 Tire selection, What rubber are you dressing your 914-4 |
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| MitchRossi |
 Dec 4 2017, 11:40 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 1-November 17 From: Northern California Member No.: 21,560 Region Association: Northern California  |
Hey all,
I just purchased a 914-4 2.0 and am looking to slip on new tires. It was running on old Kumo 205/50/15... I'm now looking at the same size in the Toyo Proxy R1R or R888R. I'll drive 95% on the street but some AX. Anyone have pros or cons on the Toyos or suggestions on something else. Any info would be much appreciated... thanks, Mitch |
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| Mark Henry |
Dec 4 2017, 01:12 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
For the street I prefer tires that are close to stock height. Personally I find smaller diameter tires look goofy.
I'm running 205/60-15 |
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| sithot |
Dec 4 2017, 02:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 446 Joined: 25-October 06 From: Virginia Member No.: 7,090 Region Association: None 
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QUOTE(MitchRossi @ Dec 4 2017, 12:40 PM)  Hey all, I just purchased a 914-4 2.0 and am looking to slip on new tires. It was running on old Kumo 205/50/15... I'm now looking at the same size in the Toyo Proxy R1R or R888R. I'll drive 95% on the street but some AX. Anyone have pros or cons on the Toyos or suggestions on something else. Any info would be much appreciated... thanks, Mitch I don't care for 50 series tires on the street/interstate. Cat becomes a buzz box at speed with the increased rpm. |
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| GeorgeRud |
Dec 4 2017, 03:24 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I run 195/65-15 Michelin Exaltos on my 914-6. Very close diameter to the original 185/75-14s it came with.
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| mmichalik |
Dec 4 2017, 03:53 PM
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MikeM Group: Members Posts: 693 Joined: 27-January 16 From: Valley Center, CA Member No.: 19,600 Region Association: Southern California
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Since I'm building mine to be a daily driver, I'm going with 195/65 15 Pirelli P4's
Middle of the road performance / comfort tire that has a decent tread wear rating. I run PZero's on one of my other cars and really like they way they have worked out. |
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| eric9144 |
Dec 4 2017, 04:20 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 30-March 11 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 12,876 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Dec 4 2017, 12:12 PM) For the street I prefer tires that are close to stock height. Personally I find smaller diameter tires look goofy. I'm running 205/60-15 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Smaller profile just looks wrong, 205/60's look just right (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) |
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| enf2232 |
Dec 4 2017, 06:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 86 Joined: 13-July 14 From: Toledo, OH Member No.: 17,621 Region Association: None |
Vredestein Sprint Classic, 155R15
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| JOEPROPER |
Dec 4 2017, 07:08 PM
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The answer is "no" unless you ask... Group: Members Posts: 1,184 Joined: 21-November 15 From: White Plains New York Member No.: 19,387 Region Association: North East States
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P195/65R15. Looks good and keeps the speedo accurate.
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| Chris914n6 |
Dec 4 2017, 08:37 PM
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Jackstands are my life. Group: Members Posts: 3,309 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 431 Region Association: Southwest Region |
a 205/60 would be stock diameter, but not too much in the way of sticky tires.
205/50 plenty of sticky tires if you don't mind higher cruising rpms I think both those toyos are near racing slicks? Might be too much for the street. Plus autox used to have a 200 tread wear minimum, worth looking up first. |
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| johnhora |
Dec 4 2017, 09:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 866 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Derby City KY Member No.: 107 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(enf2232 @ Dec 4 2017, 04:19 PM) Vredestein Sprint Classic, 155R15 enf2232 that's Perfect! Great looking 914 |
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| MitchRossi |
Dec 4 2017, 11:57 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 1-November 17 From: Northern California Member No.: 21,560 Region Association: Northern California |
Thanks all for all the info.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| falcor75 |
Dec 5 2017, 12:05 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,579 Joined: 22-November 12 From: Sweden Member No.: 15,176 Region Association: Scandinavia
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195-50-15's on one set of wheels and 195-55 on another, what I'll run on the third set is still undecided.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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