I have Cobras on the rear, had it aligned (front and back) and on a damp road on a mild curve I went into a nice spin ending up almost all the way around. Thankfully no one was near me. The alignment shop noted a flat spot on one of the Cobras before the spin. I have the lowered spring set and he also noticed premature wear on the inside of the tires. Guess I will have to get a pair of adjustable lower control arms. Be sure when they align the rear they check the camber. Hopefully this will help with my tire wear as well handling. I will be checking the bushings for wear too. Ian Yanagisawa On Nov 14, 2012, at 2:25 PM, "jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Don't forget how important tire pressure is also! > David Teitelbaum > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Michael Griese <mike.griese@...> wrote: > > > > Very good point - and not just front end alignment. Have the rear checked as > > well. > > > > -- > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Harold <hmcelraft@...> > > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Wed, November 14, 2012 11:46:58 AM > > Subject: [DML] Re: Tires > > > > > > > > > > Welmoed > > > > Have you checked the alignment lately? On wet roads, in my experience, if the > > alignment is out very much, you will have a difficult time with control. > > > > Harold McElraft - 3354 > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, gmfm1@ wrote: > > > > > > I'm sorry that you don't like your Cooper Tires. Are they Cobra's? I was in one > > >of the heaviest downpours that I was ever in this past summer in my Delorean > > >coming home from DMA's Summer Fun Run and I was doing the speed limit and had > > >absolutely no problem with driving the car. > > > Thanks, > > > Gary Masie > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Welmoed > > > Date: Monday, October 29, 2012 4:52 pm > > > Subject: [DML] Re: Tires > > > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > I have those Cooper Cobras front and rear in the correct sizes. > > > > Bought them in the US approx 4 years ago. > > > > Have to say that the do not impress me on wet roads. > > > > In rain, especially heavy rain one has to decrease the speed to > > > > often less than 50 MpH and even them the tail likes to wag when > > > > finding puddles of water. > > > > On dry roads they behave better. > > > > > > > > My next set of tires probably won't be Coopers. > > > > Don't know yet what they will be as it becomes harder to get the > > > > correct sizes. > > > > > > > > Welmoed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/