Hi gang,
Like many of you I drive my Cobra daily.
I have owned many cars and have bought many different tires and brands.
Last month it was time to get new tires as mine have worn down.
I want to tell you all about a tire that I have used on all my BIG cars.
The Goodyear Eagle HP Ultra plus.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...ch=false&partnum=74ZR7EHPUPL&fromCompare1=yes
Mind you this is a street tire for daily driving, not a track/drag radial.
For the last 10 years I have had as my daily driver 3 Buick Le Sabre's. I've put well over 130k miles on each. Ive tried Bridgestone Turanza ( I like, but too much $$), a few other goodyears that sucked ( Reatta, RS, etc.), and Dunlops. These never stayed on the car more than a day. I soon found the Eagle HP's and tried them. I can't tell you how much they improved the big sedans performance. Grip, handling, dry and wet traction, longevity, all excellent. I have bought 4 sets and have reccommended them to several co-workers. Everyone has had extremly high marks for these tires on BIG cars.
The Le Sabre weighs 3400# roughly. I really wanted to try them out on the Cobra before I went to the other common offerings we have discussed.
I AM SO GLAD I DID!!!
Ive had them for 3k miles and so far they have lived up to every expectation. They are just as impressive on this car as they were on the Buick.
Traction is better off the line and in fast corners ( streetlights, fast left turns where I like to slide the rear out, freeway on and off ramps, etc.) than the OEMs.
My only reccomendation is to get all four in the 285 rather than 275. The 275 are fine up front, buit in the rear they just look a teeny tad smaller in the width than the OEM. If you dont mind having the 2 different sizes, use the 275 up front for improved steering feel and 285 out back for looks, but honestly, you dont need it for anything other than looks.
Ill try to post some pics tonight comparing HPs to the OEM's.
Have fun whatever you choose.
Randy
Like many of you I drive my Cobra daily.
I have owned many cars and have bought many different tires and brands.
Last month it was time to get new tires as mine have worn down.
I want to tell you all about a tire that I have used on all my BIG cars.
The Goodyear Eagle HP Ultra plus.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...ch=false&partnum=74ZR7EHPUPL&fromCompare1=yes
Mind you this is a street tire for daily driving, not a track/drag radial.
For the last 10 years I have had as my daily driver 3 Buick Le Sabre's. I've put well over 130k miles on each. Ive tried Bridgestone Turanza ( I like, but too much $$), a few other goodyears that sucked ( Reatta, RS, etc.), and Dunlops. These never stayed on the car more than a day. I soon found the Eagle HP's and tried them. I can't tell you how much they improved the big sedans performance. Grip, handling, dry and wet traction, longevity, all excellent. I have bought 4 sets and have reccommended them to several co-workers. Everyone has had extremly high marks for these tires on BIG cars.
The Le Sabre weighs 3400# roughly. I really wanted to try them out on the Cobra before I went to the other common offerings we have discussed.
I AM SO GLAD I DID!!!
Ive had them for 3k miles and so far they have lived up to every expectation. They are just as impressive on this car as they were on the Buick.
Traction is better off the line and in fast corners ( streetlights, fast left turns where I like to slide the rear out, freeway on and off ramps, etc.) than the OEMs.
My only reccomendation is to get all four in the 285 rather than 275. The 275 are fine up front, buit in the rear they just look a teeny tad smaller in the width than the OEM. If you dont mind having the 2 different sizes, use the 275 up front for improved steering feel and 285 out back for looks, but honestly, you dont need it for anything other than looks.
Ill try to post some pics tonight comparing HPs to the OEM's.
Have fun whatever you choose.
Randy
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