295/50/15's are in!

[bigrob]

Originally Posted by Silverback51

Don't have them on yet.

However, there are 5 threads in this forum with BillBoards in the title. Take a look at those threads.

Got em!! Right in front of my face! Alot of mixed opinions. As far as the hunting issue, my GY GS-D3's on my C5 do a bit of that as well, not a big deal at all! Still not sure about the large lettering. I would be totally content, well almost I guess, if I had all 4 new tires. The fact that I have 2 new fronts and can't get the rear TA's is bugging me. So I will have to make a decision!

Much thanks!!

[scott black]

Could this be an option? The message is from one of the guys on the forum for Pantera owners, who face the same issues with tires.
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From: "MikeLDrew@aol.com" <MikeLDrew@aol.com>
To: detomaso@realbig.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:22:21 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] V-rated 225/50 and 295/50 tires available now--at last!!!

Hi guys,

I found V-rated 225/50-15 front tires here:


http://www.maxxis.com/products/autom...il.asp?id=5457

And almost-matching 295/50-15 rear tires here:

http://www.maxxis.com/products/autom...il.asp?id=5474

The latter are listed as H-rated on the website; I've eyeballed them myself and they are in fact clearly marked as being V-rated.

The price is right too!

I'd check the markings to be sure however.

They are carried by Les Schwab tire stores in the USA.

[Dwight]

Most guys drive their Cobra so little that one good set of tires will last them a life time. $800 set of tires, 1000 miles a year, 20 years = cheap.

Buy the best tires because your life may depend on them.

Tires and brakes are the cheapest insurance you can buy for a Cobra.

They should pass a law that would not allow you to put BFG TAs on a Cobra.

Dwight

I run BFG G-Force and love them. Great in the rain.

[YerDugliness]

Originally Posted by Dwight

Most guys drive their Cobra so little that one good set of tires will last them a life time. $800 set of tires, 1000 miles a year, 20 years = cheap.

Buy the best tires because your life may depend on them.

When I bought my replica I had no idea the tires were produced in 2000.

Just last year I went a little too far on a right hand turn corner and ended up getting backwards, skidding off the road, and ruining a rear bumper in a collision with a road sign post. That was a $100 mistake!

I have noticed that the tires have gotten very hard...makes it easy to spin out and that isn't always a good thing....impressive as you spin 'em across an intersection, but I hardly ever do that, it's not as important to me as having decent braking.

I am thinking about going with the Cooper Cobras the next time I swap tires...but no matter how little wear they have I will never again let a set of tires stay on my car for ten years. It was false economy

Cheers!

Dugly