Big Letter Goodyear Tires vs. Your Paint Job

[decooney]

Club Cobra members,

I've received a number of questions about the big letter 15" Goodyear Eagle tires on my new ERA Cobra with Trigos. I just had to try them, just had to. Oh well, now I understand first hand what the pros and cons are when using them for street use after just 300 fairly easy miles.

Pro's:
- car handles great.
- looks good and fits the car well.
- no rubbing on my ERA, front or rear.
- helps to add a fairly soft/supple ride, soft sidewalls.

Cons:
- they pick up rocks more than I originally imagined.
- front tires sandblast your rear fenders with rocks.
- paint chips all over the place - anywere rocks will fly to.
- can get flats fairly easily.
- not DOT approved.
- they wander a little, but not that bad to me.
- cannot follow another Cobra with them, or else!

(if you were thinking about these) - Before you buy and try them like I have, you might want to decide up front if your car will be a show car or a driver. If you drive with these, you car will not be a show car for long with all the paint chips. I guess I'll keep them for now as my car is definitely a driver.