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From: as@eisx.UUCP (Andrew Shajenko)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Wide Tire Questions
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Date: Fri, 2-Nov-84 15:54:47 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  2 15:54:47 1984
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I'm looking for high performance tires for a Porsche 924 with stock
wheels - 14 J 6. The car now has Avon 185/70 SR 14 (low tech, low
performance tires up on by the previous owner), and stock tires were
Goodyear NCT (also 185/70 HR 14), I think. I'm looking for high
performance tires with a tenacious grip at various speeds (this
is not a very fast car), both straight-line and in fast, hard corners,
and in all pavement conditions - dry, wet, slippery (lots of snow
and slush here in the Northeast in the winter). As for size, I've
considered 195 or 205 for width and 60 for profile.

A sales rep at national mailorder house (just down the street from
work) recommends Yokohama A008 225/60 HR 14 for a 14 J 6 rim. I've had 
good past experience with B.F.Goodrich Comp TA, but the Yokohamas
surpass them in high speed cornering and are supposed to be the best
street tires, close to racing quality. When I questioned the width,
he showed me the Yokohama shop recommendation sheet, wherein it clearly
states 225 for 6 inch rims.

My questions:

	1) Are these too wide? Will I have clearance problems with
	   the fender wells. Will they be considered oversized -
	   will they be legal? Will they peek out of the fenders
	   and splash mud on the sides of the car?

	2) Should I consider different widths for front and rear?
	   This is a well balanced front-engine rear-drive car.

	3) Given that one has excellent dry handling tires, how
	   will they perform in rain? Snow? Ice?

	4) Does anyone have experience with the Yokohamas, specifically
	   the A008.

Thanks in advance.

Andy Shajenko, AT&T-ISL, South Plainfield, New Jersey      eisx!as