Rate your 15 inch tires

[Madmiles442]

I couldn't be happier with my Goodyear G7 Blue Streaks. It's the same compound as the BB but just a chicken-scratch tread, no open grooves, so stickier. It's the tire most of the vintage racers use. Not for wet weather.
During 3 days at Hallett, I ran out of guts before I ran out of grip. At the limit, they just slowly kinda squirm sideways. Lots of notice.
Photos at:
Goodyear G7's

[Naumoff]

Miles,
I have a set of those I ran when I was at the run n gun. Except I am running the 7.00 on the rear. I like them very much for the track.
They are as you describe them but I have not run them on the street.
Not good for drag racing though.

[jmimac351]

Billboards. Bumpy for the first few minutes but the car is warming up anyway... Very grippy. As long as I own this car it will have these tires on it.

[Dwight]

You guys keep bad mouthing BFG's, I'm sure your talking about BFG Radial T/A. They are the worst tire you can put on a car/truck!!!!!

But the BFG G-Force tires and I'm sure they make other that are great. I have the G-Force on my 06 Mustang and my Cobra. Great in the rain and they hook up good on dry pavement.

Dwight

[Lew Ledyard]

Avons are great. A little pricey, but many I have blown lots more dough (some smartly and some stupidly) on other aspects of the car. There are few other ways that you can so easily make such a positive impact on performance, feel and looks on these cars than by running really good tires. Also, the Avons don't flat spot, badly leak air or throw rocks. Plus, they are DOT approved.

Although the Goodyear billboards look very cool, the Avons look more period correct (from 10 feet anyway) than the billboards as Goodyear did not make big letter tires in the '60s.

[FIA Mike]

Stay away from the Eagle GT II's. Had them on my ERA FIA car and had little grip.

FIA Mike

[JAM1775]

Strictly DR's and for the street, occasional strip are my experiences.
Comp TA's are terriblly hard.
BFG DR's are great tires that only last 4-5K miles but hook up WAY better than any other regular street tires. They're great everywhere from 0-120mph . Stiff radial sidewall make for good handling on typical highway roads. Not for slalom or road course. I had 3 pairs. MT ET Street Drag radials are absolutely awesome for the street or strip.. Terrific street & highway manners and maneuverability and...they stick like mad ...period.

[petek]

Another vote against BFG Comp T/A. OK for cruising but worthless for everything else.

[efrost]

Originally Posted by MaSnaka

Dunlop Gt Qualifiers not availible in 275/60/15 or 235 /60/15...disconinued.

GY BB's I currently have on the car with about 400 street miles and would love to find them a new home...sweet deal availible please inquire. 2 fronts, 4 rears all in near new great condition.

John

John,

I would be interested in your gy bb's.

Ed

[GreenSnakeDoc]

Anything wrong with the following logic? Since Cobras are usually only driven on warm, dry days, the annual mileage is fairly low. So, you might as well put on soft, sticky performance tires that will give more traction but won't deliver a lot of miles. With a harder, longer life performance tire, in a couple years the rubber would have aged signifcantly to lower their performance, and you'd want to replace the tires anyhow to get their performance back.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by RedBarchetta

I'm in Yorba Linda. Click on my profile and e-mail me and I'll give you a call.

-Dean

If you can't work out deals with the other guys, then I may interested in the GY BB's too. 3rd in line. I'll PM or email you.

[jmimac351]

Originally Posted by GreenSnakeDoc

Anything wrong with the following logic? Since Cobras are usually only driven on warm, dry days, the annual mileage is fairly low. So, you might as well put on soft, sticky performance tires that will give more traction but won't deliver a lot of miles. With a harder, longer life performance tire, in a couple years the rubber would have aged signifcantly to lower their performance, and you'd want to replace the tires anyhow to get their performance back.

I totally agree and it's why when I had 17" wheels on my car I ran Nitto 555RII DOT road racing tires on the street. So what if they only last 8 or 10k miles? That's 4 years of driving for me, at least. One of the funnest things about the Goodyear BB tires is that with my IRS suspension, sticky tire, and soft sidewall the car just plants like a old 280Z and launches. Even when the tires start to break loose a bit they are still clawing for traction and not just spinning like a hard rubber roller skate (BFGs). Besides, with a 90" wheelbase I prefer to limit surprises as much as possible. They are not a perfect tire and have a few compromises, but I love them.