Interchangeable Wheels

[shawnee]

Hi everyone,

As you may all know, I own a 2016 CX-9 equipped with the factory 20-inch wheels. I’m considering installing the 21-inch wheels from the CX-70 and wanted to confirm compatibility. From what I understand, both vehicles share the same 5x114.3 bolt pattern, but I’m unsure about other potential fitment issues such as offset, hub bore, brake caliper clearance, and overall wheel-well clearance with the larger diameter.

In addition, would the existing lug bolts and wheel locks from my CX-9 work with the 21-inch CX-70 wheels, or would I need different hardware?

Has anyone attempted this swap or looked into whether the CX-70 wheels are a direct fit on the CX-9 without requiring spacers or modifications? Any insight on whether the OEM tire sizes would work without rubbing would also be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Shawnee

 

[leeharvey418]

My biggest concern is that the CX-70 has a 9.5” wide wheel with a 45 mm offset. That’s going to give you about 179 mm / 7.05” of wheel backspacing. I’m not familiar with how much kingpin clearance the CX-9 has, but I’d bet that the CX-70 wheels are going to test it.