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chiefshocker 09-21-2013 05:14 PM
Tried out some 20" wheels today.
 
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Thought i'd try out these 20" Savani wheels today before i sold them. A little big and too pimp for the cobra but thought i'd share..

blown871 09-21-2013 05:18 PM
agreed and thanks for sharing..
would really like to upgrade from 15's to get closer to a good selection of tires.. to .. well I don't know.. 18"?

chiefshocker 09-21-2013 06:12 PM
It would be nice to go bigger than 15", i think a few guys run 17", but I wonder what the biggest anyone has run.??

Rossba 10-01-2013 04:17 AM
I'm running 17".

undy 10-01-2013 01:08 PM
Spinners would help...

Gaz64 10-01-2013 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by undy (Post 1265405)
Spinners would help...
LOL.

Sorry, they do nothing for the car, glad you sold them.

Inefficient braking, sluggish acceleration, bad roadholding due to higher centre of gravity, speedo incorrect, "pimp my ride" looks, the list goes on.

17 inch Halibrand copies would be my choice.

phattyhales 10-01-2013 01:30 PM
Wow... Too big! I wouldn't go bigger than 17s myself.

snakebittexan 10-04-2013 08:43 AM
"Awkward"

chiefshocker 10-04-2013 04:13 PM
Makes the car look like a little matchbox dinkie car, pretty funny I think.

Haven't sold them yet, they have a porche lug pattern..Retail for 7k, maybe someone will trade me for crate engine. LOL.
Fred

KevinW 10-04-2013 05:00 PM
Yep, I was just thinking 'Hot Wheels' toy car. Glad you didnt go for it.

Ant 10-04-2013 05:41 PM
Tried out some 20" wheels today.
 
I have 17" compomotive knock offs and they look good. 15" original style wheels look the best, I went for 17" to fit large brakes and get a better tire selection.

People that drive round with very large diameter wheels and very low profile tires, are silently saying "look at me I have wank wheels"

CzyCobra 03-04-2014 07:53 PM
18's on mine

AL427SBF 03-05-2014 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by CzyCobra (Post 1289789)
18's on mine
18's here, wheel size debated elsewhere. If you are performance oriented go with 17's or 18's even better, if not and want to be "authentic" then 15's. If 15's, make sure you run with the right rubber, the '66 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C had 185x15 front and 195x15 rear. Otherwise they'll look wrong and you will be silently saying "look at me, I'm 16 and I have rat fink hot rod wheels".

Bxx1 03-05-2014 11:16 AM
Yea, just a "little" too big...

RodKnock 03-05-2014 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by AL427SBF (Post 1289845)
18's here, wheel size debated elsewhere.

If you are performance oriented go with 17's or 18's even better, if not and want to be "authentic" then 15's. If 15's, make sure you run with the right rubber, the '66 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C had 185x15 front and 195x15 rear. Otherwise they'll look wrong and you will be silently saying "look at me, I'm 16 and I have rat fink hot rod wheels".
And debated above too. **)

15" aluminum wheels with 15" tires are lighter than 18" aluminum wheels with 18" tires. So if you desire light-weight wheels and tires for performance, go with the smaller wheels and tires.

As for stock size tires, that's pure unadulterated NONSENSE. Please name a couple or few performance cars in automotive history was purchased new and then on "Day 2", said owner did NOT go out to the local tire seller buy bigger tires?

Yep, all those Porsche, BMW, Mopar, Chevy, Ford, etc. owners kept those factory stock-sized tires on those factory stock-sized wheels. :rolleyes:

The stuff you read on the Internets nowadays.

