Official P5 wheel thread.

Understood. your best bet would be to find a machine shop to bore out the center hub on the wheels so they fit properly, spacers are not the best way to go.

There are different ways and tools to roll fenders. Do a search on this board and the internet. Some tools attach the the hub and some are freehand.
 
Understood. your best bet would be to find a machine shop to bore out the center hub on the wheels so they fit properly, spacers are not the best way to go.

There are different ways and tools to roll fenders. Do a search on this board and the internet. Some tools attach the the hub and some are freehand.
Thanks for the advice. I'll do some research and find out what my options are. To offer up another possibility: would stiffer springs keep the wheels from bouncing enough to make contact?
 
It will HELP, but who knows how much. Those are big tires.

Fix your hub issue and go from there. My Rotas had the same problem on the rear as well. It didn't seem like you need much extra clearance at all... maybe you could use a dremel and file down either the hub cap thing or the hub bore of the wheel.
 
It will HELP, but who knows how much. Those are big tires.

Fix your hub issue and go from there. My Rotas had the same problem on the rear as well. It didn't seem like you need much extra clearance at all... maybe you could use a dremel and file down either the hub cap thing or the hub bore of the wheel.
Is the issue here that those tires are just too big for the car? Do I need to see about 215's instead of the 225?
 
here is mine
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just got them last month^^
i definately need to take better pic of my car

what size are they and are u lowered??
 
what size are they and are u lowered??
They're 225/45/17's riding on 17x7.5 (+45 offset) rota subzeros. Suspension is stock. The outer sidewall is making contact with the inner fender (not the wheel well, best I can tell, but the bent lip of the fender) when going over large bumps/dips. This happens with the back empty; I can only imagine the horror show with passengers in back.
 
They're 225/45/17's riding on 17x7.5 (+45 offset) rota subzeros. Suspension is stock. The outer sidewall is making contact with the inner fender (not the wheel well, best I can tell, but the bent lip of the fender) when going over large bumps/dips. This happens with the back empty; I can only imagine the horror show with passengers in back.

really? thats odd i kno those are big tires but i wouldnt think they would make contact with the fender, maybe downsize to a 215 45r17, that should work better in my opinion
 
Next time you need tires, I'd get 215/45/17s like mentioned. Do you have a sedan or a wagon? Wagon has less room in the rear. Check this thread out: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9129
Thanks, once again, to everyone for their input. I have the wagon. I saw that thread just today, unfortunately too late for my situation. The only reason I went with tires that big was because they came already on the rims, which I bought off a friend at too good a price to pass up. Unfortunately, any savings I thought I might have gained by buying through a friend will probably be negated by the time I figure out a way to fix my problem.

Another thing that's adding to the problem which I forgot to mention in my last post was that I had to use spacers (3/16") to make the rear wheels sit correctly on the hubs, making an already bad situation worse...
 
After much drama with a previous set of wheels, I settled on these.
They're 17" Drag DR-19, +45mm offset, wrapped in 205/45/17 Kumho Ecsta AST's. Obviously I'm not lowered at the moment, but the 45 series does a little bit better job of filling the gap than 40 series. No rubbing issues with this set.
(Please pardon the filth. It's been raining off and on the past few weeks and I just can't seem to keep it clean)
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Don't look bad at all. I'd prefer them in a little darker color, but overall nice choice.
Thanks. You know, I had some gunmetal rims of a different variety for a little bit. While I liked the look, I didn't have any other dark accents on my car to tie in with them. To really bring the look together, I would have ended up tinting windows, smoking the taillights, etc, etc. With the silver, I was going with something I already knew works as-is (like the stock rims) and looks good.
 
Winter "Rims"

Here are my rims, guys (nailbyt)

They are 15x6, +41 offset. Tire size: 185/65/15. (headbang)
 

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Thanks. You know, I had some gunmetal rims of a different variety for a little bit. While I liked the look, I didn't have any other dark accents on my car to tie in with them. To really bring the look together, I would have ended up tinting windows, smoking the taillights, etc, etc. With the silver, I was going with something I already knew works as-is (like the stock rims) and looks good.

Totally understand man. Still a good choice. Take care of them.
 
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