Best Tire size for the msp Racing Hart's

[ghettobubba2001]

on a p5? (will i need to change my speedo)?

 

[Protege52003]

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html


this will help a little to figure out the best size for your situation!

-R

 

[ghettobubba2001]

well i think i know the size im looking for performance wise all around.

 

[01bluemp3]

i have 225/45/17 on mine, fit good

 

[MyZmZm]

I'll likely be going with the stock MSP size - 215/45r17. 205/40 just had too little sidewall for my liking, I want something a bit beefier.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

I have 215/40 on my MSP, they look good & work great

 

[djp5]

P215/45R17...possibly one of the best tire sizes, for any car, in my opinion. Lots of choices and this size has a nice profile. Tire manufacturers pay a lot of attention to it because of its abundance.

 

[MrValve]

I have 215/40 on my MSP, they look good & work great

That's what I had installed on mine tonight. I'll have to find a nice twisty road tomorrow to get some perspective. But that seemed the best option from searching the forums.

 

[Black_Protege_5]

i have 225/45/17 on mine, fit good

Do you have any rubbing or did you roll the fender? Also don't the MSP's and MP3's have more clearance than the P5? If not then my next set will be 225's.

 

[xvdarkyvx]

215/45/17 is what i got on mine.. fuzion zri's!

 

[SkinnyJoint]

hey i was looking through pics of rims with my wife and she for some reason loves those stock msp racing harts cuz they have the lil damn mazda emblem lol. so basically she wants to get those rims. i havent looked into anything about these but they will fit a p5 fine? whats the offset? and there 17s?

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

they fit the P5 with no issues

 

[SkinnyJoint]

what about my other questions lol are they 17's? and offest?

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

17s yes, offset, I dunno

 

[sr240z]

+55 Offset Iirc.... Heavy 17" Wheels.

 

[Rawyzf]

But lighter than stock 16" wheels on a p5 . With tires, they are about the same though.

+55 Offset Iirc.... Heavy 17" Wheels.

 

[sr240z]

25lbs Is Lighter Than Stock?

 

[djp5]

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123624175

Go there to see the whole weight issue discussed. MSPs are ~21 lbs. I've seen a lot of people say ~17 lbs for P5 wheels, although BlackPro says that different years have different wheel weights. In either case, my stock 02 P5 wheel+tire is obviously lighter than my MSP+tire

 

[SkinnyJoint]

p5 wheels are lighter, im just trying to get areal figure on how much the msp's wiegh

 

[magnumP5]

If you don't want to have your speedo off by too much 215/40 is the best way to go as I think it's only something like 1 mph off at 60 mph. 205/40's are too small I think and 215/45 is too big in about the same magnitude.