uhhh another tire question

[dsmith]

Thanks to everyone that replied...

BABY HAS NEW SHOES...

Tires are Mickey Thompson SR 26x12-15 and 26x10-15, arrived on Monday - $850 shipped from Summit.
It was drizzling outside - Tuesday's forecast was no better and Wednesday was raining as well... the wait damn near killed me. BUT Thursday saw a brief break in the weather, cool but sunny... rims were deshod of the BFG's (sorry I refered to them as Bridgestones in my initial post - probably a throwback from the old motocross days), rims were cleaned inside and out, new valve-stems (make sure whoever is changing these for you has the large variety in stock or you will be running to the parts store) MT's were finally installed and balanced (the BFG's had been rebalanced on several occasions in an attempt to eliminate the sterring wheel shake - to no avail)

Does it sound like I am smiling???? OK, just a little at this point...

It is hard to believe I am driving the same car... Same sexy sound, same sexy looks, but oh my gosh - what a difference those tires make.

28lbs cold pressure - there is no shake and the car can be driven at highway speed with one hand on the wheel (just a light grip too!!). The truck grooves in the asphalt on the interstate - don't even see them or feel them anymore - no more geting tossed about... They used to send me into the other lane like I had jerked the wheel in an attempt to make a hard left.... now it is smooth as silk

The MT's are pliable - "gummy bear" consistency and a shallow, but aggressive, tread - they GRIP... used to be that a healthy shift from 1st to 2nd at about half throttle, the rears would break loose with noticable tire spin... now my eyeballs spin in my head from the g-force - straight ahead launch - totally hooked up.... going to have to seriously try and break her loose instead of it routinely happening (fresh 428 - we are not lacking an ounce of torque)

YEA, I am smiling... BIG, grinning from ear to ear, same smile as when I got back from my first ride in her (I bought mine used) except I didn't have those BFG white knuckles

thanks again for everyon'e advice

smith

[Pete Munroe]

D Smith,

Glad to hear your results with the Mickey Thompson S/R's.

I checked prices at Summit, sizes 26x10.00R15 and 26X12.00R15, shipping and handling to Los Angeles, $853.15 same as your results.

Checked the price on AVON CR6ZZ in 245/60R-15 and 295/50R-15 from Roger Krause tires in the bay area, $1642.00 not including shipping, handling and CA sales tax.

The AVON may be a superior tyre, but it's sounding like the M/T S/R's are good value in a street/open track tire.

I am on Dunlop G/T Qualifiers now after a set of Hoosiers T/D's. Next set of tires will probably be the M/T S/R's.

Pete

[GLS-BDR226]

Just replaced some BFGs with Cooper Cobra GT Radials-235 60 15/295 50 15s. $816 mounted, balanced, tax including $42 labor to clean the insde of the rims!!! Haven't had a chance to try them out due to rain. I'll check them this weekend and report back. I read in other posts that the MT, Cooper, Mastercraft and Avon are all made by Cooper. I'm sure the compounds are different but pictures of the tread pattern look similar.

[tin-man]

Originally Posted by dsmith

The MT's are pliable - "gummy bear" consistency and a shallow, but aggressive, tread - they GRIP... used to be that a healthy shift from 1st to 2nd at about half throttle, the rears would break loose with noticable tire spin... now my eyeballs spin in my head from the g-force - straight ahead launch - totally hooked up.... going to have to seriously try and break her loose instead of it routinely happening (fresh 428 - we are not lacking an ounce of torque)
smith

Happy to hear you found what seems the right tire for you, sounds awesome. If you don't mind keep us posted on your experiences since I too will be putting Mickey T's on my ride when its finished the install.

Cheers, John, AKA, tin-man