need help!
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Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Waterloo, Canada
need help!
hey guys, I emailed rishie but he hasn't gotten back to me yet
so I was wondering if you could help me
I have lowered my car with the eibach pro kit
and I want to upgrade my rims to 17 so I was wondering what offset I need and also what size tire and width of the rim.
I need this information to tell my local tire shop so I can look into some rims so if you guys could help me that would be great!
so I was wondering if you could help me
I have lowered my car with the eibach pro kit
and I want to upgrade my rims to 17 so I was wondering what offset I need and also what size tire and width of the rim.
I need this information to tell my local tire shop so I can look into some rims so if you guys could help me that would be great!
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Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 632
From: Silicon Valley, CA. 95110
Here's the matrix:
3rd Generation Proto's
Mazda Protege5 fitment guide
215/40/17; 215/35/18
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7.0" +45 and higher
7.5" +48 and higher
205/40/17
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7.0" +42 and higher; Barely making it
7.5" +48 or higher, the +45 still worries me with this width on a 205.
Mazda Protege Sedan
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Can run 2 to 3 mm less offset than the Wagon. Appears to have a little more room under the fender. As we've got no problems with wheelguuruu's 19's at all.
BEWARE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT will be the first to rub. hehe. Not as much negative adjustment on that side, even with camber bolts. Based on left hand drive. hehe.
Hope this helps everyone. Please feel free to call us as we will be stocking the real good ones, quality, appearance, weight, perfect fitment. Plus you'll get your forum/club deal and the sanctity of mind that the fitment has my blessing.
Be weary of the "local tire shop" as many have not done real time fitments prior to your consultation. Not even the manufacturers who create the fitment guide for the dealers have test fitted everything. It's based on patterns with fitments in the industry. Unfortunately, our cars veer off that line just slightly but enough to be very annoying and shitty when you just bought wheels that you were told fit only to have them rub.
We are a tuning shop and therefore specialize in certain performance oriented vehicles. Therefore do multiple fitments on the same vehicles with different wheels and so forth. We weigh them loaded and unloaded, tires and wheels. It's some good info to base your decisions on.
Thanks, Rishie
Please rate this thread as it should go into an archive at some point for a search.
3rd Generation Proto's
Mazda Protege5 fitment guide
215/40/17; 215/35/18
-------------
7.0" +45 and higher
7.5" +48 and higher
205/40/17
-------------
7.0" +42 and higher; Barely making it
7.5" +48 or higher, the +45 still worries me with this width on a 205.
Mazda Protege Sedan
----------------------------
Can run 2 to 3 mm less offset than the Wagon. Appears to have a little more room under the fender. As we've got no problems with wheelguuruu's 19's at all.
BEWARE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT will be the first to rub. hehe. Not as much negative adjustment on that side, even with camber bolts. Based on left hand drive. hehe.
Hope this helps everyone. Please feel free to call us as we will be stocking the real good ones, quality, appearance, weight, perfect fitment. Plus you'll get your forum/club deal and the sanctity of mind that the fitment has my blessing.
Be weary of the "local tire shop" as many have not done real time fitments prior to your consultation. Not even the manufacturers who create the fitment guide for the dealers have test fitted everything. It's based on patterns with fitments in the industry. Unfortunately, our cars veer off that line just slightly but enough to be very annoying and shitty when you just bought wheels that you were told fit only to have them rub.
We are a tuning shop and therefore specialize in certain performance oriented vehicles. Therefore do multiple fitments on the same vehicles with different wheels and so forth. We weigh them loaded and unloaded, tires and wheels. It's some good info to base your decisions on.
Thanks, Rishie
Please rate this thread as it should go into an archive at some point for a search.