 Tire Size Question for 1.8L 1975 |
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| Aayala |
 Dec 3 2025, 11:28 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 7-July 25 From: Austin Tx Member No.: 28,874 Region Association: South East States  |
Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone could provide some feedback or recommendation on purchasing some tires and wheels for my 1975 1.8L 914. I wanted to upgrade the wheels on my 914 to a 5 lug conversion to fit some Fuchs on it. Question is... 1. Is it worth it to convert to the 5 lug and pretty simple to do? 2. I have someone selling their wheels and tires for a good price but the wheel sizes are 15x6 (front) and 15x8 (rear). Will this fit the stock 914 narrow body?? or will I have to for sure add fender flares to fit these? thank you in advance! |
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| chmillman |
Dec 3 2025, 11:47 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 245 Joined: 15-June 24 From: Switzerland Member No.: 28,183 Region Association: Europe 
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QUOTE(Aayala @ Dec 3 2025, 06:28 PM)  Hello all, I was wondering if anyone could provide some feedback or recommendation on purchasing some tires and wheels for my 1975 1.8L 914. I wanted to upgrade the wheels on my 914 to a 5 lug conversion to fit some Fuchs on it. Question is... 1. Is it worth it to convert to the 5 lug and pretty simple to do? 2. I have someone selling their wheels and tires for a good price but the wheel sizes are 15x6 (front) and 15x8 (rear). Will this fit the stock 914 narrow body?? or will I have to for sure add fender flares to fit these? thank you in advance! Maybe read this: https://pmbperformance.com/pages/the-914-5-...dVUxsKNGjjNUPsR I doubt the 15 x 8 rears on a narrow body. I have 7" Fuchs with 195/65's and they just fit. Some people seem to have managed with 205's. The max rim width for 205's seems to be 7.5"... For a stock 1.8, I would think 6" on both ends with 185/70's or 195/65's would be a good combo. More width than that you don't need IMHO. |
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| brant |
Dec 3 2025, 01:12 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,105 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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after 4 decades of this question.
the 6inch wheels almost always fit 7inch wheels hit or miss... some people are able to fit them... 60% of the time they do not fit stock fenders. 16inch fuchs there is a better chance that 7s will fit as the offset is different from a 15 to a 16 regarding is it worth it? up to you it becomes an appearnace thing as both cars can handle well on 4 or 5 bolt.. and stickie-ness of tires makes more difference on handling than the 1/2 inch difference of 5.5 to 6's so really its about what appearance you want as to whether the 5 bolt upgrade is worth it. Stock 4 bolt brakes with good pads can absolutely brake the car fine . |
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| TRP |
Dec 3 2025, 04:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 136 Joined: 2-September 23 From: Morgan Hill, CA Member No.: 27,559 Region Association: None
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All you ever wanted to know about 914s and Fuchs wheels:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=321187 Happy reading. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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