225/50 Hoosiers on narrow bodied 914 |
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225/50 Hoosiers on narrow bodied 914 |
Joseph Mills |
Feb 7 2003, 05:19 PM
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on a Sonoma diet now... Group: Members Posts: 1,482 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Oklahoma City, OK Member No.: 39 |
I know a lot of you at this site either race or autocross and may be able to give me some insight into my predicament.
I'm replacing some very old Yoko 008SII rubber on my 914. They are mounted on 7" & 8" 16 inch Fuchs. The front tires are 225/50s and the rear are 245/45. Using Tire Racks cross section specs of the tire width, the Hoosiers are basically the same size as the Yokos in the rear, but the 225/50s for the front appear to be about 1/2" wider. My only option would be going to 16" 215/40s which provides a narrower cross section width, but is nearly 2 inches smaller in diameter (a difference that I would think undesirable). I know that fender clearance varies from one 914 to another, but I am curious if anyone else is running 225/50 Hoosiers up front on a narrow bodied 914? Help!! AX season is almost here! Many thanks. Joseph |
campbellcj |
Feb 8 2003, 03:50 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,550 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California |
On my ravenna car, the 205/50 Hoosiers on 15x6 pano's were a very tight fit in the rear (stock fenders, not even rolled). They worked great but I can't imagine anything bigger without significant tweaking on the car. I may try the 215/40's with 16x7's on my current car, which has already been tweeked for clearance.
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