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I'm a newbie to this site but have owned my 74 GTV for 30 years. I know this is a well discussed topic but most of the treads are a few years old and the recommendations are unfortunately obsolete.
When I first bought my car I used 195-60-14 tires (mounted on aftermarket Momo 14x6 wheels). Always thought those tires were too small for the wheel well. When I did a more extensive restoration in mid '90's I went to 205-60-14 (Pirelli P6s, same wheels). I liked the look but felt the 205s were a bit "heavy" and the car lost some nimbleness. This seems to be a common statement based on earlier posts.
So, I need to put some new tires on and I am tempted to go to a 185-70-14 size but also see a lot of support for the 195-65-14. Regardless, the choices for quality performance tires in these sizes are pretty poor. I only use the car for summer fair weather driving. So I'm hoping there are some good recomendations from the Alfisti on this site facing similar dillemma.
Thanks in advance and sorry to bring up a rehash thread once again.
Ted
When I first bought my car I used 195-60-14 tires (mounted on aftermarket Momo 14x6 wheels). Always thought those tires were too small for the wheel well. When I did a more extensive restoration in mid '90's I went to 205-60-14 (Pirelli P6s, same wheels). I liked the look but felt the 205s were a bit "heavy" and the car lost some nimbleness. This seems to be a common statement based on earlier posts.
So, I need to put some new tires on and I am tempted to go to a 185-70-14 size but also see a lot of support for the 195-65-14. Regardless, the choices for quality performance tires in these sizes are pretty poor. I only use the car for summer fair weather driving. So I'm hoping there are some good recomendations from the Alfisti on this site facing similar dillemma.
Thanks in advance and sorry to bring up a rehash thread once again.
Ted