Mazda3 Rims on a Pro5

[808MP5]

I know ppl have done this... can i see some pics but more impotantly i wanna know what tire sizes are available

Rim: 2004 Mazda3 5-door
Tire: 205/50/17

What im interested in is a lower profile tire... and i know they make 205/40/17 and this will probably fit but will 215/35/17 fit? or if you have done this conversion on your pro5 what tire size did you go with... lol yea i tried searching but got lazy

 

[Dom 2.0L]

From what I've found on : Rims n' Tires 205/45R17 or 215/40R17 would work. I'd guess that 215/35 would fit easy as they're smaller. Not sure what rims you're talking about (snowflake or 5 fat spokes) but I also found a pic. (I love those rims so I've been searching a lot myself)

Hope it helps!
Dom

 

[808MP5]

^thanks for the post
yup those are the ones i got... i guess i got a good deal on them...
picked umm up last night for $300 with bald tires but the rims are in 95% perfect condition

 

[Dom 2.0L]

Does seem like a good deal to me. I'm not decided yet on which rims I want... I'm not dropped so I'm not sure I want to slam 17" right now. Still debating, but I want to see them when they're installed and please post your tire specs!

Glad I could help

 

[MazdaSpeeder]

Here's my question- is there any way to squeeze 225s on those things and not rub? Since I have 215s on the stockers from my P5, if I upgraded rims at some point (I would love to get these) I would want all the contact patch I could get! Any thoughts?

 

[Dom 2.0L]

Can't help there, but I think Slideshow240 would get you 275 on there lol. That guy seems like the offset master around here, might want to PM him!

 

[MTV]

I run a 215/45R17 tire with the racing harts

 

[CTt3P5]

From what I've found on : Rims n' Tires 205/45R17 or 215/40R17 would work. I'd guess that 215/35 would fit easy as they're smaller. Not sure what rims you're talking about (snowflake or 5 fat spokes) but I also found a pic. (I love those rims so I've been searching a lot myself)

Hope it helps!
Dom

That's Rob's (Liquid_ag) car and he is running 215/45/17's with no rubbing issues. I am pretty sure he has rolled his fenders and he is now riding on JIC coilovers.

Here's my question- is there any way to squeeze 225s on those things and not rub? Since I have 215s on the stockers from my P5, if I upgraded rims at some point (I would love to get these) I would want all the contact patch I could get! Any thoughts?

I am going to say NO as they are 17x6.5. Rob has said that he hasn't had any problems with the 215's but IMO the 225's would be pushing it.

 

[AlturredMP5]

anything wider than 215 wouldnt look all that good, IMO. it would look like an XL shirt on a small child. id say go with 205/40, and thats prob what slideshow would say if he doesnt say 195. thats what i ordered for my 17x7s. slideshow is running 195s on his, but im not sure the width of the wheel. i know its no less than 7" though.

 

[rooster1]

mazda3 5-spoke rims are 17s? i thought they were 16s hrmm. cool any more pix??

 

[ScratchNSniff]

I have no clue what size tires I am running, but here is a pic...

 

[Dom 2.0L]

Dang those rims look good on the P5...!

 

[MazdaSpeeder]

anything wider than 215 wouldnt look all that good, IMO. it would look like an XL shirt on a small child. id say go with 205/40, and thats prob what slideshow would say if he doesnt say 195. thats what i ordered for my 17x7s. slideshow is running 195s on his, but im not sure the width of the wheel. i know its no less than 7" though.

Yeah, I don't care so much about how the tire looks...my stockers are made for 195s, but my 215s give me so much more grip, I couldn't care less how they look. They're a tight fit, but worth it IMHO.

 

[CTt3P5]

mazda3 5-spoke rims are 17s? i thought they were 16s hrmm. cool any more pix??

The 3i came with the 16x6.5 (pic1) while the 3s came with 17x6.5 (pic2)

 

[Levesque]

 

[Dom 2.0L]

If ever you sell them, PM me!!! lol Are you on CPQ?

 

[Levesque]

yes i am and there sold since last summer

 

[Dom 2.0L]

crap... lol

 

[turbo_slug]

are there any tire rubbing issues? i'm getting the same rims w/ 205 40 17 tires but i don't know if they'll clear my fenders

my front and rear tires are almost tucking w/ 205 50 16 tires on stock 02 p5 rims. my fenders are already rolled but there's still very limited clearance before tires rub.

anyone know if the mazda 3 rims will clear my fenders? i believe the 17" GT rims are 53.2mm offset while stock P5 wheels are 50mm offset? putting the 17" GT wheels on a P5 would make the tires stick out another 4mm?

 

[turbo_slug]

i looked up specs for 205 40 17" tires. tire manufacturers claim that size requires a minimum of 7" wide rim. mazda3 gt rims are only 6.5" wide. will 205 40 17" still work?