Tire Recommendations - '74 914 2.0L Options

[sarivers2001]

Hi everybody. New to 914 World community.

I just bought a 1974 914 2.0L and the tires are 8 years old. Gotta replace them. Currently has BF Goodrich g-Force Super Sport 195/55 R15's on Fuchs rims.

Two issues I am having: (1) speedometer is clearly overstating the speed by 5-7 MPH, and (2) the ride is quite stiff.

I have read on various posts that the proper tire size is critical to proper speedometer / odometer performance. Moreover, others have commented that a narrower and higher profile tire can provide a somewhat smoother ride.

Was hoping to get some opinions from this group on (a) preferred tire brand / model / size, (b) similar experiences re: speedometer issues vis-a-vis tire model / size, and © similar experiences re: ride vis-a-vis tire model / size.

Any and all other thoughts / recommendations are welcome!!

Many thanks in advance.
Steven

[scallyk9]

Welcome to 914world!

You are correct as to the overall diameter of your wheel/tire combination causing both issues. Those 195/55 R15 tires are about an inch or more less overall diameter than the 25" to 25.4" stock OD and the correspondingly shorter sidewalls are contributing to a harsher ride.

Tire Rack and other tire vendors have tire size calculators for comparing various sizes so you can easily compare dimensions to find modern tire sizes that will be closer to stock and a search here can find lots of great information as to brands preferred by members.