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Does anyone know if the OEM exhaust system (cat-back) from a 2012+ Mazda5 is a direct fit on a 2008-2010 Mazda5?

Then you just ought to make sure your car isn't due for inspection while your winter rims are on since there'll be a dummy light on. Won't pass inspection like that unless you're friends with the mechanic.

From my experience changing brakes on our 2008 MZ5 one of the pads does have a clip riveted on already. This would be the pad closest to the piston such that the clip seats inside the hollow part of the piston. The outer pad seats into guides cast into the caliper housing.

Still haven't done any towing but the transmission shifts very smooth. I wasn't having any issues prior to the cooler install and with the oem fluid. Just continued smooth sailing

Sounds like it's time to get out the tape measure and get some plywood and DIY. That's the one sure way to get what you want to fit the space you've got!

I would go with the Sport for less money. The biggest thing you're getting is the 17 in rims. Why not stick with the 16s on the sport, use them for your snow tires, sell the OEM Toyos, and get a set of 17s with tires that you really want? Side sill extensions reduce ground clearance, which...

Class 1 hitch on MZ5 with 1.25 inch receiver would be limited (reasonably) to a bike rack for 2 bikes. Probably not a good idea to get a hitch adapter that allows you to use hitch racks for 2 inch receiver. Puts the weight further out from the hitch and more stress on the light duty hitch...

I would avoid running them. 225/60/16 are 1.75 inches larger in overall diameter than stock 205/55/16. This may cause some serious rubbing as your suspension moves up and down, not to mention if you turn your steering full lock. Unless they're already mounted on rims I'd think twice about...

Ford Fiesta ST? Used Audi A3/A4? Golf GTI? Used RX-8? We had only 1 car for a couple years, 2004 Toyota Corolla. Then we bought our black 2008 MZ5, which my wife drove while I had the Corolla. This was our setup until 2012 when the Corolla became officially too small with 3 kids. We loved...

I don't know that Moog makes the bushings you're looking for. I bought the James Barone Racing rear sway bar and it came with 32mm poly bushings and brackets. Measure the diameter of the MS3 sway bar and get right-sized greasable poly bushings from either energy suspension or prothane. With...

I think to some extent, whether or not you get rubbing with 225/45/18 depends on the offset of your rims. Stock Mazda OEM rims in 16, 17 ,or 18 inches have +52mm offset I believe. Maybe the RX-8 rims have slightly less positive offset. Anyway, if your rims have less than +52mm offset, you may...

I love that new Mazda6 but I personally would wait to buy one till the 2.2L SkyactivD comes to the US. Now THAT would be worth the wait IMO.

Moog #K80867 greaseable end link for rear sway bar. It's what James Barone Racing sells too.

New is nice but Mazda did away with manual trans for 2015, final year for the Mazda5. Good luck finding a used 2012-2014 with manual trans too. People who bought these did so for the trans and won't be giving them up. I'd go with the new Mazda5 with auto over the Subaru because you know you can...

Not sure since I wasn't looking for the TCM.

A couple weeks ago I replaced the driver's side transmission mount on our 2008 Mazda5. Back in September, I replaced both the passenger motor mount, which had ruptured, and the rear motor mount. I went to Rockauto and bought the DEA #A4414 mount for the transmission. The car currently has...