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06-24-2012, 07:31 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Covington,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance # 532, 466 BB, 560HP
Posts: 3,027
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce M
I have been running Hoosier Quick Time bias ply for years. They really hook up! Bruce M
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What sizes are you running Bruce?
And do you have any pictures?
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John Hall
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06-24-2012, 09:04 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Allen,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Werk77 289FIA
Posts: 1,295
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AL427SBF
if you don't have 15's, for the love of god don't go out a buy some ....
15's = yuk, too much sidewall
17's = very nice
18's = exceptionally nice, great tire selection
why go with 60's tech in wheels when your replica has very little 60's tech elsewhere, it's only a copy of a 60's roadster using the latest tech at the time it was built. if the body style is close, and they all are, mission accomplished - go high tech everywhere else, it's already a forgery 
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I'll answer that with your own quote:
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Originally Posted by AL427SBF
... just about everything you said sounds like the rant of some teenage kid -
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...and the only ride you showed (so far) and came to a Saturday Cobra meeting at Alice's was this one...
...yeah, nice 17" rims
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Scratch build 289 FIA see the Scratch builder forum on CC - sold
DRB GT40 MK1 red #49- sold
FF5 Mk4 #7733 302/T5/IRS - dark blue - sold
FF5 MK4 #7812 427/TKO/IRS - Guardsman Blue - sold
FF5 MK4 #8414 501/TKO600/48IDA Ollie the Dragon #91 - sold
FF5 Daytona Coupe 347/TKO/IRS Homage CSX2299 Viking Blue - sold
SPF 2063
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06-26-2012, 12:10 PM
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CC Member
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Yes and Toyo does exist. It has highest speed rating of them All, s
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06-26-2012, 03:16 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
Posts: 9,588
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Is there anyone running 18's on their Cobra? If so, post a pic or two. I'd like to see it.
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06-26-2012, 03:31 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Covington,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance # 532, 466 BB, 560HP
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Don't have a picture, but I did see one with 20's on it.
Looked like crap in my opinion.
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John Hall
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06-26-2012, 04:04 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Windham,,
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Silverback51
Sorry, you could not give me 17's or 18's.
I will keep my 15's thank you very much.
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Same here loved the look of a Cobra since day one including the rubber.Those billboards look some kind of nice on a Cobra wish they could be bought in radial construction.Not a big fan anymore of bias with the thumping or flat spot feel.Hope someone will tell me the new billboards do not do that. |
06-26-2012, 04:33 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Silverback51
Don't have a picture, but I did see one with 20's on it.
Looked like crap in my opinion.
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Even with 15's, Cobra's don't ride like a Lexus. I've got to assume that as the sidewall gets smaller, the ride has to get progressively worse.
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06-26-2012, 09:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RodKnock
Even with 15's, Cobra's don't ride like a Lexus. I've got to assume that as the sidewall gets smaller, the ride has to get progressively worse.
20's?
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06-26-2012, 09:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AL427SBF
wrong
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06-26-2012, 10:06 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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06-27-2012, 06:31 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Allen,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Werk77 289FIA
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Bigger rims are:
heavier
making more noise
slows the car down...
Car and driver sums it up: "And remember, unless you believe it is better to look good than to feel good, take our advice and stay away from extremely low-profile sidewalls and massively heavy wheels."
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Scratch build 289 FIA see the Scratch builder forum on CC - sold
DRB GT40 MK1 red #49- sold
FF5 Mk4 #7733 302/T5/IRS - dark blue - sold
FF5 MK4 #7812 427/TKO/IRS - Guardsman Blue - sold
FF5 MK4 #8414 501/TKO600/48IDA Ollie the Dragon #91 - sold
FF5 Daytona Coupe 347/TKO/IRS Homage CSX2299 Viking Blue - sold
SPF 2063
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06-27-2012, 08:51 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Folsom,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 623, 427 S/C Cobra. Ford FE 428 Cobra Jet, Ford Nascar TL 4speed - with a touch of raw; "less is more" theme
Posts: 3,882
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Silverback51
Don't have a picture, but I did see one with 20's on it. Looked like crap in my opinion.
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Agreed. I saw one with 20s on it too and it was a poor application in this case. Super thin rubber band tires with no side profile height make a fat body Cobra look whimpy IMO, unless you can get a bit more tire meat on the sidewalls and stuff the whole tire under the car and drop it down to hide it some.
Its too bad they stopped making wider tires for 16" wheels. It still gave a bit of the fat tire look and just a tad more wheel showing, but not too much. Still like 15s for the more 60s period fat tire look, and it rides smoother too. 
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Western States Cobra Group 1998-2016.
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06-27-2012, 10:02 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Lehigh Valley, PA,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Look-a-like cobra POS
Posts: 955
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Avon is the best legal street 15" tire period................IMHO of course.
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06-27-2012, 11:04 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Covington,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance # 532, 466 BB, 560HP
Posts: 3,027
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bret a ewing
Avon is the best legal street 15" tire period................IMHO of course.
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And I would agree.
Expensive, but worth the price.
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John Hall
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06-27-2012, 11:12 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Richmond,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance Mk III / Windsor platform
Posts: 450
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bret a ewing
Avon is the best legal street 15" tire period................IMHO of course.
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07-04-2012, 04:27 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Rockland County,
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Cobra Make, Engine: West Coast Cobra/427
Posts: 853
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While I would like the MTs, my car came with Cooper Cobras 295x50x15 and 265x50x15 in the front. I am happy with their performance, never drive in the rain so I would not know how they perfom. By the aggressive tread I would say they are fine and not a hard ride.
I am thinking of changing the 88-1953 Koni shocks for Bilsteins, anyone can tell me a replacement model # in Bilstein?
tks
Lou (Basque1)
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IMHO I think that anything but 15" wheels is not applicable to Cobras, just a bit of a purist.
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