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| 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 |
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| Joseph Mills |
Feb 8 2003, 05:52 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'm sorry - I didn't make myself clear. The front fender well is stock, however the rear fender well has steel 911 fender wells installed by the PO. Sounds kinda nutty, and purists would not care for it. But I think it looks pretty cool and makes it unique. What do you guys think? I will try to post a pic of it and I'm working on a small site page with more images and a list of modifications that I'll get done soon.
Mueller, that is an excellent idea on swapping the Yoko 245/50 to the 7" rim! According to the The Tire Rack, a one inch narrower rim will reduce that section width by almost 4 tenths of an inch - which would make it just a 3 tenths of an inch wider than a Hoosier 225/50. Gets confusing! So if it fits then a 225/50 would certainly fit. I'm going to try it. I guess a question I have for all of you now is this: Say the 225/50 does fit (may have to roll the fender?), what would you do? Keep the 16 inch wheels, or sell them and acquire some 15 inch rims and go to smaller tires? The only downside to the setup I have now is that in slow speed turns, the steering wheel effort is very high. Am I overlooking any other possible negative factors? Thanks so much for your help. I wish I could contribute more than just questions - maybe someday I will. Joseph |
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Joseph Mills 225/50 Hoosiers on narrow bodied 914 Feb 7 2003, 05:19 PM
Mueller I was running 225/50/16's on 8" wide Phonedial... Feb 7 2003, 05:30 PM Demick Smaller diameter is *generally* considered an adva... Feb 7 2003, 05:31 PM Joseph Mills I can surely understand the advantage to the lower... Feb 7 2003, 05:55 PM Dave_Darling Mueller, you didn't have Hoosiers on there, di... Feb 7 2003, 06:11 PM Joseph Mills Why is it everytime I perceive a simple upgrade to... Feb 7 2003, 06:22 PM Mueller No I didn't, I believe the tires had been Dunl... Feb 7 2003, 06:26 PM URY914 Tell us what you're running for for wheels? Feb 7 2003, 06:26 PM chunger 215/40 R16's give you the same final diameter ... Feb 7 2003, 08:45 PM Racer Chris IMO, the 205/50-15 Hoosiers are perfect for a narr... Feb 7 2003, 09:32 PM J P Stein Joe2:
It would seem to me that you must have some... Feb 8 2003, 11:48 AM campbellcj On my ravenna car, the 205/50 Hoosiers on 15x6 pan... Feb 8 2003, 03:50 PM Joseph Mills Evidently I did something wrong in trying to post ... Feb 8 2003, 06:08 PM SirAndy ... Feb 8 2003, 06:30 PM campbellcj Here is the pic - Feb 8 2003, 07:45 PM J P Stein Chris, have I ever accused you of puterwonkomania?... Feb 8 2003, 08:58 PM Zeke I like the SC flares! :mueba: Feb 8 2003, 09:02 PM J P Stein Here's a "before" pic Feb 8 2003, 10:16 PM J P Stein And here's one after...I can't figure out ... Feb 8 2003, 10:17 PM campbellcj JP - I'd fix the contrast in your pic for ya, ... Feb 8 2003, 11:30 PM J P Stein It apperars as if he may have pushed out the rear ... Feb 9 2003, 12:18 AM
J P Stein Here's a better view of that flare. Feb 9 2003, 11:02 PM |
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