I have 3 sets of 15" rims, so I'm not interested in upsizing to 16"

I have 15x7/8 and looking for street tires (should be pretty easy) and track tires (seems pretty difficult). Street tires - 205/60R15? but I'm having a hard time finding similar size DE tires.

Suggestions?

I've got a long thread on 914world.com somewhere detailing the search for good street/track or street or track tires for 15-inch wheels. Ah, found it...
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...39516&st=20

I eventually went with Avon CR6ZZ 185/70R15s all around and like them. Would have preferred a 205/60R15, but the only game in town is the Yokohama A048. That's a good game, if the tread pattern doesn't bother you and 205/60 all around does it for you.

If you want period looks and good performance, there are two strong options:

Avon CR6ZZ in 185/70 and 215/60R15 (available in 2-3 compounds, from rally to race)
Pirelli CN36 in 185/70 and 215/60R15 (old looks, modern compound, tested well in Europe)

Roger Krause is a good supplier for the Avons, and I've been happy with them. Went with the hardest compound, as mine is a street car, and they still probably have more grip than some performance 205s...which are NLA anyway...and way more grip than an all-season 205/60. If you don't care about looks, or like 50-series tires, Toyo RA1s in 205/50 and 225/50 is another option.

Everything else I saw were all-season tires. YMMV...

I just pulled 11 205/50-15s in street / track compounds

G-Force Rivals
But I would go with the Bridgestone Potenza RE-71s

But that is me

205/50/15 is too small a diameter; I want the tire size to basically match the OEM diameter.

Thanks h-o - I'll look those tires up. I've always like yokos. EDIT - great information in your thread above. You've done a lot of research and that helps a lot!

Try Lucas Tires & look at their UK group Longstone too, since they can get anything from there at Lucas, including Avon & Dunlop race tires.

http://www.lucasclassictires.com/

http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/index
http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/porsche-914

For street, I like their Blockley OE size 165R15 (/80) as a close match to what the original Dunlop SP57s were like & the Semperit M401/M501, & they also make them in 185s.

http://www.lucasclassictires.com/165VR15-B...Radial-504p.htm
http://www.lucasclassictires.com/Blockley_c30.htm


Tom
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I used to run 205/55s, and would consider these 205/55s if:

a) I wanted to go back to short sidewalls
b) I wanted the performance and was planning to put a lot of miles on my 914
c) I could deal with the sidewalls (same as a 2012 radio in a 1973 dashboard)

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

I do hear good things about them...

Short sidewalls have their place. At an AX event, track day etc. I am totally into a period correct look. Fat tires with sidewalls on cars that were designed to run on them.

I have run direzzas on my narrow 911s and love them. I was considering doing them for my 914 too.

For DE you might consider RA1s. 225/50/15 and 205/50/15 for 7/8 x 15. Very sticky tires that have a good life span. I know a lot of 911 guys that run them on the street and get 10k or so miles. Again, short sidewall but that should help performance by shortening the gear ratios.

I just wish we could have our cake and eat it too, with a 205/60R15 re-pop of the A-008 RSII—or that tire tread and sidewall design on the current A043.

205/60R15 is the perfect size for narrow 914s and 914-6s. A-008s may be a bit off on period, but they're plain enough and 30 years old—so I'll call them "period." They're what were on the cars by the time I noticed people having fun with them!

I'm on Toyo RR's for the track, 225/45/15 & 225/50/15....I'm flared, dk about narrow car. Second the suggestion about RA1's for both street & track. BTW, getting the RA1's shaved for the track cuts heat buildup & squirm....

great, thanks so much for the help

my car has GT flares by the way.

probably what I'll do is use 205/60/15 for the street and 225/50 for the track. The overall diameter is a tad small but probably not that big a deal.

I run spec Miata Hoosiers on the track.
Look up 'Hoosier SM7' (205/50ZR15).

They fit on my 7" wheels fine, so should be OK on 8 in wide as well.
(they actually work on my 5.5 inch FUCHS too, but not optimal)

If you want to assess the impact of the difference in tire diameter (actually, revs/mile), then feel free to use my Gear Chart Program. It will produce a chart of MPH for each 200 RPM from 2000 RPM to your entered maximum for the given tire size.

With all the early 911s and 914s out there with 15" wheels, you' think some enterprising individual (or tire company) would make a batch of tires in appropriate sizes. They could even do a preorder program so they'd know what their market would be.

