07-25-2002, 04:45 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Washington DC Metro (Virginia),
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadsters, Tweaked 351W, T-5Z, CRII Tech Support Team.
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Agonizing, isn't it?
16" are limited in width to 255's.
Although you can get just about any size you want in 15", the tire compounding is obsolete as far as street tires go. 15" tires go on sedans, and grocery getters today. 30 years ago, the BFG T/A was the tire to put on your musclecar.
Like you, I went against contemporary Cobra 15" thinking. The tire guys all said, want performance, go 17". So I rolled the big one. $1,200 worth of TeamIII wheels, and $500 worth of tires. From the first spin around the block, I never looked back. I'm still astounded by how these things behave.
"I don't want my Cobra looking like it has fork lift truck tires on it", were my thoughts. Well, it doesn't.
Honestly wouldn't put anything but a 17" on any performance car, even a '66 Mustang resto. The wheels are a jab in the pocketbook, although there are less expensive ones out there. The tires, if you shop around, aren't a bunch more than the 15's.
My $.02 (actually, my $1,700 for wheels & tires) Only regret, not putting bigger brakes in those 17" openings.
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