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I'd rather "roll the dice" with "just" one roll bar than drive on a set of 4 "explosions waiting to happen." :LOL: |
I have set of BB's that are just months old and they're already cracking!
Maybe I'll get some tubes...%/ Forget radial BB's, I'd be happy with BB's filled with plastisizers. They certainly are the prettiest tires, though. Of course Avons are king. |
...and after the car sat for several months in the garage...
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Just speculation on my part, but I wonder if part of the "cost" of Coker doing this would be licensing fees to Goodyear. Goodyear may have told Coker, “Sure, you can make a radial tire that looks like our billboards. Just send us a check for $ XXXXX……” I know that Coker makes vintage Firestone radials, but I doubt it was something done out of the blue without some financial agreement or royalties. I haven’t checked the Coker site recently to see if they make other Goodyears, so like I say, I’m just speculating here. But I agree, that would be the ticket. |
Has anybody heard of BB's freezing? I know the Nascar Tires cannot go below 32 degrees as they will actually freeze. Last February or March, a truck driver parked a truck over night and GoodYear lost a very large load of tires because they froze which will cause them to crack.
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My bb drive fine in az, going on 2 years same tire, grip great drive fine, they do flat spot a little but they round themselves out in a block or 2, I drove on the goodyear slicks with the yellow writing, they grip great and in az with no rain they are amazing...any radial tires for these cars besides avons are pure crap, the BFG have a 95mph speed rating and they seem to be the most popular tire on here, give me a break, truck tires do not belong on these cars, only truck engines...
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For radials on these cars there is AVONS, or step up to A 17 OR 18 inch tire, all other brand radial are crap and down right dangerous, no grip...
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I drove a Backdraft with 18 inch tires and rims, it was awesome, for a driving experience those are the way to go for performance, they do look different, but still good looking, the car did not hurt either, Backdraft does it right...
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BobCat, Bill D.. thanks for the info..
I did contact Coker today. They told me that Goodyear would not sale them the rites to the molds. I did suggest to them that if they could make a 15" "Cobra" style tire with smooth sidewalls where we could paint with the stencils , I felt they would sale the hell out of them |
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I don't know why one of these companies could not make a smooth wall tire in a modern radial design in the Cobra sizes... blackwall, then we could stencil spray the Goodyear..
I think they would sale the hell out of them Any by the way... if you bad mouth this guy Jamo one more time , I will report you to the moderator...I understand he is very timid and shy... so don't yall bang on him. |
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I for one am glad goodyear still makes the BB tire, they cant sell that many of them to make it a profitable reason to keep doing it...
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So Al, what's wrong with Avons?
The Billboard's faults are everything the folks say. Flatspotting is the least of your worries...gone in half a mile or so. They are not made to put up with Ozone and other evile stuff...so they crack (instant patina if you will), they are crap in the rain, they are crap in the cold...rock hard...and they don't last that long. Honestly, Avons are not all that much more when you factor in some mileage. Are they pretty? Yes. Loved they way they looked on the tin can, and they did well on the track. The modern version of the tires that should be on a Cobra (Bluestreaks) are prettier and better on the track, and are even worse on the street. Avons, once you learn them, do great on the track and do everything else just fine. The lack of a top will limit your driving instead of your tires, not the other way around. |
This isn't a good picture and they aren't the same as the Bill Boards, but these tires have been on my 69 NASCAR Cobra since 1969 when I took delivery of it and have no cracks or anything. I have treated them since I got the car new and the lettering is turning yellow, but they are still good. I wouldn't trust them for any 100 MPH runs now, but I do drive the car some. I think the tires get as much attention as the car as most people can't belive they are the old bias ply tires.
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...1969_Cobra.jpg Ron |
The hell with the tires...look at that water!
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