Having said that, a friend just shod his 911SC with Cooper tires and is very satisfied with their performance. I think many of today's all season tires may be the equal of the 'hot.shot' tires of yesteryear.

I used Longstone for Pirelli P Zeros. 225/50/15 for my flared car. They were HALF the price of tire rack delivered.

Hi

For 205/50YR15 there is the Porsche homologated P7 N4 http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/205-5...rato-p7-n4.html and a 225/50 http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/225-5...rato-p7-n4.html



But there is also a 215/60 Cinturato CN36 N4 http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/pirelli-cinturato-cn36

But a 914, i think would originally fit http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/165hr...urato-ca67.html



then maybe after 1968 they introduced the http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/165vr...to-cn36-n4.html

I've been running Nitto NT-01's 225/45/15 on a set of 7/8 for about 5 years now. I love them, they almost grip too well the car always feels hooked to the ground.

This is what they look like-

Have you thought about these http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/18-60...helin-tb15.html

They are amazing

But nothing decent in a 205/60-15 to fit a narrow body.
Almost thinking I should sell my real 6x15 fuchs and buy the euromiester 7X17" rims.
I'll have to make the decision before I start my bodywork this fall.

For autocross I've had great luck with the Z214 in the soft compound in 205-50-15:

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

For street I run the previous generation of this tire and like it fine:

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

...also makes a decent autocross "street" tire. Obviously neither of those are a "60" side wall...

15 in the choices are less and less every year. That said, for de autocross I'd give these a shot
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...romCompare1=yes

I get wholesale prices from tire rack and their distribution center is just 15 miles up the road so I try really hard to find a combo from them that works. Couple that with a tire machine at the shop, getting new rubber for my cars isn't so painful.

I wonder why I have so many new friends?

I hear you, brother. While some like 17s on the 914—and we all have opinions—I can't get into them. They look too big to me. 16s work. I almost ditched 15s to go to 16x6s, but ultimately wanted the 15-inch diameter. Running Avons, which I love in every way except for their width.

If I was doing bodywork, I would set the rear fenders up to accept 15x7R wheels from Harvey Weidman, and then run 215/60R15s in back—or all around. There are several good choices in paired 185/70R15 and 215/60R15:
-Avon CR6ZZ
-Pirelli P6000
-Pirelli CN36

I'm on the CR6ZZ in 185s, but I would have done CN36s if they were available. Best choice in 205/60R15 seems to be the BFG Radial T/A with the white letters turned in. Period looks, and (probably) better traction than any 1970s street tire. I sometimes wish I had just tried them, as they are cheap. YMMV...

Or there is one 205/60R15 that offers incredible performance with a nice simple sidewall—though the tread pattern is too modern for my liking:
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...romCompare1=yes

The Yoko is probably the ultimate tire available for an NB 914.

Right now I have 205 60 15 set up all around.

I need new rubber as well as the currents are now over 10 years old.

Thinking about running a staggered set up...no hijack intended....is anyone running a staggered set up? Any noticable difference?

I was preaching the exact same sermon about 17's, I hate the baby buggy wheel look and it looks incorrect on a 914 IMHO.

At least that was my opinion till I saw a members car where he painted the lip black, giving the tire a faux extended sidewall which made the tire look correct.
I'm tring to find the pic, it was just in a thread only a couple weeks ago, but no luck finding it so far. Looked real sharp.

Does anyone still run 165R15?

I run Hoosier SM6 (same size) on 5.5" 4-lug Fuchs on track, too. I think they are fantastic.

I run Dunlop Direzza ZII on 6.5" 4-lug Minilites and they are very good.

No clearance problems with either set of tires on my narrow​-body 1976 car.

Has anyone tried the BFG Radial TA for a street tire?

For a GT flared 914 with 7&8x15 Fuchs this might be a good choice for street.
As mentioned before turn the white letter inside....the tread is kind of period style like a CN36 or XWX
The 215x60x15 and the 225x60x15 work out to about 25" dia
the 205x60x15 is about 24" dia

For Autox and Track there are of course much better choices as noted.

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Thanks TireRack for the pic...

BFG's have been good so far...

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looks really good. Are those 215/60/15?

mtn flyr..

Wow your 914 really looks fantastic!

What a great looking color.

The wheels look perfect.

What size Fuchs and what size BFGs are you using?

Any spacers used?

Thanks....John

205 60 15
225 60 15
15 x 7/8 Fuchs