5-pin wheel issues?

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by kevins2

Seriously, I appreciate all the good advice from experience.

OK then-as he requested, never listen to Pat...

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

OK then-as he requested, never listen to Pat...

Uhhh, I said on this one. Not "never."

[kgs365]

Kevin....next thing you know....Patrick will be talking you into another hoop for the passenger side....asking a forum "if you should"...is the same as handing your wallet to others....listen to Peter in new brittain...i was prepared to spend and was told it was not necessary....if the extra 4 pins was a $1,000 upgrade I would have done it...but at 5% of the total cost of the car I couldn't justify it...as mentioned here...plenty of heavier cars with 500 hp have 5 pins...you see a lot of 6 pins on SUV's and trucks.....something to think about

[kevins2]

Originally Posted by kgs365

Kevin....next thing you know....Patrick will be talking you into another hoop for the passenger side....asking a forum "if you should"...is the same as handing your wallet to others....listen to Peter in new brittain...i was prepared to spend and was told it was not necessary....if the extra 4 pins was a $1,000 upgrade I would have done it...but at 5% of the total cost of the car I couldn't justify it...as mentioned here...plenty of heavier cars with 500 hp have 5 pins...you see a lot of 6 pins on SUV's and trucks.....something to think about

Hi Kevin,

Totally agree. If ERA was assembling my car, I wouldn't have been aware of these issues - and would have gone with the 5-pin wheels because I was informed the same as you. To Peter's credit, as he got to know me, he recognized that I might regret not having the 6-pin set-up in the future and he also recognized that it will be me, not Doug cussing at the wheels if there were indeed fitment problems because I'll be assembling it myself. So, he brought it to my attention. ERAChas and others make some good points and I'll have to make my own decision on this. My car is at the painters for another 4 weeks, so I have some time to decide. Peter initially recommended the 5-pin set-up but changed his recommendation based on what he now knows about me. So, no condemnation on either set-up.

Regards,

Kevin

[DanEC]

While we are helping someone spend their money I have a question - does the ERA rear suspension only come with 6-pin hubs?

The reason I ask is if that is the case (and assuming one was thinking about stepping up to the ERA rear) that would only leave the expense of upgrading the front suspension to 6 pins which I would think would significantly lower the price of the 6 pin option if ordered together.

If the ERA rear suspension can be had in 5-pin configuration then never mind.

[kgs365]

comes in both flavors...i have the ERA rear end (brakes outboard) with the 5 pins

Originally Posted by DanEC

While we are helping someone spend their money I have a question - does the ERA rear suspension only come with 6-pin hubs?

The reason I ask is if that is the case (and assuming one was thinking about stepping up to the ERA rear) that would only leave the expense of upgrading the front suspension to 6 pins which I would think would significantly lower the price of the 6 pin option if ordered together.

If the ERA rear suspension can be had in 5-pin configuration then never mind.

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by kgs365

comes in both flavors...i have the ERA rear end (brakes outboard) with the 5 pins

Thanks - that clears that up.

[ERA Chas]

An option to go with 6 might be to forgo mebbe the top / heat / curtains??

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

An option to go with 6 might be to forgo mebbe the top / heat / curtains??

Yep, got all three; never use them. I did put the top in the trunk for my all day trip earlier this summer, just in case. I've probably done that less than a handful of times. I've driven the car a few times with the top and curtains on but, mostly, I like the upper 70's for Cobra driving with no chance of rain. If it's not at least in the 60's, I don't even consider taking her for a drive.

[kevins2]

I like cold weather driving - even on my Harley. I've ordered the side curtains but took the top off the order for now - won't need it for quite a while anyway. I think I said this in a post some time ago, but my reasoning for the top is to have it in the trunk - just in case. There have been many times I didn't ride the Harley because there was a 30 or 40% chance of rain...and it turned out to be a beautiful day. I wouldn't intentionally take the Cobra out in the rain, but with the top in the trunk I would go for it a bit more and not miss out. Time will tell.

As for the 6 pins, if I go for it, it will be a matter of either extending my retirement a bit or spending a bit more of my kid's inheritance, which isn't anything substantial anyway and they would encourage me to do so...

Regards,

Kevin

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by kevins2

... or spending a bit more of my kid's inheritance, which isn't anything substantial anyway and they would encourage me to do so...

I would rather inherit a Cobra, rather than mere funds....

[kevins2]

Originally Posted by patrickt

I would rather inherit a Cobra, rather than mere funds....

Funny you should mention that. I already told my son how my will is going to read: To my beloved son, my Cobra replica. To my beloved daughter, everything else