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post Jan 2 2018, 06:07 PM
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Hey guys, I know there's lot's of tire posts on here already and I've not really read through them much.
If there is already a thread covering this please drop a link and it would be appreciated!

Anyways it's new tire time for the 914 but I'm not sure what size or brand of tires would be the best bang for the buck while still giving good grip and decent life.
Car is a stock d-jet 2.0L 1974 with rivieras. Only street driving, no auto-x or drag racing etc etc.

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post Jan 3 2018, 02:38 PM
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I too will be in the market for new tires soon, picking up my new-to-me 15x7 wheels today to replace my 16x7 Phonedials (53mm offset so using 1" spacers front and rear that I don't like)

Looking at these 2:

https://www.americastire.com/buy-tires/kumh...sta-ast/p/33648

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https://www.americastire.com/buy-tires/nitto-neo-gen/p/40306
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post Jan 3 2018, 03:04 PM
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QUOTE(Mueller @ Jan 3 2018, 03:38 PM) *

I too will be in the market for new tires soon, picking up my new-to-me 15x7 wheels today to replace my 16x7 Phonedials (53mm offset so using 1" spacers front and rear that I don't like)

Looking at these 2:

https://www.americastire.com/buy-tires/kumh...sta-ast/p/33648

or

https://www.americastire.com/buy-tires/nitto-neo-gen/p/40306


I personnel have hated the Kumho AST every time I have driven on them.

First car I had the on was a Nissan Sentra Spec V, car made enough power to be a handful with these tires, I sold the car before I changed tires. They sucked in the wet, and cold. Wet being any bit of water on the road. Think damp here, and cold think below 50 degrees. You could feel the co-efficent of friction change as you drove over various critical road items, like the painted stripe if you put your wheel on the line at the apex of the corner. Don't get me started on them if you happened to hit a fresh section of asphalt patch and some one spit out the window. They sucked to drive on, so bad. They some how ended up on my old A4 Jetta TDI, which put out a ton of torques. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) When it was damp with these tires I could be rolling up the highway at 65 put my foot down and spin the tires as long as I wanted, in 5th gear. I switched to General Altimax HPs for my none sport oriented daily drivers. My fathers Miate. And the G-Max AS-03s went on the Jetta, and my wife Miata. Love these tires, good wet performance, excellent dry performance, and had been caught in snow with them, and did not stop me at all.

My EG build I have a set of wheels with the Kumho ASTs on it. The plan is to mount them on the car, work out the tuning, then ROAST the LIVING ______ OUT OF THEM DOING DONUTS. I just want to see them go up in a cloud of white, all the way to the cords. The entire Time having the Ghetto Boys- Damn it feels good to be a gangsta play in the back ground on a loop of Dye M_____F___er Dye!

Yes I hate those tires that much.

Hope this review helps you choose Mike, no experience with the Nitto's heard good things. Might try them after I Roast those M____ F___'in ASTs
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Nogoodwithusernames   Best Tires for Stock Car   Jan 2 2018, 06:07 PM
Big Len   Here's some in size 195-65/15R - https://www.e...   Jan 2 2018, 07:12 PM
Coondog   The best tires are the ones you buy at America’s...   Jan 2 2018, 07:46 PM
914 7T3   The best tires are the ones you buy at America’...   Jan 2 2018, 11:34 PM
Cal   There are a lot of possible tires available but IM...   Jan 2 2018, 07:59 PM
Larmo63   I like my 205/60 15 Yokohamas......   Jan 2 2018, 09:39 PM
Dave_Darling   I've read somewhere a very pithy expression: ...   Jan 2 2018, 10:09 PM
thelogo   Your running Rivera s Sound like its time for ...   Jan 2 2018, 11:27 PM
Nogoodwithusernames   So it seems like ***/65/15 is a fairly common size...   Jan 3 2018, 11:32 AM
thelogo   So it seems like ***/65/15 is a fairly common siz...   Jan 3 2018, 11:41 AM
Mueller   How about these http://www.sierramadrecollec...   Jan 3 2018, 11:50 AM
Nogoodwithusernames   [quote name='Nogoodwithusernames' post='2563900' ...   Jan 3 2018, 11:52 AM
Mueller   [url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showto...   Jan 3 2018, 11:55 AM
914 7T3   [url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showt...   Jan 3 2018, 11:58 AM
Dave_Darling   So it seems like ***/65/15 is a fairly common siz...   Jan 3 2018, 03:49 PM
GeorgeRud   I’ve always used Tire Rack. They’ll drop ship...   Jan 3 2018, 01:58 PM
Mueller   I too will be in the market for new tires soon, pi...   Jan 3 2018, 02:38 PM
914forme   I too will be in the market for new tires soon, p...   Jan 3 2018, 03:04 PM
enf2232   I chose the Vredestein's. Purchased from Tire...   Jan 3 2018, 06:55 PM
rhodyguy   Shipping 5 wheels with tires mounted is going to b...   Jan 4 2018, 09:46 PM
Nogoodwithusernames   Yes that would get spendy I would just buy the whe...   Jan 5 2018, 01:40 PM
72 IXXIV   Yes that would get spendy I would just buy the wh...   Jan 6 2018, 10:07 PM
914forme   Tirerack rating of the tires the Yokos are compair...   Jan 5 2018, 05:22 PM
72 IXXIV   Tirerack rating of the tires the Yokos are compai...   Jan 6 2018, 10:10 PM
Dave_Darling   BTW, 195s may still foul on one rear fender lip or...   Jan 5 2018, 05:42 PM
poorsche914   Here are some Mahles on the Samba :driving:   Jan 6 2018, 09:42 PM
thelogo   Humor me for a minute bucause you guys have been a...   Jan 6 2018, 11:12 PM
drifter914   Greetings... I just bought new tires for my 914, e...   Jan 7 2018, 11:31 AM
Nogoodwithusernames   I haven't found anything confirming this in my...   Jan 8 2018, 04:59 PM
Tom_T   I haven't found anything confirming this in m...   Jan 12 2018, 06:33 PM
aharder   I'm running with 195/60/15 Pirelli, Cinturato ...   Jan 8 2018, 05:45 PM
Dougal Cawley   Hi Can i suggest that the majority of replys to ...   Jan 15 2018, 11:10 AM
horizontally-opposed   Man, the pics above remind me just how much I love...   Jan 15 2018, 11:29 AM


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