Best street tire & size?, What everybody running? Options

[Rog914]

Looking to get tires soon and was wondering what's best performance street and is the best size tire(don't want to roll fender lips) Thanks

Ralph Gosnell
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[Dave_Darling]

Sadly, some of my favorite tires are now out of production. Dunlop SP-8000, Yoko AVS-intermediate... But the Azenis is generally available in small sizes (like the 15s that most 914s run) and is a good sticky hard-compound street tire.

BFG Comp T/A KD tires are also good; not sure if they come in 914-friendly sizes.

For the ultimate in street dry grip, consider Yoko A032Rs. They are actually a soft-compound tire, but are the least-soft (and least sticky) of the lot. They'll only last a little while on the street, but that's a good deal longer than the more-sticky soft-compound tires.

Note that all of these tires don't last very long, and for the most part they compromise on things like road noise, ride comfort, and so on. Most are mediocre or worse in the wet.

There are lots of good tires around. They all fill different needs; you have to decide on what you want from your tires and what you are willing to live with.

--DD