JMDPRO5

Heres a pic of my Protege5. Tell me what you think. Thanks. J
http://www.mazdamp3.com/vbb225/attac...p?postid=77723

Kincaid

Really nice.

Like the rims. Remind me of mine Nice choice.

slamprotege5

sweet ride JMD...love the rims. I knew I had seen them before
What kind of wheels, and do they rub?? I asked Kincaid the same thing...LOL. Car looks clean though, like what you have done Later

titocruzsd

nice and clean. good work!

JMDPRO5

Thanks guys for the compliments. I posted this thread on www.mazdamp3.com. The wheels are a 17*7 Racing Hart with a 40mm offset. I also have the Eibach Kit with 205/40/17 Kuhmo 711 tires. The car has an aggresive stance. I have no rubbing at all with the wheels I got even tho I was told I would rub no doubt. I can get 2 fingers between the wheel and the fender front and back. The ride is roughter but stiffer.

slamprotege5

Weird how these offsets work. I have a friend with a blue P5 and 18s' with 35s' and +40 offset wheels, and he scrubs BAD at factory height?? Confuses me, since you have no rub at all, I dont know. I dont think I could tuck +40s'....have you loaded the back up with stuff yet to see if the tires sit on the fender lip?? Great looking car dude Later on..

JMDPRO5

I never have more then 3 people in the car. I never tried 4 people. My friend who put the springs on said that the Eibachs wont move that much cause there so stiff. Im not worreid about it. They might settle a little on the summer is what he told me.

Kincaid

You should point out that those are Racing Hart Evo's C5. It's a different company. RH doesn't make the C5 any more. Notice how they are devoid of the rivets around the outside edge. Still nice though.

As for the offset it can differ between company. A 40 offset is just scraping by with some models on the Protege5 on 17". On 18" you need either a higher offset or a smaller width.

But it can differ between company. A 40 offset on a companies wheel could actually be a 39 when compared with another.

Kincaid

And SlamProtege5 with the drop you're running you're gonna have to roll you fenders or get 6.5 or smaller wicth to tuck.

Either that or be happy wih 16's or 15's.

slamprotege5

Kincaid,Do you think I can tuck 17X7's with a +50 offset? I don't want to roll the fenders, I am hoping one day to run along some high offset 17's...I am happy with the 16's for now, but not much longer. I am just waiting and seeing. When I went to the NOPI show in Atlanta, almost all the P5's had fender damage, the Circuit City P5's rear quarter fenders were HORRID..someone had trimmed the little metal that is there, but the 17's still rubbed to the point the metal was cracking? I had no idea these cars had such a high offset, makes for an interesting search of wheels. I know wheelmax cant help me, or discount tire, or tirerack..none of those companies have high offset wheels. I did want to chrome my factories, but they are too small, 17's or 18's with little or no rubber would be better Thanks for your input dude. Later

AcoupDetat

hey jdmpro5, what size rims are those again???

they look good... it would look evan better if you went bigger.

Kincaid

Tucking is almost impossible with 17's or larger on the Protege5. Due to the way the fenders are made it will tend to rub on the back. The back fenders are actually a little different than the front. A +50 offset may be alright, but I wouldn't try it on anything higher than a 17.

titocruzsd

hey tuan, he already posted what size they were! you're giving import models a bad rep! go work on your figure. *inside joke*