205/60-16 Winter tires?
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Mazda5wannabe
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I have 205/60-16s on my 5 with no problems, no rub and a heck of a lot cheaper than 50-17s! I also find the higher profile seems to ride a bit nicer in the cold weather.
What is the size and offset of your rims?
i put my winter sneaks on last night. the Michelin x-ice (or whatever they're called) ride nice.
Nice wheels....Look almost too nice to run as Winter beaters....Nice.
Anthony
Very nice.
I agree it's too nice to be winter wheels.
It looks different from what you mentioned before.
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3395472#post3395472
I agree it's too nice to be winter wheels.
It looks different from what you mentioned before.
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3395472#post3395472
ya they're not the wheels i wanted. Tire Rack said the MSW's wouldn't be in until mid Dec if at all so I was forced to pick another kind. These are Sport Edition E3s (i think). I'm only ok with these wheels, not as enthusiastic as I would have been with the MSWs, but hey, they're only winter wheels.
I just couldn't go 5-6 months with steelies. I like the car too much.
I just couldn't go 5-6 months with steelies. I like the car too much.
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Yeah...Sport Edition do make some decent looking wheels and they are reasonably priced...lemme know these hold out over the Winter.
I do the opposite ...... I run my OE wheels in the Winter and a set of aftermarket Advanti's in the summer.
^^ that's what I did with my last car, but for some reason it just didn't work out this way this time. Probably because I like the stock wheels so much. But there's a possibility that I may buy a really killer set of wheels for summer, and then sell the stockers next year.
I already am anticipating a problem with the new wheels that is my fault. One fell face down on the garage floor and the cement dinged up the finish on a spoke. What do you bet the salt will eat it's way into the clear coat at that spot? I've never had wheels where the spokes stick out a little farther than the edge of the tire. I'm a dumbass.
I already am anticipating a problem with the new wheels that is my fault. One fell face down on the garage floor and the cement dinged up the finish on a spoke. What do you bet the salt will eat it's way into the clear coat at that spot? I've never had wheels where the spokes stick out a little farther than the edge of the tire. I'm a dumbass.
maple_leaf
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Damn 5phreak, those are some freakin nice wheels! They're making me drool....(omg)
Ouch,.....That sucks, especially since they got dinged before you even put them on the car. I know what you mean about spokes sticking out like that. I had a set of Montegi's on my Protege a few years back with the same issue. The problem for me was that I bought them off the Internet, and lookign at them on-line does not give you an opportunity to see these things. Since then I swore never to buy wheels on-line unless I've seenthem in person ahead of time.
Hopefully you can use some clear coat to patch them up.
Anthony
