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Thanks again for all the advice.  I got tied up at work for a little bit, but I am finally installing the 3.50s this week.  We will see how that goes and then figure out what is next.

I am going to try get a little work done before SAAC-50.       

Thank you for the information and pictures, everyone!  I like the look of the Wide Ovals and Polyglas tires, but one tire is the same price as 4 Coopers. It looks like I have a decision to make.

Also, any thoughts around how often tires need to be swapped out.  BF Goodrich says 6-10 years, but if the car is driven less than 1,000 miles a year and is garaged in a temperate climate (CA), will you still experience the same degradation in the rubber? 

The BF Goodrich tires I have on it right now are date coded 2011, but have 95% + tread life still.  The car was not driven much until 2 years ago and probably has less than 1,500 miles on it since the tires were replaced in 2011.     
 

I am looking to purchase a set of new tires this summer.  I have a GT350H, stock Shelby suspension, and original Magnum 500s.

Currently, I am running BF Goodrich 205/70R14.

Anyone running 215/70R14 Cooper Cobras?  Do they rub?

Any other suggestions? 

I drive it weekly on the street and highway.

Nice!! Enjoyed this. 

Thanks for sharing!!  Great video.

Wow. That is awesome. Thank you for sharing the video / pictures. 

Does access sell out or can you pay at the gate the day of the event?

 There is a per-day walk-up rate of $30 per person

Thank you!!

Does access sell out or can you pay at the gate the day of the event?

These cars are such a deal right now.  Nowhere to go but up, especially with the fact that they had true Shelby influence. 

I picked up a 2008 Shelby GT from my uncle in Vista Blue.  He bought it new and it only has 16k miles on it.  The car is an absolute blast to drive. 

Congrats on the C4.  Did you have a 5-speed in there before? 

BTW...Bumper sticker is awesome!!

We were a Ford family.  We have owned 2 Broncos, 3 Explorers, an Escort, an Edge, a Ranger, and of course Shelbys.  I put in an early reservation for a Bronco and was pretty disappointed with my experience.  I actually had a salesman at the dealership say to me "you need to pay up if you want to play, bro".  That was the tipping point for me.  I know that dealers can be hit and miss, but it didn't seem like Ford tried to do anything to stop the price gouging in 2020 to 2022. 

After more than a year of waiting for my vehicle with no assurance of what the actual cost might be when it arrived, I decided to pull the cord and went and bought a new Telluride.  I couldn't be more happy with it and they didn't try and mark it up over MSRP.

I never would have even considered buying a Kia if not for that experience, but now I am glad I did.
 
 

Thanks!!

Hi Everyone,
Which center caps are correct?  Red or yellow version? 

Give the man time to digest some of this. I am sure that he feels like an intoxicated giraffe on roller skates stuck in a revolving door? It's all a blur.

Hahahaha. 

Going to 3.50s to start.  Manual trans still under consideration.  Thanks for all the information, everyone!!

The 9 inch rear end set up makes it relatively easy to switch out the center section gear setup. I know of numerous people besides myself that have a extra center section setup with higher or lower gears depending on if highway or drags.

Hi Bob,
Thank you for the response. I have a complete center section with 3.50s sitting in my garage that I picked up a while back.  Would be an easy swap, so I could probably start there and see how things go.