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#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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