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#42 of 49 Widest Tires That Will Fit My Protege 5? by gchorley Mar 15, 2009 (3:40 pm)
I currently have tires that measure 205/50 R16 87H. Can I safely go wider than that? And if so, how wide? Thanks.
#43 of 49 Crap tires on the Mazda 5 by paulb5 Mar 28, 2009 (3:04 pm)
I leased a 2006 Mazda 5 - at 43,000km I was told by the dealer I needed a new set of tires. That is simply crazy - 43,000km on a set of new factory tires!!! Just thought I share this fact.
#44 of 49 Re: different size tires [billm6] by nlhjacob Aug 02, 2009 (6:20 pm)
Replying to: billm6 (Jan 09, 2009 1:27 pm) Hi. I am having a problem w/ my tires and rims. The rims are all bent and I can not rotate my new tires anymore. Replaced stock tires at 19,000 miles (ridiculous!) Now have new tires and can't rotate them anymore because I was told it will create worse steering wheel vibration than I already have. Don't know what to do. Was told rims could be fixed at $120 each but why do that if it will just happen again? Was thinking of getting rid of the car and getting one with regular tires NOT these awful low profile ones. Read your thread and noticed you seemed to have gotton rid of the low profile and got 205/60...is 60 low profile? Why did you get those tires? Same reason as me? Please help! Thank you! Replies to this message: vg33e power (Aug 03, 2009 7:08 am) nlhjacob (Aug 03, 2009 7:29 am) vg33e power (Aug 03, 2009 10:03 am)
#45 of 49 Re: different size tires [nlhjacob] by vg33e power Aug 03, 2009 (7:08 am)
Replying to: nlhjacob (Aug 02, 2009 6:20 pm) If you are going to pay $120 per wheel to fix, you may as well pick up a clean un bent used set of Mazda5 wheels on eBay for a lot cheaper or buy aftermaket brand new wheels. 60 series tires is not considered a "low profile" tire, therefore, if you go with a 205 60R17 tire you will have a much supple ride plus less chances of bending a rim on a pothole because the sidewall of the tire has 10% more surface area (205mm wide X 50% of 205mm = 102.50mm as opposed to 205mm wide X 60% of 205mm = 123mm) you get a gain of 20.5mm more sidewall. Replies to this message: nlhjacob (Aug 03, 2009 7:29 am) vg33e power (Aug 03, 2009 10:03 am)
#46 of 49 Re: different size tires [vg33e power] by nlhjacob Aug 03, 2009 (7:29 am)
Replying to: vg33e power (Aug 03, 2009 7:08 am) Thank you for getting back to me. Great ideas! One more question. Do you think the car can handle 205/60/17 tires/rims? Meaning, will there be rubbing? Is the car made to take on 60's or do you think 55's would be better? Again, thank you! Replies to this message: vg33e power (Aug 03, 2009 10:03 am)
#47 of 49 Re: different size tires [nlhjacob] by vg33e power Aug 03, 2009 (10:03 am)
Replying to: nlhjacob (Aug 03, 2009 7:29 am) I am running 225 50R17 Michelin Pilot HX on stock Mazda3 17" 5-spoke wheels with an offset of 52.5 and I dont ever get any rubbing. I wanted a wider tire so I went with 20mm wider (hence the 225) and I kept it low pro with a 50 series tire which makes it 112.5mm of sidewall. This is 10mm taller then stock but 10.5mm less then what a 205 60R17 will yield of sidewall. My reccomendation is to go with a 205 55R17 if you want to stay in the 205 wide tire. Also, instead of going with a Z speed rated tire go with an H speed rated tire, the softer compound used on the H rated tire will serve to cushion road imperfections, however, I will leave the speed rating to your discretion and preference. Hope this helps.
#48 of 49 215/50-17 Works by whobodym Sep 07, 2009 (8:06 pm)
The change in looks is probably way too subtle for many enthusiast owners, but I went with 215/50-17 Contis for my first set of replacement tires. These are slightly too large in circumference, making the odometer under-record by 1% or so, but have the advantage of making the speedometer ABSOLUTELY accurate, compared to Garmin GPS just taken on 8800 mile road trip back east from Seattle. Plus, they give a slight clearance improvement for driveway nose-scraping, and slightly improve the "economy" aspects of gearing (our is manual, and 2800 rpm 60 in 5th is plenty high for me)
#49 of 49 Re: different size tires [billm6] by xman2006mz5 Sep 18, 2009 (6:38 pm)
Replying to: billm6 (Jan 09, 2009 1:27 pm) I would like to see a pic of your vehicle w/the 205/60r/16 tires and rims. Where did u get the rims and tires and what type are they. Are they good for snow?

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