Question on 914-6 GT rims sizes, What were the original sizes from the factory on the cars? Options

[nine14cats]

I'm curious as to what the factory shipped size wise for wheels on 914-6 GT's. I am talking factory flared GT's.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks,

Bill P.

[Dave_Darling]

Andy, where is that info from? Am I wrong to think that there were no 285/40/15 tires (which are called for in the document there) back when the 914 was new?

The GTs were race cars. They probably had a variety of different wheels at different times, dictated mainly by the rule set of whatever race they were running. And the rules could and did change--and one car might run different series with different rules as well.

Any particular reason you need to know what was originally used on the (relatively few) Factory-built 914-6GT cars? Are you restoring one?

--DD

[SirAndy]

Andy, where is that info from? Am I wrong to think that there were no 285/40/15 tires (which are called for in the document there) back when the 914 was new?

DGVWPB

And yes, there were tires in that size when the 914 was new.

In fact, 285/40/15 on 9" wheels and 345/35/15 on 11" wheels was a popular wheel & tire combo on quite a few cars at the time.
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