So hard to choose....new shoes. (Tires)

[Sawdust]

Originally Posted by fixed66

Hey everyone,

So it’s time to replace my nostalgic good Year eagle 2s. I have search high and low, not interested in billboards because only drove my car two to three time a month... Avon’s are just too expensive for me right now... so I have narrowed down to Mickey Thompson S/Ts. But before i pull the trigger anyone have Mickey’s, and can give insight? Any other thoughts on tires. Superformance 427FE mostly Sunday drive, occasional track maybe one or twice a year. Let me know your thoughts. 255/60r/15s Front 275/60r/15s rear.

I owned Superformance #1950 and I went with the Mickey Thompson S/T’s and was very happy with them. Overall they are a great tire for the price, they made a huge difference to the handling and are great in the rain (don’t ask) I went with 295/50R15 rear and 245/60R15 front. Plus I put the Billboard Stencil Kit on them from Tredwear. They looked great.

[chucks1]

Originally Posted by Sawdust

I owned Superformance #1950 and I went with the Mickey Thompson S/T’s and was very happy with them. Overall they are a great tire for the price, they made a huge difference to the handling and are great in the rain (don’t ask) I went with 295/50R15 rear and 245/60R15 front. Plus I put the Billboard Stencil Kit on them from Tredwear. They looked great.

Time to put new tires on my SPF as well. Curious about the Mickey Thompson S/T's on the back; did you have any fitment issues with a 295/50R15? Did you use a stock SPF rim? Mine currently has 275/60R15's on stock rims and I have been wondering about moving to the 295's.

Chuck

[kitcarbp]

I have been reading UK forums where the Cobra guys are using Vitour Galaxy R1 tires also. So far I like them but need to go play on a skid pad to push them over the limit once weather gets warmer

[NROTOXIN]

Originally Posted by chucks1

Time to put new tires on my SPF as well. Curious about the Mickey Thompson S/T's on the back; did you have any fitment issues with a 295/50R15? Did you use a stock SPF rim? Mine currently has 275/60R15's on stock rims and I have been wondering about moving to the 295's.

Chuck

I have the 295 50 15 Avons with no rubbing and real happy with the look. The handling is night and day vs the Goodyear Eagle ll.

[chucks1]

Originally Posted by NROTOXIN

I have the 295 50 15 Avons with no rubbing and real happy with the look. The handling is night and day vs the Goodyear Eagle ll.

Good to know . . . thanks!

[kitcarbp]

So far I have a couple hundred miles on my Vitour Galaxy R1 GT Radials and they are doing great. Stable tire rides great, responsive on the twisty roads. I will soon find a parking lot and do some skid pad stuff to see how they behave at limits

[tortuga]

Originally Posted by NROTOXIN

I have the 295 50 15 Avons with no rubbing and real happy with the look. The handling is night and day vs the Goodyear Eagle ll.

Would have to agree! Had the coopers prior, not horrible, but these are just sublime…

[767Jockey]

I'm in the same position. My car will be 100% complete by the end of the summer, and I have an old pair of Billboards on it. They're way too old to use, they need to be replaced. What tires to get is the question. Undoubtedly, Avons are the top of the heap. However I can't see my way to paying that exhorbitant price for tires that just arent very good. They're not good tires, they're just the best of a bad group of choices. Look at all the modern top handling cars out there - Porsche, Ferrari, Alfa, Vette, etc. Have you ever seen ANY of these guys run an Avon tire? Nope. In our tire size, we have so few choices that a tire like the Avon drifts to the top of the heap more by default than performance. I can live with that, but not at the premium price charged for them.

I love the look of the BIllboards, but the reviews on them vary so much. Some guys like Jeff love them, others can't wait to get rid of them. I'm leaning toward the M/T's, but those off brand Chinese tires are certainly intriguing as well. I have a bit more time to settle on a choice. I'm even toying with the idea of getting a new set of Billboards, and maybe a new set of 17" wheels and high performance tires for everyday use. We'll see.

On a side note, some time back I contacted Coker about the Cobra tire market being very limited with regard to choice, while the buying base of Cobras is likely larger than any market the currently serve. They made it clear that they had zero interest in getting involved. Can you imagine how many tires they would sell if they could make a high quality sticky radial with as much Billboard look as they could build into it? I don't get those guys.