Mazda5 Tires & Wheels

49 messages, Last post on Sep 18, 2009 at 6:38 PM

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#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?