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Eibach ProKit with 225/60R18 Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 tires mounted on Enkei Raijin 18x8 45mm offset wheels (gunmetal). Thinking next time might go to 235 or 245 if they’ll fit for a wider look, but these 225 fit pretty good —factory Signature wheels (dark silver) available PM if interested.
 

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...factory Signature wheels (dark silver) available PM if interested.
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Open question to anyone running staggered 20s on a 2019-2020 GT awd. Have you experienced any adverse handling effects of the staggered setup? I've been stressing for months over new wheels to get rid of the skinny 225s. I want to go 20x9 +40 on the front and wider rear but am concerned about handling in an emergency situation.

From what I can see in the forum, I think a 20x9+40 with a 255 tire should fit flush on the front with no poke.
 
I bought these rims used off Kijiji for $300 so can't complain, but they are 19 inch off of another CX-5 but the gap in the wheel well is really bothering me. Should I sell them and get bigger rims or lowering springs?
are the tires OEM size of 225/55/19? you can run 235/55/19(29.2" diameter), taller sidewall reduces gap, or 245/50/19(28.6") a hair smaller than OEM but beefier cross section(shoulder-to-shoulder) fills gap laterally.

235/55/19... https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/ind...r-tires-on-cx-5-today.123875558/#post-6728342
 
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Hey, haven't seen this asked, so I'm wondering if OP (or anyone else) can tell me which rims these are? They look great!

The black wheels are Enkei TM7, and I think the silver wheels are Avant Garde M580.
 
The black wheels are Enkei TM7, and I think the silver wheels are Avant Garde M580.
Sweet, thanks. I think after checking them out, my favourites are still the Avant Garde M510s you guys helped me identify earlier. They're so clean, and I just love the look of a machined face on a black CX-5 (what I originally intended to purchase), though I sometimes look twice at the Machine Gray or Polymetal Gray in the showrooms...
 
18" CX-30 rims with 235/60/18 general 365 AWs.
 

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20x8.5et45 FLOW ONE Race Spec F5 wheels + Michelin 255/45R20 pilot sport 4S, Eibach springs
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Why these wheels?
I like Japanese motorsport style, 5/6/7-spoke, 2/3-piece designs. But I wanted to go bigger than 19in, and get something lightweight. To do all that was going to be $3-5k. I went for these because they're light (22.4lb each), an easy to clean 5-spoke design, and at $225 each they left room in my budget for nice tires and some brake upgrades (yet to bet installed).

Custom Paint
In a 5x114.3 pattern, these are only available in gloss black, which isn't the look I was after. I decided to try to paint them 2-tone myself. The paint is duplicolor silver and graphite wheel paints, then spraymax 2k clear.

Fit Lessons learned
  • 20 is not much bigger than 19. I was thinking the spokes extending all the way to the rim would make them look really large, but they don't look much bigger than the stock 19s.
  • The additional 1.5in width over stock isn't much. I wish they were a little more aggressive. If they're still available in a few years when my powertrain warranty expires, I might get 10in wide wheels for the rears. In the meantime I'm looking into spacers.
  • These wheels are gonna get rashed mid-spoke. I was hoping the spokes didn't arc much further outboard of the rim, and having wide 255 tires would protect them, but no. Eventually these will get curb rash in a very obvious way.
Finish Lessons Learned
  • Black center caps, chrome lugs, and 2-tone paint do not look good together. Gonna have to paint those caps at least.
  • I put more care into finishing the faces, thinking they'd be more prominently visible than the sides of the spokes. But now I see the spoke sides are just as visible as the faces, and would also benefit from extra clear wet-sanded flat.
  • This was my first time using a 2k clear. It's awesome stuff, way better than the clears I'm used to. But next time I need to budget more for it. I went through 4 $18 cans, and would've used more if I were trying to go thick on the spoke sides also.
  • Duplicolor wheel spray paint works really well for a DIY rattlecan. But, factory coatings with effect layers are definitely better. I know, duh. Mine don't look bad, but they don't have the same depth and glow of wheels I see on nice Nissans and Lexuses. Before starting, I was quoted $250/wheel by a local shop for a hyper silver paint job. I thought that was ridiculous at the time, but now, yeah, that sounds about right.
 
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I want help picking out wheels for my 2018 touring. Looking to downsize to 18”. It’s a silver one. Kinda leaning towards a dark gray wheel or black with machine accents.
 
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