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03-24-2016, 06:04 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY USA,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance
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Originally Posted by 1795
BFG's are not the best tire out there, they do not handle very well. You are about 2 years from needing a new set, 10 years is the absolute max that you should use any tire, irrespective of wear or cracks, etc. You should probably start looking at other tire options and see what is available within your price range.
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Jim,
No he is two years PAST replacing the BFGs! They get very hard with age. While they may look fine, one drive on fresh rubber will show the folly of this "extended tire life" idea.
Next to fuel ,tires are about the cheapest cost for the miles we do in these cars, why risk your car AND YOUR NECK to save a few bucks and "get a few more miles out of the old donuts"
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03-24-2016, 06:08 PM
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Location: SoCal,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX #4xxx with CSX 482; David Kee Toploader
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark IV
Jim,
No he is two years PAST replacing the BFGs! They get very hard with age. While they may look fine, one drive on fresh rubber will show the folly of this "extended tire life" idea.
Next to fuel ,tires are about the cheapest cost for the miles we do in these cars, why risk your car AND YOUR NECK to save a few bucks and "get a few more miles out of the old donuts"
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A big Yup! Think about it. Everything you have invested is literally riding on 4 small contact patches. Tyres are everything!
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03-24-2016, 07:23 PM
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Location: Canandaigua,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF MKII Riverside Racer FIA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark IV
Jim,
No he is two years PAST replacing the BFGs! They get very hard with age. While they may look fine, one drive on fresh rubber will show the folly of this "extended tire life" idea.
Next to fuel ,tires are about the cheapest cost for the miles we do in these cars, why risk your car AND YOUR NECK to save a few bucks and "get a few more miles out of the old donuts"
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Rick,
I thought that we would play good cop, bad cop. I was being the good cop, figuring that everybody else here would jump all over those BFG's in a heart-beat! |
03-24-2016, 10:58 PM
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I was told by my Tyre shop that they only warranty tires for 6 years.
JD
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03-25-2016, 10:06 AM
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Location: Oconomowoc,WI,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR MKIV 482 Aluminum by Mike Forte
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I agree 6 years is the industry standard,
I have sold thousands of tires from my shop. I feel I speak from years od experience
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark IV
Jim,
No he is two years PAST replacing the BFGs! They get very hard with age. While they may look fine, one drive on fresh rubber will show the folly of this "extended tire life" idea.
Next to fuel ,tires are about the cheapest cost for the miles we do in these cars, why risk your car AND YOUR NECK to save a few bucks and "get a few more miles out of the old donuts"
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03-29-2016, 01:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark IV
Jim,
No he is two years PAST replacing the BFGs! They get very hard with age. While they may look fine, one drive on fresh rubber will show the folly of this "extended tire life" idea.
Next to fuel ,tires are about the cheapest cost for the miles we do in these cars, why risk your car AND YOUR NECK to save a few bucks and "get a few more miles out of the old donuts"
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Steve, what he said. These only had 8k miles but about the same number of years as yours.
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Last edited by flipper35; 03-29-2016 at 01:57 PM..
Reason: clarification
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03-29-2016, 06:21 PM
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Thank you everyone for all the info regarding tires. After talking to some fellow cobra guys at a show and the feed back here, I am leaning toward Cooper Cobras. I want a soft ride and some durability.
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03-30-2016, 06:13 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA Street Roadster #782 with 459 cu in FE KC engine, toploader, 3.31
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Gallegos
Thank you everyone for all the info regarding tires. After talking to some fellow cobra guys at a show and the feed back here, I am leaning toward Cooper Cobras. I want a soft ride and some durability.
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I'm running the equivalent Mickey Thompson tires (made by Cooper and identical to Cooper Cobras except sidewall lettering) on my ERA and although I don't push the car hard, they seem to be very good tires. |
03-30-2016, 06:16 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DanEC
I'm running the equivalent Mickey Thompson tires (made by Cooper and identical to Cooper Cobras except sidewall lettering) on my ERA and although I don't push the car hard, they seem to be very good tires.
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I forget, do you run the MT SR's or the ST's? |
03-30-2016, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by patrickt
I forget, do you run the MT SR's or the ST's?
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ST are the tires that are sister to the Cooper Cobras. The SRs are based on an Avon carcass (All of them, MT, Cooper and Avon are owned by the same company)
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03-30-2016, 04:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark IV
ST are the tires that are sister to the Cooper Cobras. The SRs are based on an Avon carcass (All of them, MT, Cooper and Avon are owned by the same company)
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Yup. As Mark IV said....they are all Cooper tires. My Avons had Cooper stickers on them along with the Avon logo... 
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04-03-2016, 08:14 AM
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Decided to go for Cooper Cobras GT. So far so good.
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04-03-2016, 08:57 AM
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My car has 17" wheels and good year eagle F1's that were put on in 2010. I need to replace the tires due to age but they have a ton of tread on them.....overall the tires handle great but the 17" tires let you feel every bump in the road. I drove a car with 15" wheels and Avons and it was MUCH smoother. My car feels more planted with the 17" wheels but I wouldn't be opposed to going with the Avons and 15" wheels. I would think you could get good miles out of them depending on how hard you drove it and what type of climate you are in. I sure wish there was a magical way to make the 17"s ride like those 15"s! Good luck with your new tires
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04-03-2016, 03:46 PM
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Question, regarding tire pressure. With the BF Goodrich tires that came with the car, Backdraft said to use 28 in the front and 29 in the back. With the new Cooper Cobras the dealer put 35 in both the front and back. Which pressure should I use?  |
04-03-2016, 07:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Gallegos
Question, regarding tire pressure. With the BF Goodrich tires that came with the car, Backdraft said to use 28 in the front and 29 in the back. With the new Cooper Cobras the dealer put 35 in both the front and back. Which pressure should I use? |
The car I drive with 15" wheels was running 22psi around all 4 corners. I believe that car is about 2500lb so by the time the tires warm up you would have 24-25psi in them. That car rode great.....he had some other tires before the Avons and he said they rode way better but wouldn't hook up hence the change. |
03-30-2016, 05:20 AM
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Craig,
I am running Michelin Defenders 215-70 x15 on my 289 ERA Slabside.
As earlier mentioned, I am pleased with them realizing higher speed ratings are available but for my driving these do well.
ERA #3010 289 Slabside
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