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| orbit398 |
 Mar 24 2016, 01:13 PM
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I am getting ready to purchase a set of tires soon for my 914. Purchased it about a year ago and am just about done with the restoration. I have the four bolt Mahle rims and hard as rock old tires.
Looking around, I have found many tire sizes folks are using. 185/70-15 195/50-15 195/55-15 195/60-15 195/65-15 205/55-15 205/60-15 Looking for comments on what folks think it best. Normal driving is what I'll be doing. |
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Mar 26 2016, 07:38 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,508 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California 
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Another view point, IMHO; I never hear this talked about but this is my experience. I have stock size tires on my stock 2.0 76 and fatties on the 3.0 six 73. Guess which one I can drive faster thru the twisties? The 76! Why? Easy; because I'm not a professional driver. Those Porsche engineers knew what they were doing (ie with their real world customers) when they slapped those size tires on the 914. With stock size tires my 76 is easy to steer and when it breaks loose it is much less pronounced than my 73. When the 73 begins to break loose around a corner the "pucker factor" is a 10 whereas the 76 is fun and gentle in the same situation. You feel it coming on much earlier w/ stock size tires! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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orbit398 Tires Mar 24 2016, 01:13 PM
horizontally-opposed There are a lot of good choices in those sizes. Ae... Mar 24 2016, 02:27 PM
SirAndy Your normal driving suggests a 195/60R15 or 195/65... Mar 24 2016, 02:38 PM dcheek I'm running 185/70 XWX's on my '76. T... Mar 24 2016, 02:55 PM jimkelly 195x65x15
wish sides were stiffer
gotta get me an ... Mar 24 2016, 03:16 PM Tom_T If you have any concerns about "ghost mileage... Mar 24 2016, 04:01 PM pSquared I went with Yoko S.drive 195/55 R15 85V's (sam... Mar 24 2016, 07:30 PM Geezer914 Just bought BFGoodrich Sport Comp-2's in 195/5... Mar 25 2016, 02:39 AM Big Len https://www.tacomaworld.com/tirecalc
Try this. Mar 25 2016, 04:08 AM pvollma
[url=https://www.tacomaworld.com/tirecalc]https:/... Apr 20 2017, 09:37 AM Coondog 205 55 15 Yokohama S Drive
Mar 25 2016, 05:42 AM lonewolfe
205 55 15 Yokohama S Drive
I'm a littl... Apr 28 2016, 05:21 AM lonewolfe
205 55 15 Yokohama S Drive
Hey Coondog... Apr 19 2017, 03:43 PM Last930 I just put a set of Michelin 195/65/15 tires on my... Mar 25 2016, 07:35 AM PancakePorsche I use Vredestein classic 185/HR-15. They are not c... Mar 25 2016, 10:24 PM johannes Now the french guy comes with another answer.
I a... Mar 26 2016, 01:42 AM johannes You must be aware that speedo is 5% off with the 1... Mar 26 2016, 01:54 AM Big Len !95/65-15 or anything close looks right to me,... Apr 19 2017, 06:16 PM |
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