Varmit 03-05-2014 01:17 PM
Running 18's on mine, some like the look others don't.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i6...5/PICT0139.jpg

AL427SBF 03-05-2014 04:54 PM
[quote=RodKnock;1289877]And debated above too. **)

15" aluminum wheels with 15" tires are lighter than 18" aluminum wheels with 18" tires. So if you desire light-weight wheels and tires for performance, go with the smaller wheels and tires.[quote]

I think I’ll stand behind Bruce on this one as he has tried them all …
Post #18 from the 15” vs 18” discussion http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/all-...ml#post1286357
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Originally Posted by Cobra #3170 (Post 1285372)
You put him on 18" Hoosier A6's with proper camber and spring rates and he would pick up 6 seconds a lap. I ran 15" back when they actually made good slicks for 15's (1970's), LMS 16" slicks in the 1980's and 1990's on wider than stock rims (9.5 F and 11 R) and now 18" on (11" F and 12" R) and I can tell you there is no comparison. Yes, part of it is modern compounding but the steering response is so much more precise with low aspect ratio's I would never go back. There is also the problem of tire distortion under high loads with large aspect ratios especially with poor suspension geometry. There is a reason that the automobile and tire companies gravitated toward larger wheel diameters, they are better.
The weight savings argument is a penny wise pound foolish proposition.

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As for stock size tires, that's pure unadulterated NONSENSE. Please name a couple or few performance cars in automotive history was purchased new and then on "Day 2", said owner did NOT go out to the local tire seller buy bigger tires?
Yep, all those Porsche, BMW, Mopar, Chevy, Ford, etc. owners kept those factory stock-sized tires on those factory stock-sized wheels. :rolleyes:

The stuff you read on the Internets nowadays.
My point exactly, so don't sell 15" wheels running 295-335 rubber as authentic or classic 'cause they ain't.

RodKnock 03-05-2014 09:05 PM
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I think I’ll stand behind Bruce on this one as he has tried them all …
Post #18 from the 15” vs 18” discussion http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/all-...ml#post1286357

The weight savings argument is a penny wise pound foolish proposition.



My point exactly, so don't sell 15" wheels running 295-335 rubber as authentic or classic 'cause they ain't.
Wha? Saving weight is penny wise pound foolish? Why did you buy a JBL then? Was it for the light weight maybe? Why do they make aluminum heads and blocks and carbon fiber bodies? Save weight maybe? Why do they produce and sell magnesium castings? Save weight maybe?

Bruce's info, if correct, is 20-30+ years old. And he's one person, not a great sample size. There are plenty of racers, using smaller lighter wheels and tires on factory-limited fenders.

As for authenticity, I have no idea WTF you're talking about.

Your argument is trying to justify what? Buying a JBL, with 18's or what are you trying to sell here? Because I'm not buying it. Maybe others will, but I don't.

AL427SBF 03-06-2014 07:22 AM
There comes a time when simple logic with tried and true performance gains is just too much for some to grasp, you would be one of those people RodKnock.

Dodge Viper - 1st versions 17" now 18"
Newer Corvettes - 17" and 18"
Ferrari - 18" up to 20"
Lamborghini - 18" and 19"

"Bruce's info, if correct, is 20-30+ years old. And he's one person, not a great sample size. There are plenty of racers, using smaller lighter wheels and tires on factory-limited fenders."

... too funny, 20-30 years old? "factory-limited fenders" = I'm stuck using small wheels lol.

RodKnock 03-06-2014 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by AL427SBF (Post 1289964)
There comes a time when simple logic with tried and true performance gains is just too much for some to grasp, you would be one of those people RodKnock.

Dodge Viper - 1st versions 17" now 18"
Newer Corvettes - 17" and 18"
Ferrari - 18" up to 20"
Lamborghini - 18" and 19"

"Bruce's info, if correct, is 20-30+ years old. And he's one person, not a great sample size. There are plenty of racers, using smaller lighter wheels and tires on factory-limited fenders."

... too funny, 20-30 years old? "factory-limited fenders" = I'm stuck using small wheels lol.
You seem to be very preoccupied with SIZE. Not surprising, but you may want to do some reading on the subject and Dr. Sigmund Freud has written volumes on the topic of size. Specifically, defense mechanisms and ego anxiety :LOL:

Yammer all you like about SIZE, but I'm talking about WEIGHT or the lack thereof. However, if you desire run 17's or 18's on a traditional authentic appearing Cobra (i.e., Shelby, Kirkham, ERA, SPF, etc.), then the larger Halibrand-like wheels and tires will be far heavier and simply look very odd, at least to me and others.

Lastly, I'm not "stuck" using "small wheels." First, I can buy whatever wheel I want (have 3 sets boxed in the garage for various cars). Second, my daily driver Toyota has 19's, whoop-dee-doo. **)


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