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Awesome! I'd hoped to snap a shot of ours at 200k, but I missed it. So I've made sure my next oil change is due at 222,222km.

I'm currently running 215/65/16 with an approximate 30mm lift front and rear. Prior to that size, I was running 205/65/16. You'll be rubbing up front with both of those sizes without a lift — I get a slight rub on the well liner under full lock. Rear should be fine as long as you aren't running...

Here's an illustration I did of what I'd like to do to our 5! Our van is in need of new front struts (200,000km on original struts), so I'm thinking of upgrading the springs at the same time. I did some research and it looks like Mazda Tribute front springs would fit the 5's struts. This would...

I've been running two sets of steelies on our 5 (both are 16").I have a set for the non-winter months with some Mazda pickup center caps (see pic below) and an older set of steelies for winter which I just refinished with some black rocker guard to see if that'll help protect them from salt and...

If the tire wear gets to be too much, you may also want to consider some adjustable upper control arms for the rear. They'll allow you to get that rear camber closer to 0. Did this two years ago and have been very pleased with the wear (or lack thereof) in the tread on the rears!

Finally decided to give the roof rack some much needed love. The basket and crossbars were getting quite rusty, so I sanded everything down and sprayed a few good coats of Rust Check Stone Shield. The plastic fairing was also looking super rough and warped, so I cut one out of wood and threw a...

What have I done to my 5? I Photoshopped it! 😆 Would love to have the endless funds to make this a reality! #ripcvaxles

Nothing like Mazda's characteristic rust making these jobs a treat! Super interesting that the lowering spring for the CX7 and the 5's stock spring are the same. Really interested to hear your feedback!

Oh I know there's a big hit to the MPG, not just with the lift and bigger tires, but with the rack up there too. It's a compromise we're willing to make at this point. But I would've loved to do a before/after comparison. I'll see if I can sort out what sort of MPG it gets this month and compare...

I can take a couple of pictures of the setup tonight and share them. It's definitely a sturdy setup but the basket (Yakima Loadwarrior) is only rated at 140lbs max capacity, so I wouldn't risk putting any more than that up there for a long period of time. I have stood on it (I'm 180lbs) and...

Looking forward to seeing the results! Let me know if you do the fronts as well — I'm curious to see if the CX7's springs will fit the Mazda5's struts. For the roof rack, I purchased a couple lengths of aluminum t-slot track (see image below) and mounted it to the roof moulding. I also used the...