Mickey Thompson Street Comp Tires

[Snake2998]

Thinking of trying their new Street Comp Tire on my Cobra for general road use and track days - anybody used them yet and what is your impression of them?

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by Snake2998

Thinking of trying their new Street Comp Tire on my Cobra for general road use and track days - anybody used them yet and what is your impression of them?

So you have 17 or 18 inch wheels then? The tires look like a decent choice, but no 15s are available.

We have customers on both the M/T "ST" tires and the "SR" tires in 15 inch and both seem to perform very well for the price.

[FWB]

I use the SR radials, i have 15" rims.
they look like nice tires, but for the guys running 15 inch they wouldn't look right even if they were offered in 15's. When I looked at the overall diameter the 18's have the same overall as my 15" SR's.
so they would probably have a big airspace between the top of the tire and the body

[autobody prof.]

FWB, that would be "DEAD CAT" space.

don

[Dwight]

I bought a pair of the 26-12-15 S R's for my Cobra. I had them mounted on new rims but have not install them on the car. Tomorrow??
But today we picked up Coach's new Unique and it has the same tire on it. Looks good.

M. T. has a 28-12-15 and a 26-12-15.
if you want more tire to fill in the dead cat space use the 28" tire. Be sure to check the calculator for cruise speed rpms.


not the best side view pic but it's all I have now.
Dwight

Mickey Thompson 6641 - Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R Radial Tires Details
15'' Wheel Diameter

Tire Overall Diameter: 28.0''
Tire Tread Width: 10.4''
Tire Section Width: 12.1''
Wheel Diameter: 15''
Spec Wheel Width: 10''
Approved Wheel Widths: 8.5-1.0''
Tire Weight: 31.0 lbs

[Snake2998]

Thanks for the feedback - I thought of the SR but the tire agents said that they were more acceleration oriented than cornering and wouldn't recommend them for road course track days.

I currently run 295 X 50 X 15 Herculese P400s at the rear and 235 X 60 X 15s at the front on 23 year old steel rims that have been widened by welding in a strip at the rear.

As my cobra is now being set up with a track day bias I am looking for the same in my tires, hence the interest in the Street Comps. Wheel size isn't that important as I will buy new Halibrand style wheels to suit the tires (also time to get rid of the strip welded steel wheels I think).

What is a priority is handling and versatility - i.e must be good for street and track.

[RET_COP]

I had the MT SR. I thought the sidewalls had too much flex on cornering. Straight line they were good.
What do you guys recommend for a 15" autocross/ street tire ?

[RET_COP]

I had the MT SR. I thought the sidewalls had too much flex on cornering. Straight line they were good.
What do you guys recommend for a 15" autocross/ street tire ?

[RallySnake]

I am thinking that these look like they would be great front tires on the track and a good deal: 8 0 26 0 15 26 5 9 0 15S American Racer Tires | eBay

With these on the rear: http://www.ebay.com/itm/26-5-10-0-15...3D130668902716