14-inch Fuchs Wheels and Tires Combo, Please share your tire size and photos Options

[DennisV]

I would appreciate it if folks who have 14-inch Fuchs wheels could share photos of them on the car along with their tire size.

Our 1970 914-6 has what appear to be authentic Fuchs 5 1/2 J 14. I believe these were an original factory option. Trying to decide on tires. The manual and sticker on the car only indicates "185 HR 14". So no sidewall height is indicated.

I know there are lots of tire threads. I've been poking around the forum and I've seen listed everything from "185/70/14 was the OEM size" to "82 if they were measured like today's tires".

Vredestein Sprint Classic would seem like an easy choice, but they are out of stock everywhere I have looked.

Ultimately I guess I'm going to be stuck with what's available today and making an aesthetic choice. It will be spirited street driving in California, so I don't need to worry about all-weather or track demands. What's on the car now is 195/70R14 90R - Riken Radial 70 Steel Belted. Not a great photo as it's on a lift and the engine is out. I would normally run with a bit higher air pressure. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)

[Craigers17]

I don't have Fuchs, but I just purchased some 14 inch wheels that I am going to put on my 914. I don't have pics of them on the car because I need to refinish them first, but I am going with Falken Azenis RT615K+. 195/60/14

They are performance tires, but that doesn't seem to be an issue based on what you've said. I bought these because they have been around awhile and have pretty decent ratings.....I also like the way the tire looks. Here's a link:

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...romCompare1=yes

[DennisV]

I am going with Falken Azenis RT615K+. 195/60/14
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...romCompare1=yes

Thanks for the link. They seem reasonably priced, well rated tires. I wonder how well a 60 profile would look in the 914 wheel well. Thus my request for photos.

To my surprise, the difference in 60 vs 80 profile throws off the speedometer about 7 mph?!

[zoomCat]

To my surprise, the difference in 60 vs 80 profile throws off the speedometer about 7 mph?!

If speedometer accuracy is a concern at all then you need to compare the tread diameter. This page from the service manual neglects the 15” alloy rim that also was optional, that ran 185/70 15 tires with a diameter of 25.2.

[DennisV]

This page from the service manual

Thank you for pointing that out. I had overlooked this table. The Coker website will let you filter on radial width among other things.