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01-25-2013, 11:39 AM
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Senile Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY USA,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance
Posts: 4,547
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rpatton3
I don't know if Cooper sells the same tire as M/T brand. They MAKE M/T tires but Cooper may not sell a similar product with Cooper name.
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I have been told that the Cooper "Cobra" and the M/T "ST" share casings but are different treads and compounds. Also that the M/T "SR" uses an Avon casing but again very different treads and compounds.
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01-25-2013, 04:44 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Commerce Twp.,
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So, assuming Avon is the best 15" tire for a Cobra, what is second best?
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01-27-2013, 09:00 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Wilmington,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster, 302, roller cam, Holley 650
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Saturnkk, According to a chart seen in another thread the Mickey Thompsons placed 1st. Avon's were not mentioned as the thread may be older.
Which 15-inch radials should I install on my Superformance MkIII?
Jim
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Last edited by James Stern; 01-27-2013 at 09:08 AM..
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01-27-2013, 05:13 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Long Beach,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: BDR #168 427W 66+K miles and counting
Posts: 338
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I've been running the M/T SR's for a couple of years now--much better than the Radial T/A's but then most anything would be. So far I'm just a street driver although I'll be getting up to Willow in March.
Anyway, my SR's had the same vibration at speed as described before by others. Ended up taking the car to a specialist that trued the tires to where they were actually round (there's a concept!), and the car has been vibration-free ever since. But by the time I bought the tires, rebalanced them, then trued and re-balanced them, I coulda just about bought a set of Avons. My next set of tires will be the Avons.
Cheers
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01-28-2013, 05:53 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Thousand Oaks,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster
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I don't know about the SR performance but by the sounds of it they are a good tire choice when you get them round. I only wish they had more of a nostalgic tread pattern. The flaming tread pattern seems more appropriate for hot rods with flame paint jobs not Cobras. I have not actually seen them on a Cobra but that's my .02. For that reason and that reason only I would lean toward their St model or the ET's like I have.
John
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01-29-2013, 06:02 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Wilmington,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster, 302, roller cam, Holley 650
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John, When I talked to Mickey Thompson they actually recomended their ST's over the SRs. So it makes me wonder why more people voted for the SRs in the tire thread. 
Jim
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01-29-2013, 12:20 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Long Beach,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BDR #168 427W 66+K miles and counting
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Maybe because the SR's have a higher speed rating?
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01-30-2013, 01:03 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Little Rock,
AR
Cobra Make, Engine: Excalibur, 302 EFI
Posts: 47
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Replaced TA's (due to age and negative reputation) with Sportsman ST's on my Excalibur. Followed a number of threads on CC to decide on ST's over SR's.
No complaints thus far and with letters out they look kickin.
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