When it rains it drips..

Sorry I don't have any suggestions, but if you're going to have a drip, trust me it could be worse, just ask Dwight...

Thanks, CB. Any reason to choose 16" or 17"?

Carl

Go with a 17" Stock width is 225 so look at stock Mustangs, see if it looks good to you. As you get out to 275 width, they start to "follow" any grooves in the road. I recommend the BFG G-Force KDWS tires for wet or dry roads.

I think the reccomendation I got from Tirerack was 245/45R17. How much ride quality will I loose at 245/45/17 vs my 205/60/15? Also, I don't understand how 275's would "follow" the road? I had 33x12.5's on my Jeep and never had a problem.

Carl

Don't drive you convertible in the rain?

Ask your local tire shop for some prices, I think you will fine the 17 inchers offer fewer choices at a higher price...

Sorry, I was thinking about my old 86 and the stock 225's Your right, the stock size IS 245. The 275's should be mounted on a 9" wide rim and the tread print is about an inch or so wider than the 245's It doesn't seem like a big difference, but I can feel it pulling left and right on rutted roads.

A reference to the Princessmobile?

That little '88 LX put me in an embarrassing situation. At highway speeds, the rain would get in under the roof, travel across the top of the windshield, and drip directly into my crotch. That's yet ANOTHER reason that I always carry a few Bounty paper towels with me everywhere I go ("Hitchhiker's Guide", and all that, but a habit I picked up when my kids were very young.)

My current '93 GT convertible hasn't dripped once, but I admit that I don't drive it in the rain all that much. In fact, it's resting in the garage right now, waiting for a nice sunny day with no snow melt.

Now, TFrog ('93 LX hatch) has some rotten weatherstripping, for sure. If I take it through a car wash, when we get to the machines that spray the sides of the car, I always get a mini-shower through the top of the driver's window.

But that's my fault. One day, I'll actually get around to having the weatherstripping replaced on both doors and the hatch. It is, after all, 12 years old...

:()

I have 275's on my Cobra and I don't think it's bad at all. Then again, the roads are pretty good here but still...

I'd go with 17". looks better to me. I'd go 18" even if clearance wasn't an issue.

A story that I shall remember for a lifetime :oP

I used a big 'ol glob of silicon grease right between the weather stripping where the roof meets the "A" pillar, also works for leaks between the weather stripping on the roof sections.

I guess I didn't describe it well... the leak is where the side window meets the top. I wouldn't want the grease on my window, but it is a good idea if it starts to leak at the windshield.

Thanks,

Carl

Is it coming from seam between where the rubber on the roof meets the rubber on the windshield pillar or is it coming from the back side window. If its the back window, look for signs that the rear weather stripping hasn't been pealed back by the movement of the rear window.