I've always ran 225/16 and 245/16 tires on my flared 914. Typically 225/55/16 and 245/50/16 or sometimes 225/50/16 and 245/45/16. There used to be a ton of tire options and several good "max performance summer" tires to choose from. Now it seems there are 3 options in total for those sizes:

BFGOODRICH G-FORCE COMP-2 A/S PLUS

RIKEN RAPTOR ZR A/S

KUMHO ECSTA PA31

Fortunately none are that expensive, but also none are really great for a sports car never driven in the rain.

Or is there some place else to look? What tires are you running with 8" and 9" (or 7" or 8")?

-Steve

914

914

Bridgestone Potenza Sport?

Matt

The new tires that Eric picked out for my 16s. I think they look very good.

Best Bob B

Size and brand.

Misc.
225/50R-16 DUNLOP DIREZZA ZIII SL
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205/50R-16 DUNLOP DIREZZA ZIII SL

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I am running Toyo Proxes RA1 in a 245-45-16 size front and rear on Fuchs 8x16 and 9x16. The new Yokohama A008P looks interesting. It resembles the old A008 from 30 years ago that I started autocrossing on with my 944 Turbo.

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The problem is finding a performance tire in 245/16

One non rain friendly option i havent seen posted yet is the Yokohama A052 which is a sticky as hell 200TW track/autocross tire.


If you drop down to a 15" wheel you could get the BFG rivals in 245/40/15 but you do loose some sidewall height with those. Great tire though, they are what i autocross on.


If you went to 7" front 8" rear setup you would have quite a few more options in both 15 and 16 as 205/225 is a bit more common. Like i said the issue is finding anything at all in a performance tire in a 245 width.

I feel your pain Steve. I run 225/50/16's and 255/50/16's on 8's&9's
I am down to one tire choice. Wish Coker would buy the molds from Yokohama.

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Well...at least the 944 guys will be in the same boat we are in. I have Yokohama tires on my big six, and the rears are starting to get thin.

I was running Firestone AS radials on my staggered wheels. All 225/50/16

Until I turned them into marshmallows at Watkins Glen. Not sure where I am headed next. The Yokohama's seem like a good compromise.

This was after the first day. They are a complete mess now.
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