rims and tires

[zrayr]

There are many more original Cobras being tracked on the 15's, and doing very well.

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Originally Posted by joyridin'

I do not have to search the forum. What I am saying is a comparable set of 17" tires will outperform a 15" set on the same car with the same driver. If the 15" were so good, you would see them on Ferrari's, Porsche, and numerous other cars, but you don't.

I am not saying they do not handle well compared to cheap 17" tires or other 15" tires, but to say they will out perform a comparable 17" tires is not an accurate statement. That is conventional wisdom.

What I have said IS accurate because I have witnessed it firsthand, not just at one SAAC race, but several CVAR events as well. I never said the Avons matched up well against "cheap" 17" tires. Those are your words. I personally have seen Cobras (and a lowly Mustang as well) wearing the 15" Avon's completely embarrass Cobras that had very high quality 17" rubber, and good drivers too. The Avon Cobra's were nicely motoring and occasionally drifting around the corners. The Cobras with the 17" wheels were going off the course and spinning out trying to keep up.

If You can't wrap your mind around that happening, so be it. The Avons are that much better than 99% of what is available in the 17" size. There's a lot to learned on the forums, but only if one keeps an open mind and is willing to benefit from the direct experiences of others

As a matter of fact, you do see the 15" Avon CR6ZZ tires on many vintage Porsches, as well As the GT40's and of course the Cobras.

Are there better race tires ? Sure, but they are usually slicks, and none of them are DOT street legal as is the CR6ZZ. But the Avons do have better traction than most race tires you will see on a vintage Cobra, including the GoodYear billboards and the Hoosier's

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