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Posted by: bondo Apr 17 2006, 04:17 PM

I'm trying to plan ahead and design flares to match the final tire size. 225 seems to be the widest tire that is easily available in 15". Is this going to be wide enough for a V8 914 street car without limited slip? Is it too wide for a 7" wheel? Anyone running this particular size on a 7" rim? Got pics?

Just want to make sure I do it right the fist time. I looked into 8" cookies (welded), but they aren't cheap and tires to fit them would be expensive and hard to find. I really like the look of cookies, and I already have them, so I'm not going to switch to another wheel.

Posted by: bondo Apr 17 2006, 04:18 PM

Hmm, I selected "new topic", but the button at the bottom to submit the post said "add reply". But it did add it as a new topic.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Apr 17 2006, 04:23 PM

they work fine. 225's really look better on an 8" tho.

205 on 7 = perfect
225 on 8 = perfect

Posted by: spunone Apr 17 2006, 04:27 PM

Speaking of wheels do they make a space saver fo a 4 lug fuch?

Posted by: Aaron Cox Apr 17 2006, 04:28 PM

paul - you can put a space saver on any wheel....

i put one on a 6" 5 lug fuch.

if the blogs get up again, ill show ya the pic of mine mounted.

I had slits mount mine.

lemme know if you are looking for a 15" saver....

Posted by: brant Apr 17 2006, 04:34 PM

They should fit fine.
I've run 225 tires on 7 inch cookies for years.

(I've seen wider tires on narrower rims in the past, but wouldn't recommend it. It was done to accomodate classification rules mostly and not because its the best combo... the best I've seen is a 245 tire on a 6inch rim...)

but 7incher should work fine!
brant

Posted by: SirAndy Apr 17 2006, 04:38 PM

yeah yeah, nag nag ... how about a "thank you andy for making the POST page much easier to work with" instead?



as for your tires, i've been running 225/50x15 on cookie cutters for years now. works great. you'll need some spacers if you have GT flares ...
Andy

Posted by: Mueller Apr 17 2006, 04:45 PM

what happened to the 16x9's??

did you see my reply to your post about fitting those rims??

I found a supplier for the outer shells to make them wider or smaller....

Posted by: bondo Apr 17 2006, 05:16 PM

Different 914.. the 16s are going on a 1.7 powered car.. all bark and no bite! I got them mounted now, and they fit fine. Had to use spacers to fill out the flares.

The cookies are going on the V8 car, which will be 5 lug. No problem with flare filling, as they will be designed for the wheel/tire combo.

What about use on a V8 914.. will 225s be wide enough, or is it going to be like driving around on ice?

Andy: Thank you for making the POST page much easier to work with!

Posted by: Dan (Almaden Valley) Apr 17 2006, 05:26 PM

Too little of tire for a v8 conversion. I had 225x50x15 Yoko A032Rs on the rear of my 914-6 2.7L RS motor and they still broke loose at will with the throttle.

Posted by: bondo Apr 17 2006, 06:23 PM

Great.. Well I want the tires to break loose before the teeth of the gears in the trans break loose, but I don't want it to be impossible to drive either. What width tire do you reccomend? And where do I find it in 15" diameter? I've been plugging numbers into tirerack and discount tire direct, but it's hard to be sure I'm getting all the possible combinations. What's available, and will it gain me enough width to justify widened cookie cutters?

Posted by: Aaron Cox Apr 17 2006, 07:36 PM

i agree with Danimal.... i can break my 225's on 8" fuchs loose with my hot 2.0 4.

im interested to see your flare project!

Posted by: Leo Imperial Apr 18 2006, 06:15 AM

205x55r15 on 6" front and 225x50r15 on 7" rear with yok es100's.

stock 2.0 and no slipo.

Almost stock fenders


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