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#250 of 267 Re: 6000 miles and needs new front tires [rbucc1] by shipo Aug 18, 2009 (2:00 am)
Replying to: rbucc1 (Aug 17, 2009 12:06 pm) "The suspension is a weak part of the design in my opinion."   That depends entirely upon your perspective. The suspension on the Mazda3 is tuned for handling (at the expense of some tire wear) and it shows as this car will easily run rings around the likes of a Civic at the track. That said, I've never heard of a FWD car that wouldn't cup the rear tires if they were never rotated, and that goes back to the dawn of the FWD revolution that took place back in the late 1970s and early 1980s.   Best regards, Shipo Replies to this message: rbucc1 (Sep 14, 2009 1:58 pm)
#251 of 267 Re: 6000 miles and needs new front tires [rbucc1] by autonomous Aug 18, 2009 (11:21 am)
Replying to: rbucc1 (Aug 17, 2009 12:06 pm) put Kumhos on and did not rotate at all. Have about 25k miles ... the backs are cupping on the inside Why aren't you having your tires rotated? Replies to this message: rbucc1 (Sep 14, 2009 1:46 pm) rbucc1 (Sep 14, 2009 7:39 pm)
#252 of 267 2008 Mazda3 i touring 16" alloy wheel question by frankchen009 Aug 25, 2009 (4:26 pm)
Hi,   Does anybody know what is the material used for the wheel of this vehicle? Aluminum or magnesium? I plan to use the all wheel cleaner from Meguinar's. But the direction says don't use it on magnesium wheels. Thank you. Replies to this message: roadburner (Aug 26, 2009 10:10 am) frankchen009 (Aug 27, 2009 7:33 am)
#253 of 267 Re: 2008 Mazda3 i touring 16" alloy wheel question [frankchen009] by roadburner Aug 26, 2009 (10:10 am)
Replying to: frankchen009 (Aug 25, 2009 4:26 pm) I use several Meguiars products, but Eagle One makes the best wheel cleaner.
#254 of 267 Re: 2008 Mazda3 i touring 16" alloy wheel question [frankchen009] by frankchen009 Aug 27, 2009 (7:33 am)
Replying to: frankchen009 (Aug 25, 2009 4:26 pm) OK, I will answer this question by myself. Based on the manual, the wheel is aluminum alloy wheel.
#255 of 267 2010 Yoko Avid S34D 17-Inch & Snow? by bgf Sep 04, 2009 (3:41 pm)
Anyone tried the 2010 17-inch OEM Yoko AVID tires in the snow yet? I'm hoping that some earlier buyers from late 2008 to early 2009 tried the tires in the snow.
#256 of 267 Re: 2010 mazda3 w/ oem Yokohama Avid S34D's [hiwaystar] by bgf Sep 05, 2009 (3:32 pm)
Replying to: hiwaystar (Apr 02, 2009 5:16 pm) So did you find out how the tires did?
#257 of 267 Hakkapeliitta snow tires - size question by jdkirk Sep 06, 2009 (5:07 am)
My daughter has a 2010 Mazda 3 Speed with 17 inch wheels. She has an almost new set of Hakka's 205/65-15 from an older BMW. The 2008 (for example) Mazda 3 used 15 inch wheels. Will the 2008 Mazda 3 15 inch wheels fit on a 2010 Madza 3 S with the Hakkas mounted? Using the site indicates very little difference in size. Replies to this message: shipo (Sep 06, 2009 10:31 am)
#258 of 267 Re: Hakkapeliitta snow tires - size question [jdkirk] by shipo Sep 06, 2009 (10:31 am)
Replying to: jdkirk (Sep 06, 2009 5:07 am) It is almost inconceivable that wheels from an older RWD BMW will mount up to a FWD 2010 Mazda3. A quick way to check would be to go to TireRack.com (http://www.tirerack.com) and configure up a set of wheels and tires for both cars, and then look as the bolt pattern, offset hub sizes of the two wheel types. My bet is that they won't even be close.   Best regards, Shipo
#259 of 267 Re: 6000 miles and needs new front tires [autonomous] by rbucc1 Sep 14, 2009 (1:46 pm)
Replying to: autonomous (Aug 18, 2009 11:21 am) Since the Dealer initially blamed wheel alignment, I called him on it and said the cars been aligned twice, the as found readings were reported in-spec by you guys (The Dealer) and then he blamed not rotating the tire, however, I did rotate the 1st set of tires. The first set only lasted 25k miles. I decided not to rotate the tires just to see where the problems would show up. It turns out the fronts are fine after 25k and I can easily get another 10k miles on them.   The backs are cupped on the inside and I'm considering just swapping the back tires on the rims to put the cupping on the outside, where there is hardly any road contact due to the positive camber required on the rear tires. Replies to this message: rbucc1 (Sep 14, 2009 7:39 pm)

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