I have a feeling I already know the answer this but keep trying to convince myself otherwise.

Last year I damaged a couple of my 13" rims and for a few reasons have decided to buy 14" rims for the upcoming season. My delima is what to do with all of the 13" Hoosier tires I have. (There all are R3S04s. Three of the 9 Hoosiers have never been used.) My original thought was to put these on another set of 13" rims I have which are 5.5" wide and use that at HPDEs where I instruct thinking that these will last me quite a while. At the same point, I my goal this year is to use the HPDE days a bit better this year especially since I'm planning on getting a data DL1 acq system. How much would I be hurt by using a different size rim which will effect gearing, ride height, and have a different contact patch?

My wallet says use the 13" tires but a big part of the racing side of my brain says sell them and use the money to buy some 14" tires. What do you recommend?