Show me your CX-5 wheels

[teddymac]

and a bit of a comparison shot

 

[teddymac]

Mine sits the same way. Part of it is the angle the car is sitting on. Part of it is the angle that the photo is taken.

Some people said that the Bilstein shocks add height in the rear, but I don't know how that's a thing as they do nothing with the springs... Unless the bumpstops aren't trimmed enough. But I doubt that's a thing, as the stock suspension should have more than 2" of travel.

Level ground, photo taken from roughly even with the lower window trim:
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Same place, with wheels.

This spoke design definitely makes them look smaller than 19s.

 

[N7turbo]

They look good. Definitely more sporty. Part of the size perception is also from the tire.

 

[theVman]

Update

 

[N7turbo]

Update

What tire size are you running on those 22's?

 

[theVman]

265/35ZR22 102W

 

[N7turbo]

265/35ZR22 102W

How wide are the wheels? I guess 8.5"-9.0" and the offset is +35? I think at +45 they might rub on the inside. But that means they poke out a litte.

 

[theVman]

22x9.5 +46 . My first set of 22" were 22x8.5 +35. Neither rubbed on inside just a bit on the outside plastic wheel arch that I trimmed to clear.

 

[N7turbo]

Maybe the 22" size helps. At 245/45/20 +45 I have only about 30 mm left before rubbing on the strut.

 

[theVman]

I think I have less than that, but no rubbing. Not a lot of tyre flex with 35 series tyres. I have a set of 20"+35 that I was looking at 255/45/20, but I dont expect them to rub. The greater the +ve offset the closer to the strut, thats why I went +46 on the wider 22" to get them to fit without rubbing/fowling the guards.