Recent content by stratsmith

Thanks again for all the suggestions I will replace them BOTH eventhough the dork at autozone said 4. I did question were the other two were but figured wth.

Thanks for all your help! Just to be an idiot I'm guessing it would NOT be wise to replace 1 coil at a time and see if it goes away rather than all 4??

I had the codes checked but forgot to write them down?! Two of them: 1st is a random misfire code; but plugs and wires are less than 1 year old? Autozone said it could be the coils? 2nd: Faulty tr switch/ Transmission tr switch The od light blinks on and off until you turn...

I don't know how they'll turn out...but here are 2 pics of my MP3 rims with blk/prpl flip-flop paint?! I was bored and put "shade shifters" pinstriping on and the wheels followed. Everyone is leaning towards 215/40/17 for tires but wouldn' they be wider than 215/45/17? I seem to have plenty of...

Allright maybe they are fitted for acorn style nuts ... but not as much as the stock P5 rims. I do only have a 16th of an inch (if that) between tire and rear strut tower/spring. Stock MP3 Racing Hart/Enkei w/ 215-45-17 does that seem like enough clearance??? Still new here and if everything...

I just picked up a set of MP3 rims for my P5 and was told stock lugs would work. However the stock rims have an "indent" where the stock lug fits into and the MP3 rims are flat ... no "indent". Can I still use the stock "acorn" Nuts? Also the car is up on jack stands now so any help would be...

Of course now I see a thread on this subject ...so like I said you can kill me now!

I'm new... so kill me now! I just read the sticky on wheel swaps and am still confused on proper offsets. Can anyone tell me if stock 17" Mazda3 rims will bolt right on my '02 Protege5. It seems the bolt pattern is the same but the Mazdaspeed had 17"x 7" (or 6.5") with (I think 45" offset) and...