I was hoping that others like Nick Mironov who have these wheels could share their findings on tires that worked...
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=61708&
http://www.vtoperformance.com/acatalog/914.html
I've got a bone stock (suspension/fenders/etc) '73 2.0L that I would like to consider these wheels for; but, am concerned about the inference tolerances that Nick observed with the 205/55/16 BF Goodrich G-Force Sports he used... My rear springs could probably also be classified as a little saggy as well, but I'm hoping to be able to do wheels/tires before I address the whole suspension replacement/setup, not just the rear springs (is there a "rule of thumb" for determining how tired your springs/suspension are based on ride height or ??).
Since Tire Rack put's the section width for Nick's 205/55/16 BFG G-Sports on a 6.5" rim at 8.4" (which Tire Rack's guidance would tell you to increase that to 8.6" for a 7" rim), I was wondering if there would be any benefit to the likes of a Bridgestone Potenza SO-2 which comes in 7.8" N3 Porsche on 6" or 8.1" Standard on 6.5" section widths (increased to 8.2 and 8.3 respectively)? I also wondered if a 205/50/16 would be less likely to have interference issues due it's lower profile (though admittedly the speedometer would run ~6.2% fast instead of ~3.0% fast with the 205/55/16)...?
Thoughts/Advice/Suggestions?
Thanks!,
Dave
Hankook k106
205-55-16
Fronts rub inner fender at full lock (only happens when parking)
Rears were fine but I did roll the fender lip just to be safe.
Interesting that they don't sell the 15x7 in 4x130 anymore. They do't even list a 4x130 fitment for a 914. Just the 5x130
This might not help much because they discontinued my tires. I have the old style Goodyear Eagle F1 summer tires sized 205/50r16. They don't rub at all. You could probably find the actual size of my tires and see if the newer Goodyear gs-d3 tires are the same.
As far as the fender rub.... I just rolled the dice and won. Mine don't rub on stock fenders with no roll (close though), yours might.
I called VTO before Christmas and they still had the 15x6 and 15x7 in 914 offset, just hadn't updated the site.
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