[DocDirk]

Like many Cobra enthusiasts I like cornering. I have enjoyed using the Cooper Cobra tires - 265 15 fronts and 295 15's rear. Their hardness rating is 425. The boys at Roger Kraus asked me why I was running on "rocks". I changed from power steering at 13:1 to manual rack & pinion at 20:1 because the car felt squirrelly no matter who adjusted what with suspension, alignment, steering pump output pressures etc etc. with manual I have much more road feel and finally some return-to-center. I'm thinking of switching to the Mickey Thompson S/R tires as many forum users like them but their widest front tire is 8" meaning I would be running 8" fronts with 12" rears.

I'm wondering if the ratio change would cause the car to necessarily push in hard cornering.
Should I considering going to a 10" rear with the 8" front?n(I am less concerned about contact patch for pure launching)
Is there an ideal front / rear ratio for corner carving? I think I recall that in an older post someone with a lot of experience suggested 245 front with 275 rear being uniquely good for all around driving.
The steering with manual is much firmer of course. Is there signifant difference in steering with progressively smaller front tires?

Thanks in advance for any input.

Dirk