Recent content by Lord Devlin

Thanks much. I went with the Rota P1 18x8 48mm offset. Just clears the caliper by maybe 2 - 3mm. I'm going to possibly add a 3mm spacer for peace of mind. Should have the tires and rims on the car by tomorrow afternoon. I'm so glad this is over. lol

I would really appreciate it if you could send me the cross section and any other information. I live in the SF Bay Area so I could drop right in and talk to Wheeldude. I've been in contact with Race Technologies who are the distributors for Brembo here in the US and even they haven't been...

Hey all. I'm looking for a brake kit for the Mazda 3. I tried Brembo's Gran Turismo, but there is no way to make them work without a rim with around a 30mm offset and then the wheels stick out too far and you have to modify the fenders. I do a lot of city driving in my Mazda 3 and my job...

To clear the brakes i need around a 30mm offset. This is an estimate, it could be from 38 to 28, but i think its around 30. I tried some 42mm offset rims and I still needed about another half an inch.

So I can run up to a width of 8.5 with no fender modification?

No room in the wheel well. And with a spacer as big as would be required, I'd need longer bolts as well.

I need to know if anyone has gotten this kit to work on their Mazda 3. I had the kit installed and now my wheels won't go back on without hitting the calipers. It looks like I need a 30mm offset and I haven't been able to find any 17x7 rims that are less than 40mm. From what I can tell there...