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Four questions about my 95 Cobra

I'm the original owner....and where it was a daily driver for awhile, its just not getting used much anymore.

16K on the OD so far....and I'd rather keep it than sell it.

Question 1: The tires have good tread, but they have flat spots from storage...and they are 10 years old. Its time to replace them, but the OEM Goodyear GS-C's are $300+ each. I want something cheaper...in the $100 to $150 range. Remember, it doesn't get driven much, and when it does its not running on a track. At the same time, I dont want the Brand-X radials either. Can anyone recommend a decent tire? The Bridgestones and Firestones seem to be popular sellars online.......

Question 2: To avoid flat spots, how can I keep this car during the winter months when it may not get started very often. Are there safe ways to elevate a car in your garage that dont cost an arm and a leg? Or is it best to start it...roll the car around and shift weight to another part of the tire....

Question 3: I've got a Steeda Tri-Ax shifter in there, motorsports 3.73's in the rear, and a strut tower brace. But I do want to do one more thing to the car, even tho its not used that often. I want to lower it a bit. Stock springs give it an off-road look. Someone once upon a time said "throw in...these springs...." only I've long since forgotton what those springs were! :( Something like Ford Motor Sports "C" springs or something? In other words I want to put springs in there that wont cause me to have to change other components if I dont have to.....anyone know the part I need?

Question 4: Can someone recommend a good clutch replacement cable? My car has this nasty habit of, after sitting in traffic, really not wanting to go in and out of gear without force...sometimes I have to do a Clutch-Neutral-Clutch-Try the gear again just to get it to work.....I'm thinking the clutch cable is stretching...is that..like..complete and utter bullshit, or might I be on to something there? :) Thanks....

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headrusch
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I've been running Firestone Firehawks for about two years. They've been great tires -- nice grip, great in the rain and quiet on the highway

Use a floor jack and put it up on jack stands.

Or is it best to start

Only start the car if you're going to *drive* it for 20+ minutes!

Personally, I'd go with some Eibach progressive rate springs. Ford themselves have used Eibach on some of their showcars. That's saying something.

I'd do a transmission fluid change and then install one of Steeda's adjustable clutch cable quadrants.

Patrick '93 Cobra (116K miles)

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NoOption5L

Sounds like a good option.....much more reasonably priced than the Goodyears...

Hmmm....I dont usually do that, i keep it on a trickle-charger most of the winter. I guess its definately time to invest in some jack stands.

Hmmm....you wouldn't happen to have a part number handy, would you? Is that the only part I'd need to replace??

Hmmm....ok, I'll look into this. I believe I had the tranny fluid changed, but I'd have to check the old invoices when I had work done.

Thanks again for the information!

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headrusch

Sorry...a second followup...are these the Eibach's we're talking about?

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Thx

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headrusch

These.

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Patrick

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NoOption5L

Oh, and when you replace the springs, buy some new spring insolators and install a quality brand of shock/strut like Konis.

Patrick

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NoOption5L

You might want to check out the FRPP M5400-A suspension system.

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Richard

Now....because it isn't driven very many miles, if I dont replace the shocks/struts, am I looking simply at premature shock/strut failure in a shorter than normal timeframe (since they will be more compressed...more of the time?)....or am I going to be going into geometry-hell, with uneven tire wear, bad camber, and so on....???

In other words, I dont want to have to replace the entire suspension if I dont have to in the short term....but if its going to hose my tires or make it impossible to keep the tires in alignment, thats another story.

Thx.

PS: The eibach l>

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headrusch

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