Track tested.........
Final event of the season at Gingerman Raceways 2.14 mile track in South Haven, MI. Best time for the day 2:00:14 on a 540 rated 205/45/17. Thanks to the flat cornering and quick transitions made possible by the suspension our expert driver was able to best a 2010 Camaro...
Here are a couple from last weeks photo shoot. Thanks to Breah K and Bryan (www.breahk.com)
for the awesome photography. Thanks to Trammie for making this special appearance.
See more at http://www.blog.breahk.com/2011/08/trammie-and-a-very-low-mazda3/
Going to try taking out the wheel liner. It will hit the ground then. Chefsp0t, your on 19's that would be some serious rim tuck. When I take the liner out I will be tucking 17's. Less than 5mm to go for me.
Might I suggest continental extreme contact dws for good comfort, excellent traction and long tread life. I have 3 sets currently and really like them. Not a performance tire though. If you want a performance tire then the dunlop direzza Z1 star pec is hands down the way to go.
They will fit and if you run a 215 40 18 you will be .24" smaller diameter than the stock wheel/tire combo (24.77 ' vs. 25.1") And you do not have to roll your fenders. I have a 7.5" et 42 that I can drive tucked without rubbing. If your not lowering than you have no worries.
I havn't added any camber arms yet and mine doesn't seem much worse than the wicked negative camber they are designed with. The measure I got on the rack was -2.7. Sitting next to my other 3 with the stock suspension it looks close.
Pricing has not yet been finalized but as soon as I have some soft numbers I will put them up. You could check out bagriders.com and look up the slam series kit for the Audi A4/S4 B7 kit for a rough idea.