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cdadeuce06
10-21-07, 02:45 PM
Hello all,

I?m new to the form, I need to ask if anyone else has a 01 cobra and wears the front tires out on the outside and the rear on the inside. There are ~83K miles and I'm the original owner. I have had a few places check and adjust the alignment but ~ 10K miles later the same wear pattern. To get more life out of my tires I swapped the tires side to side, yes I paid someone to change the tires from one side of the car to the other. Now I have talked to a few local shops and they have said I need ~ $2500 worth of parts/labor to repair. If I could convince my wife I would just sell it and get a 03/04 cobra.

The parts they recommend are new springs, struts, bushings, camber caster plates, bump steer kits (front and back?). Has anyone seen the same issues I have and if so, is it worth the money to fix? Will the car handle like I spent that much? My plans are if it does fix the wear and tracking I may supper charge it.


:confused:
Regards,
Chris

KoolTires
03-03-08, 08:40 PM
I create Custom Show Tires and have seen a lot of different brand tires and all kinds of rides. I haven't heard of your problem, even if the car had been wrecked, it wouldn't wear as you indicated and that doesn't mean they don't. I'm sure you have resolved the problem by now, but i'm curious if you determined what the problem was? Sound like a front end from one car and a rear end from another, very strange.