hi there....
I'm new here, just took delivery of a 2016 GT (dark blue/parchment) and here's my ??:
My wife has rods in her spine and is sensitive to rough/bouncy handling. when I drove home from dealer, I didn't notice the rough ride, but she did! this is primarily my daily driver but also our "date" car, so I want to make her happy if I can.
1. I gather it's possible to do a -minus 1 inch in wheel size -- will that result in any appreciable "smoothing out" of the ride? (is it worth the cost/trouble?)
2. is it a problem to swap wheel sizes in these new cars w/ the sensors and stability control systems, etc?
3. should I just look at more of a "touring" tire? they came with Toyo A23, which I understand are good basic OEM tires.
4. one reason she was uncomfortable at first: the dealer had the tires over-inflated. Mazda says 36 but it seems like 34 smoothed the pothole-bobblehead reaction a bit. is this dangerous, running 2 lbs under the recommended pressure?
thanks in advance for any/all insight! I really love the car otherwise....
TM
I'm new here, just took delivery of a 2016 GT (dark blue/parchment) and here's my ??:
My wife has rods in her spine and is sensitive to rough/bouncy handling. when I drove home from dealer, I didn't notice the rough ride, but she did! this is primarily my daily driver but also our "date" car, so I want to make her happy if I can.
1. I gather it's possible to do a -minus 1 inch in wheel size -- will that result in any appreciable "smoothing out" of the ride? (is it worth the cost/trouble?)
2. is it a problem to swap wheel sizes in these new cars w/ the sensors and stability control systems, etc?
3. should I just look at more of a "touring" tire? they came with Toyo A23, which I understand are good basic OEM tires.
4. one reason she was uncomfortable at first: the dealer had the tires over-inflated. Mazda says 36 but it seems like 34 smoothed the pothole-bobblehead reaction a bit. is this dangerous, running 2 lbs under the recommended pressure?
thanks in advance for any/all insight! I really love the car otherwise....
TM