15" Avon CR6ZZ compared to 17" performance tires

[Pman1961]

Thanks G-Pete. I see they make rubber letters spelling 'AVON' for people opposed of putting 'GOODYEAR' on an Avon tire. However, I would only have one per tire in lieu of two on the tire as shown on their website.

[sea2jet]

I wonder if the letters weigh enough(Avon)that the tires need to be balanced after gluing them on? G-Pete, your tires look awesome on your car.

[G-Pete]

Last picture is for the purists among us....

[Pman1961]

Well, I have decided to go with the Avon tires and ordered a set through Roger Krause today. Should be here by the end of next week. It may be a few months as I have some winter/spring projects planned for the car but I will post my thoughts of the Avons.

[Bernica]

Same place I got mine. Delivered right to my front door in 2 days.
You won't regret it!

[Voyager]

All this talk of putting power down to the ground has got me thinking…

Will Avons help mitigate wheel hop? My roller came with the ubiquitous BFG Radial T/As. Pulling off the line too far above idle generally leads to wheel hop. It's annoying and probably not too good for the driveline.

Looking forward to getting some Avons or BBs mounted this summer. Staying with 15”.

To me, the essence of a Cobra is not accelerating off the line, but sweeping through a gentle bend, and feeling the chassis talk to you in subtle movements as you transition through the apex and squeeze out the power.

Personally, I think I screwed up my last sports car by modifying the crap out of it until it stuck to the ground like a cart. Completely took the personality out the car...and it raised the bar out of reach in a street environment.

[Bernica]

You are on the right track!
The Avons will stick and keep the power to the ground. Just keep in mind that with those sticky tires, more torque is now on the car's hard parts and things like burnouts that were fun and easy with the BFG's will be harder on those parts.