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07-13-2007, 06:47 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: winslow,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BDR #188 342R Roush
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17" tires
New 17" tires for #188
I tried new tires. They ride great, look great and have lots of meat.
What a differance from BFG tires. My front tires are for sale. cheap. 
I'm ordering another set for spares. On sale!!!!!!!!!!!
Check out http://www.tirerack.com. Sumitomo HTRZ 315/35/17 ZR (Not drag radials) 245/45/17 for front. I bought 245/40/17 because 45's are on backorder.
tom
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 No I wouldn't race you, my lug nuts require more tourqe than that thing puts out........
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07-13-2007, 07:15 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Haven,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft Racing
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Glad to hear you like the new treads. I will catch up with you soon.
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07-15-2007, 12:05 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: southeastern,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BDR #139, Indigo blue, white stripes, KeithCraft 351W, 315 WHP, 17" Boyd Smoothies, dual roll bars, gunrack, assorted young females
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I'm no purist. 17's RULE.
...But I still hate the 21st Century.
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07-15-2007, 02:05 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Bradenton Florida,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BDR 930, 427 Windsor T56
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Originally Posted by rocket7171
New 17" tires for #188
I tried new tires. They ride great, look great and have lots of meat.
What a differance from BFG tires. My front tires are for sale. cheap.
I'm ordering another set for spares. On sale!!!!!!!!!!!
Check out http://www.tirerack.com. Sumitomo HTRZ 315/35/17 ZR (Not drag radials) 245/45/17 for front. I bought 245/40/17 because 45's are on backorder.
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What tires did you have before? Any issues with original tires and front end shimmy? Is so, did the new tires fix it?
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07-16-2007, 10:29 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: winslow,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BDR #188 342R Roush
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New sneakers
With new sneakers almost all the shimmy is gone. I had car adjusted to Tony at Backdraft specs. Much better but still had a good shimmy. Tires rebalanced three times with no luck getting good balance.  Found out that one of the rims on the front is bent. This is the only shimmy I now have since new tires were installed. My cobra is now a car again.  The original tires were BFG front and BFG drag radials on rear. Rear tires were too low on tread for me. I looked around and tried to find tires for the rear that have normal tread.
tom
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No I wouldn't race you, my lug nuts require more tourqe than that thing puts out........
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07-19-2007, 04:36 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Bradenton Florida,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BDR 930, 427 Windsor T56
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Wow!! Those tires are cheap. I may need a set. My rears are pretty worn and I want to get rid of the shimmy in the front. I can't imagine the rears hook up as well as the DR's.
Any traction issues?
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07-20-2007, 07:31 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Cypress,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BDR #491, Red with Black Stripes, 438 Windsor by Keith Craft Racing dynoed at 640hp, Street and Race Prepped.
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I had the Sumitomo HTRZs on a couple of my cars. I raced with them at Run-n-Gun 2005 and they held up pretty well for street tires. Honestly, for those of you looking for street tires, they are really the best bang for the buck! Where else can you get a 315 for around $100.00???
Bests, James
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07-22-2007, 01:26 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: BDR, 351W, 400 Horses
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just a tid bit, I find no issues with my 15: tires and rims. Just over 5200 mies since 10/06. So far so good
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07-22-2007, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by SD5805
just a tid bit, I find no issues with my 15: tires and rims. Just over 5200 mies since 10/06. So far so good
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Keep those tires forever then.
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07-22-2007, 09:16 AM
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Rocket,
How about a picture of those new tires on the car? I'd like to see the effect of the smaller tire on the front. According to the specs the are about 1" smaller in diameter then the 45 series.
Thank in advance.
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Have Fun!
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07-22-2007, 09:34 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: 2008 Shelby GT500
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When I converted my coupe from track to street use. I took off the Hoosier road race radials and put on a set of Sumitomos 275X17 (front) and 315X17(rear). It drove much better on the street, not as darty. Like stated before, you can't beat the Sumitomos on price.
FIA Mike
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07-23-2007, 02:51 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: winslow,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BDR #188 342R Roush
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Gatorac
Gatorac,
Pics posted in my gallery .
tom
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No I wouldn't race you, my lug nuts require more tourqe than that thing puts out........
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07-23-2007, 05:03 PM
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Thanks. They look the same to me.
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Jim Pomroy
Have Fun!
BDR #930
08 Corvette Coupe
92 Sunburst Yellow Miata
#81 Saturn V Miata Crapcan racer
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