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    #1

    Tires -- what's best?

    Due to the fact that I've had problems with the Cobra GT's and money is tight right now, I'm only going to pick up one new tire tomorrow. When money is available, I'm going shopping for a different brand of tire. Might give me an excuse to look for a new set of rims, too.

    What do you guys think is a good tire to run? I'm mainly concerned with Raised White Letter style and good wet traction. Keep in mind that they are only run in the summer as I run snow tires in the winter.
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    Yokohama Avid S/T

    Damn good tire, excellent wet traction.

    Ask justin, and I myself have expirience with em...
    1983 Grand Marquis 2Dr Sedan "Mercules"
    Tremec TKO conversion, hydraulic clutch, HURST equipped!

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      #3
      I'm a fan of cooper tires. I used a full set of Cobra GTs last year, then after being unimpressed with performance and ride. I switched to Lifeliner STE. When I drove off it was like a new car! And they are 70,000 mile tires. I'm happy with them. Only real problem that I have is I would like to put the white letters outside, but there is a white wall on that side too.

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        #4
        Personally I don't like running mismatched tires on an axle, but I'm fairly happy with my Yokohamas so far. I don't have all 4 on (just 2 in the back) and I need an alignment and front shocks so I can't give a really solid opinion, only that they grip better than the junk Badyear Baldies I had before.
        86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
        5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

        91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

        1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

        Originally posted by phayzer5
        I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

        Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it works

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          #5
          firestone indy 500's......i have em on my dodge dakota.
          scott

          1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
          2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
          1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
          1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
          2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
          1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

          please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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            #6
            New Cobra GT today cost me $86 when all said and done. I'm not happy at all.

            After checking around town and searching on the 'net, I've come up with the following choices that I like most:

            1. Dayton Daytona SR
            2. Firestone Firehawk Indy 500
            3. Yokohama Avid S/T
            4. BFG Radial T/A

            I know that I'm going to run 235/60 on front. The back will probably be 275/60. Prices between the four listed above isn't drastically different from each other around town:

            -- 235/60 -- Cheapest being "Daytona SR" at $67 to most expensive being "Firehawk Indy 500" at $83.

            -- 275/60 -- Cheapest being "Daytona SR" at $73 to most expensive being "Firehawk Indy 500" at $87.

            I really don't feel safe on the Cobras. I do a lot of driving and can't afford anymore tire troubles. My front tires are only a few months old and I found a nasty deep cut in the tread. I have two options:

            1. Buy a new set of (4) 235/60 and put them on the stock turbines and sell the Cobra GT's, or

            2. Ride it out on the Cobra GT's 'til I find a set of rims and put on the 235/60 and 275/60 and be done with it.

            RIMS: For the style that Jason91GM is running, locals want $70/rim. Too much for me. I'm really undecided as to what style I want, too.

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              #7
              get wheels like mine, like 40 bucks a peice

              and the 235/60 and 275/60 combo for yokohamas is what i run, on 15X7, 15X8 wheels respectively...

              around 400 bucks total for wheels and tires, shipped.

              check summitracing.com for wheels, and tirerack.com for tires.....

              also, you want a 5X4.5 bolt pattern, with 3.75 backspacing, works perfect for my car....
              1983 Grand Marquis 2Dr Sedan "Mercules"
              Tremec TKO conversion, hydraulic clutch, HURST equipped!

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                #8
                Tom, what center bore am I looking for? The 3.3 inch?

                Okay, guys, you pick. If she was yours . . . .


                . . . . which of the following rims would you mount . . . .


                I've been tossing around the idea of blacking out the front-end like Jason91GM (I'm not trying to be a copy-cat). The chrome on my grille is in rough shape anyway.

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                  #9
                  stay away from the daytona sr's.........i had a set once, the wore out fast and had lousy wet traction

                  1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
                  2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
                  1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
                  1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
                  2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
                  1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

                  please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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                    #10
                    If she were mine, I'd keep the turbines but I like the chrome wheels better. Black wheels only look good if you're going to de-chrome the car. In stock form they have too much shiny stuff to look right.
                    86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                    5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                    91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                    1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                    Originally posted by phayzer5
                    I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

                    Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it works

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by gadget73
                      I'd keep the turbines
                      I'd love to keep my turbines, but I want to go with wider tires. It'd be great if there was an 8" wide turbine for our cars.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by lincolnmania
                        stay away from the daytona sr's.........i had a set once, the wore out fast and had lousy wet traction
                        Sounds like a set of Kumhos that we had on the '81 GM back in the mid-'90's. They didn't go long before there was nothing left.

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                          #13
                          86 bucks! Shit! I thought I was gettin ripped payin 62 for one... (Cobra GT)
                          '89 Ford LTD Crown Vic - '92 Ford F-150 Custom -
                          '95 Ford Bronco XL -

                          sigpic :rebel:

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                            #14
                            Justin, come on, do you really need to ask that question? :smirk:

                            Series 84 it is, black
                            1983 Grand Marquis 2Dr Sedan "Mercules"
                            Tremec TKO conversion, hydraulic clutch, HURST equipped!

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by BoxMan
                              86 bucks! Shit! I thought I was gettin ripped payin 62 for one... (Cobra GT)
                              The tire was $69. The rest was mount and balance. Still too much $$.

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