Need a little help Cincy Area MODs Plz Read

[buzzclunk]

Finally a Mazda owner again after 2 years without my 91 Miata, but already in trouble! I picked up a '01 Protege 2.0 LX a week ago, car is OK overall, but needs tires asap.
Ordered a set of Yoko Envigors (these will cure prostate problems, right?) I scheduled a day off work to have them installed, but noticed a crack in one of my 15 x 6 rims. As it turns out tires were not shipped to Tire Discounters in time to install anyway, so I cancelled my off day. ( I get a good discount there, and highly recommend them for basic tire crap) These are the 4 lug, alloy 5 fat spoke rims (15 x 6), don't at the moment know the factory number for them. You can 'prolly see where I am headed here, I need to source a (cheap) replacement to mount winter-only tires on, or a whole set of cheapies. (14" steelies are fine) I am in Cincinnati, and will gladly meet anyone who could help me, pay cash, and even buy you a drink(s) at the Comet.(or the Northside Tavern, but not Chameleons) I appy polly lodgy for the request, but have had no luck with a forum search. If you can help, please reply here.

MODs, I hope this is an OK request, if not please delete/move/chastise.

 

[Taters]

Dang that sucks. I wish I could help you out. Have you checked any local junk yards, or something similar? Wish you the best of luck.

 

[buzzclunk]

Thanks Taters, and all who took the time to check out this post. PROBLEM SOLVED! A very helpful Miata owner made me a very fair deal on a set of steelies with Blizztecs mounted, so I am good to go! Next problem - where the heck am I going to find suspension parts for an '01-03 sedan? I can't find anyone selling the NEW parts I will need. Specifically, stuff like a bigger rear sway bar, mild drop springs, ect. Are there no aftermarket pieces left for these cars? Every post I have searched up is at least 3-4 years old, and no one seems to still have anything still in stock. Oh well, that's a problem for another day/thread! Thanks again, especially Ian in Kenwood!

 

[03zoomzoom]

There's all kinds of parts floating around for the 01-03 Protege's. I traded in my Protege back in November and I have several suspension and misc parts that I took off that I'm trying to get rid of.

 

[buzzclunk]

Sorry for the delay, my father was hospitalized suddenly and passed away on the 13th. 03zoomzoom, you wouldn't happen to be sitting on a set of Racing Beat (or other) sway-bars would you? I have found a set of Eibach Pro-Series springs, and struts seem to be no problem, but I have yet to find sway-bars,they seem to be in short supply. Gotta say, this little sedan is a lot of fun to toss around, with stock suspension and snow tires it still puts a much-needed smile on my face. Just a little tweaking with tire pressures, and it already is pretty neutral on some of my favorite twisty roads. Thanks again for the responses to this post, I really didn't expect to see as many reads as it got. Just from lurking around the forum, I can kinda tell that if anyone here could have helped, they would have offered!