First of all, I am new in this forum. Just a little bit of introduction of me and my CX-5
I am currently residing in Indonesia, but, I used to go to college in Bloomington, Indiana.
I just got my Touring (the best option I can get here for $45k) CX-5 over a week ago and it rides really AWESOME. Definitely one of the best SUVs in term of price.
This is my 2nd Mazda vehicle. Previously I owned and modified my RX-8, so, I exactly understood the trade-offs between comfort/performance and looks.
in this case, my CX-5 is my weekend car so, I acknowledged that I am sacrificing comfort over the looks when I installed my 22x9.5 +45 285/35/22 rims and tires combo.
Haven't tried it to take it on the highway yet but, just a normal 30-45MPH driving, I could barely noticed the difference than when it was stock.
Now, after reading some of the posts I kinda feel bad that I might shorten my suspension life or any other inter-connected parts with my 22" rims. The only positive thing is that I only drive around 50-75 miles perweek with this car.
But, oh well, money was already spent and there is nothing else i could do except to just enjoy my decision.
In my opinion, 22" definitely looks awesome but if this is your daily car, you might want to rethink of putting 22" rims.
Now, let the pictures do the talking and hopefully could be some kind of help to anyone of you who plans to install 22" rims.
Sorry for the crappy Iphone pictures.
BTW, I am planning to lower my car around 1-1.5" too if you guys have any reliable reference.
PS: I changed my interior with Autoleder Coral red and it does not interfere with any of the safety features.