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Mazda 3 Tire & Wheel Questions
435 messages, Last post on Jan 13, 2013 at 9:50 AM
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What is this discussion about? Mazda MAZDA3, Mazda MAZDASPEED MAZDA3, Tires, Wheels, Hatchback
#431 of 435 Re: DO NOT BUY A MAZDA 3!!!!! [digitaldario] by roadburner
Nov 12, 2012 (7:25 pm)
Replying to: digitaldario (Nov 05, 2012 9:28 am)
Performance is great, but realistically I live in Chicago so an all season tire is the direction of a winter tire is what i am leaning towards, and possibly a separate winter set in the somewhat distant future. I live in central Kentucky, so heavy snowfalls are somewhat infrequent. In the past I ran Pirelli PZero Nero All Seasons as my winter tire on my 2007 Mazdaspeed 3, but this year I decided to try the Cooper Zeon RS3-A. No complaints so far. I'm also running the Coopers on my son's X3 and they are performing well in that application.
#432 of 435 '05 3s by sandman_6472
Dec 10, 2012 (8:43 am)
I put on Firestone Affinity tires and so far they have been great, have them on another car also. Got them with a buy 3, get 1 free offer and paid about $450 all said and done. The original Toyo's were pretty crappy and were shot at about 16k. With over 113k on the clock now, we're on our 3rd set of sneakers and hopefully these will be the last ones. I have Firestone Firehawk Wide Oval A S's on my Civic and am also very happy so far...same kind of deal when purchased. The tires on the 3s and Civic are 205/55/16's but would prefer a bit more sidewall, say in a 60 or 65 series.The Sandman
#433 of 435 2008 Mazda3 5 Door Tires by 01accordlx
Jan 12, 2013 (7:15 am)
Recommendations for 205/50-17? I am interested in tread life and traction. I am willing to spend the money if that translates to tread life. I am looking at the Yokohama YK580. Any thoughts? Thanks!- capriracer (Jan 13, 2013 6:39 am)
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#434 of 435 Re: 2008 Mazda3 5 Door Tires [01accordlx] by capriracer
Jan 13, 2013 (6:39 am)
Replying to: 01accordlx (Jan 12, 2013 7:15 am)
Treadwear and Traction? I hope your realize that treadwear, traction and rolling resistance form a 3 way technology triangle and improvements in one area come from sacrificing one or more of the other areas. So you have to find a compromuise that works for you.
Go to Tire Rack's web site and read through the tests and reviews. That should help you figure out what will work,
#435 of 435 Firestone Affinity by sandman_6472
Jan 13, 2013 (9:50 am)
We put these on my wife's '05 Mazda3s and have been very happy with the results...with proper rotation and air, they still look brand new with 10k on them. Very quiet and smooth ride also. Liked them so much, have them on my daughter's '09 Versa hatch. They are a touring tire I suspect but we are very satisfied with them.The Sandman
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