Need to hook-up! Tires?

exgmguy · 01-19-2002, 09:10 PM

1993 Cobras are 4 lug? For some reason I thought they were 5 lug. Anyway, 15 inch rims are a great idea as long as they clear your rear calipers. If you are looking for a strip only tire, with some street use The ET Streets are best. After that, I would get some drag radials. I am not sure of they newer 15 inch sizes, but be sure they are larger than the 235's that are available. A 245 or 255 is what you want.

venumus93 · 01-19-2002, 11:31 PM

Hey all!
I'm tired of 2.22 60' times and my street tires. I have a set of '93 15 inch 10-hole rims to put on the rear with some DR's & was wondering if that would really be any better than just putting DR's on my stock 17 inch rims. Not sure if it would be worth having to swap rims every time I went to the track just to save a few bucks on smaller(rim size) tires. Any suggestions on what tires to get, & even where to get a good deal on them, would be greatly appreciated! Later!

venumus93 · 01-21-2002, 10:26 PM

exgmguy:
yeah, man, they still had the darn 4 lug rims on there...i didnt think about clearing the calipers! damn, i'll have to check that, thanks for the advice & hopefully by this summer i'll have something to grip with & post some respectable times....later!

Coupe5oh · 01-21-2002, 10:58 PM

yea, you really want more sidewall on a tire to hookup, 17's arent too much on sidewalls, but i believe e.t.streets are good for everyday driving, well at least on dry nice days, so yea 15 in rims are good for dragracing if they clear, i see alot of guys at the track with slicks on some turbine, or 10 hole rims, it only takes a second to swap um.

01-19-2002, 11:31 PM	#2
venumus93 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Melbourne, FL, USA Posts: 237	Need to hook-up! Tires? Hey all! I'm tired of 2.22 60' times and my street tires. I have a set of '93 15 inch 10-hole rims to put on the rear with some DR's & was wondering if that would really be any better than just putting DR's on my stock 17 inch rims. Not sure if it would be worth having to swap rims every time I went to the track just to save a few bucks on smaller(rim size) tires. Any suggestions on what tires to get, & even where to get a good deal on them, would be greatly appreciated! Later! __________________ 93Cobra#3974, 114K miles 3.55's, flo's, pullies, C&L 1/4: 13.985 60': 2.088 (street tires) MPH: 99.58

01-21-2002, 10:26 PM	#3
venumus93 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Melbourne, FL, USA Posts: 237	exgmguy: yeah, man, they still had the darn 4 lug rims on there...i didnt think about clearing the calipers! damn, i'll have to check that, thanks for the advice & hopefully by this summer i'll have something to grip with & post some respectable times....later! __________________ 93Cobra#3974, 114K miles 3.55's, flo's, pullies, C&L 1/4: 13.985 60': 2.088 (street tires) MPH: 99.58

01-21-2002, 10:58 PM	#4
Coupe5oh Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SanAntonio, Tx Posts: 734	yea, you really want more sidewall on a tire to hookup, 17's arent too much on sidewalls, but i believe e.t.streets are good for everyday driving, well at least on dry nice days, so yea 15 in rims are good for dragracing if they clear, i see alot of guys at the track with slicks on some turbine, or 10 hole rims, it only takes a second to swap um. __________________ Police package 5spd 90 Lx, Stock original motor, 3.27grs, BM fan, fms 10.5 clutch, D&D quadrant, and adjuster, ADS chip, 180 stat, mac cai, mac h-pipe, mac subframe connectors, ASP crank pulley, ripper shifter, 26x10.5 M/T sport pros welds. 246 hp according to analyzer Race weight: 3,120 E.t-13.57 with 26x10.50's e.t. streets. 1.88 60' mph- 99.92 mph

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01-19-2002, 09:10 PM	#1
exgmguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Utica, Michigan Posts: 2,631	1993 Cobras are 4 lug? For some reason I thought they were 5 lug. Anyway, 15 inch rims are a great idea as long as they clear your rear calipers. If you are looking for a strip only tire, with some street use The ET Streets are best. After that, I would get some drag radials. I am not sure of they newer 15 inch sizes, but be sure they are larger than the 235's that are available. A 245 or 255 is what you want.