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Posted by: Randal Aug 2 2009, 10:51 AM

Been runnng Falken Azenis (205 / 50 /R15's) on the 944 - which work great.

Really would prefer 225's, but they're not available in this tire.

Any tire out the perform like the Azenis and come in 225 - 15's?

Posted by: grantsfo Aug 2 2009, 11:16 AM

Hankook makes a 225/45/15 in their new S3 which is supposed to be better than Azenis. They are only 140 treadwear so should stick better than the Falkens.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?make=Hankook&model=Ventus+R-S3

Beyond that there isnt much. Wide sizes in 15's are dying breed.

Posted by: fasthonda Aug 3 2009, 06:44 PM

Toyo RA1 and R888 come in 225/45-15

Posted by: ghuff Aug 3 2009, 08:16 PM

Avoid hankook 15's in 225 unless you like sending tires back and adding tons of weight.

I mounted them myself at the shop, lined up the valve stems proper and still had to send 2 tires back to tirerack because they required way too much weight to balance out.

The two I received back were borderline but better.

Hankook has some poor quality control. But beyond that I am in this boat my daily driver I run 225/50/15 because 400hp and FWD needs a wide foot print.

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Aug 3 2009, 09:38 PM

Way better than Azenis in my opinion.

Posted by: Chris Hamilton Aug 4 2009, 06:00 PM

I just got some Toyo RA1s in 225/50R15 for my 914. I'll let you know how those work out.

A 914 I recently bought had Nitto 275/50 R15 555Rs on it. I hear they hook up very well in a straight line, I don't know about the cornering performance though.

Posted by: race914 Aug 5 2009, 03:25 PM

Randal,

Here are Toyo R888 225/45-15s on 8s

Posted by: nolift914 Aug 11 2009, 06:29 PM

I am currently running Nitto NT1's 225/45/15 on 8x15's, on my 85 944na
They were a huge improvement from kuhmo 700's,
they have a 100 tread rating and I found them for $140
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/tires/nitto/product/submitProductSize.do?pc=40391&typ=Passenger%2FPerformance&tmn=NT-01


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Posted by: grantsfo Aug 12 2009, 01:22 PM

Do they make the NT05 street tire in a 225? That might be a good option for those who want to stick with streets. Issue I have with DOT R's and california roads is that they pickup sharp stuff and puncture more often.

Posted by: nolift914 Aug 12 2009, 06:55 PM

The nitto nt05 start at 17's, although the nitto nt01 are DOT r's the have a 100 tread rating which is high for a R, One of the reasons I chose them, was so I could drive them to the Autox's.
I guess it all depends on how the car is being used, just my two cents.

Posted by: nolift914 Aug 18 2009, 07:15 PM

If you are looking for a non r-compound tire, another choice are toyo r1r's
the got a good write up in GRM 6/09 they have a tread wear rating of 140
http://www.tiresdirect.net/TOYO_Proxes_R1R_225_45ZR15_87W_P5097C885.cfm?UserID=1865727&jsessionid=ea3099bb156021315842

Posted by: grantsfo Aug 18 2009, 11:38 PM

there you go!