.
Mike Denman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randall" <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] Michelin 185-15 X red lines


>> Panasport wheels, why racing only? Will they not survive a
>> pot hole hit?
>
> Who said they were for racing only ?  Lots of folks around here run
> Panasports on the street, and they seem happy with them.
>
> Typically, alloy wheels will break rather than bend when stressed beyond
> their limits.  But a pot hole big enough to bend/break the rim is going to
> ruin the tire anyway, so this doesn't seem like much of a disadvantage.
>
> Randall
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