trufanatic
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can staggered wheels fit the MS3. 18x8.5 and 18x9.5 in the rear? stock suspension with no rubbing?
staggered wheels?
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trufanatic
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i saw a tsx and a TL with staggereds and lowered and i have to say, despite the fact their fwd the were sexy as hell.
ok fine...nevermind (spin)
ok fine...nevermind (spin)
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For looks obviously.
Considering how often these tires need to be rotated to keep even wear, I wouldn't do it.
Edit: Damn! Timing is everything.
justanothermp5
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yea the car is fwd but have u ever seen someone stagger the rims to where there bigger in front? no, because it looks dumb, 8.5 in the front is plenty rubber to handle the power the ms3 has
and no rubbing, prob not, ive never seen anyone with 9.5 inch wheels that didnt need some fender rolling/trimming
and no rubbing, prob not, ive never seen anyone with 9.5 inch wheels that didnt need some fender rolling/trimming
personally i think it also looks dumb when a FWD car has larger wheels in the back than in the front
Who would you rather impress? Stupid pedestrians or people who actually might care?
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Yeah, I mean, come on...
From what I have read on the forum in most cases the rear wheel rubs first when mods are made. The widest tire we run in the back will decide the widest tire balance for street and higher speed cornering so maybe it is good to know how much rear tire can fit, without rolling rear fenders, on stock suspension.
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He might have some strange fetish for understeer. (dunno)
And it certainly needs more of that dialed in haha
I won't even throw out the fact that staggered wheels on a front-drive car is foolish (ooh... there I just did...) I can't imagine you'd ever fit a 9.5" wheel in the rear wheel wells of this car. You can only fit about three-quarters of an inch out towards the fender before it rubs, which means you'd have to stuff the extra 1.75" back towards the suspension. Yeah, right. Plus, wtf tire width would you put on a wheel that wide that wouldn't rub everything in there?
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I always thought its hilarious how people say about staggered wheels on a front drive car are "not about performance, they're about aesthetics," when the fact is that it looks AWFUL.
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If you do this to your car I may have to find out where you live and reposess the car on behalf of Mazda for your horrible butchering of the car.
It'll rub everything under your fender, and serve no practical purpose. You're not even going for a bigger diameter wheel in the back, so it's not like anyone is actually going to notice except for you. And those that do notice are going to either tell you how 2 Fast 2 Furious your car is, or make fun of you (or both!).
It'll rub everything under your fender, and serve no practical purpose. You're not even going for a bigger diameter wheel in the back, so it's not like anyone is actually going to notice except for you. And those that do notice are going to either tell you how 2 Fast 2 Furious your car is, or make fun of you (or both!).
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