View Single Post
  #24 (permalink)  
Old 09-05-2012, 05:30 PM
kevins2's Avatar
kevins2 kevins2 is offline
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: West Chester, PA
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #795 427 S/C completed Jan. '14 - '68 FE 427 side oiler
Posts: 1,052
Not Ranked     
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by kgs365 View Post
Kevin....next thing you know....Patrick will be talking you into another hoop for the passenger side....asking a forum "if you should"...is the same as handing your wallet to others....listen to Peter in new brittain...i was prepared to spend and was told it was not necessary....if the extra 4 pins was a $1,000 upgrade I would have done it...but at 5% of the total cost of the car I couldn't justify it...as mentioned here...plenty of heavier cars with 500 hp have 5 pins...you see a lot of 6 pins on SUV's and trucks.....something to think about
Hi Kevin,

Totally agree. If ERA was assembling my car, I wouldn't have been aware of these issues - and would have gone with the 5-pin wheels because I was informed the same as you. To Peter's credit, as he got to know me, he recognized that I might regret not having the 6-pin set-up in the future and he also recognized that it will be me, not Doug cussing at the wheels if there were indeed fitment problems because I'll be assembling it myself. So, he brought it to my attention. ERAChas and others make some good points and I'll have to make my own decision on this. My car is at the painters for another 4 weeks, so I have some time to decide. Peter initially recommended the 5-pin set-up but changed his recommendation based on what he now knows about me. So, no condemnation on either set-up.

Regards,

Kevin
__________________
"Anyone who drives faster than you is a maniac and anyone who drives slower than you is an idiot" - George Carlin
Reply With Quote