The OEM's are only 7.5" wide. A 265 wide tire will not fit. You need atleast a 8.5" wide wheel for a 265 wide tire.
Thanks a lot.
But dang, they're so narrow. 7.5" on a 20" seems ridiculous... Looks like I'll have to sell those snow tires...
Do you guys notice that OEM tires seem so squishy unless it's the suspension. When changing lanes really quick you can feel the rear lagging behind quite a lot. Granted, on my own car I'm running 18" with low profile summer tires, but the Mazda acts exactly how my car does on 15" REALLY soft Blizzak winter tires, maybe worse...
Any vehicle that weighs 4500 lbs with that long of a wheelbase is going to feel slightly laggy. Try driving a different similarly sized & weight vehicle such as Acadia/Outlook/Veracruz/Pilot/Highlander...etc. Then you'll better appreciate the zoom-zoom nature of the Mazda CX-9.
C'mon... check out actual road test numbers. Look for Slalom speed, Lateral acceleration, skidpad, road-holding, etc.Well, our old Venture minivan...
I have the 20's and I don't know if I noticed any "lagginess".
The OEM tires are acceptable if you ask me.
I agree...same here. But after driving my Speed6 through corners (drive2) and then taking the CX-9 through the same corner, you can tell that you're driving a large heavy vehicle. But that is perfectly acceptable because they're completely different categories of vehicles.
But when someone starts comparing an old minivan (that they stopped manufacturing) to a CX-9, I wonder...