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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ tire recommendations?

Posted by: germaneighter Mar 28 2006, 10:32 AM

I am looking for tire recommendations.

1974 2.0
Car is a daily driver with occasional DE and AutoX.
SC front struts, Eric Shea rear arms.
5 spoke Fuchs 6 x 15.

Posted by: Root_Werks Mar 28 2006, 10:51 AM

Yoko AVS Sports are a good street tire. I think they are a treadwear of 220 or so for that size which is about as hard as I would go for street use.

Posted by: Bleyseng Mar 28 2006, 10:54 AM

Yeah, good tire as I have them on my Passat. Even Monique likes 'em. I am still running the ole Dunlops SP8000's on the 76 914 for a street tire.

Posted by: race914 Mar 28 2006, 11:41 AM

Tried something new for the street and really like the http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=ECSTA+MX&partnum=05WR5EMX&partnum=25WR6EMX&vehicleSearch=true&place=1&index=1

Posted by: Joe Ricard Mar 28 2006, 11:44 AM

Hankook has a nice street tire can't remember the model # Z212 or something like that. Said to give the Azienis a run for it's money.

Posted by: Tobra Mar 28 2006, 07:31 PM

QUOTE (Root_Werks @ Mar 28 2006, 08:51 AM)
Yoko AVS Sports are a good street tire. I think they are a treadwear of 220 or so for that size which is about as hard as I would go for street use.

I thought 16" was smallest size on them. I like my Yokohama ES 100's, but have not hammered on them enough to comment on how they will work out long term. Stick well enough to scare my brother, and he is a motorcycle riding speed freak

Posted by: germaneighter Mar 29 2006, 09:45 AM

I could not find any 15" Yoko AVS Sport.

My brother-in-law uses the ES 100s on his '73 BMW 2002 at some DEs and likes them alot. I think I may try them.

thnaks

Posted by: Root_Werks Mar 29 2006, 09:52 AM

They probably don't make AVS Sports under 16's, but either way, stick with a tire with less than 200 treadwear for the street if you can. Anything else will just be too hard and won't ever warm up on a car as light as a 914.