What have you done to your P5 today?

[Sliver5]

Stock.

I've been happily driving my P5 with no issues for the past two weeks Of course, now that I say that something is likely to break on the way home today (hand)

Anyhow, I caught myself looking a wheels again. I'm back to my toss-up between 16x7 +46 mm GramLites 57c's (discontinued, so may be hard to find) or 18x7.5 +50 mm Volk CE28N's (easier to get, much more expensive). I already know what tire I will be using (Hankook RS-2) so it's pretty much a matter of how much do I want to spend and if I want to get the lightest wheel possible. Oddly enough, the 18" Volks are like 1.5 lbs lighter than the 16" GramLites, but then again the total price is like $800 more. I want as light as possible, but I also like the beefy tire look. Either way, the wheels will be bronze...

Hmmmm that's a hard choice. I say go with the 16's with a meaty tire. I like that look as well. Here's an idea of what it would look like, 16x7 +48 with a 205/50/16 tire

 

[roy obanion]

magnum big tires are bettAr!

 

[mx-p5]

MSP dual catted midpipe, or MAM no catted midpipe?

 

[Sliver5]

Do you have emissions tests?

 

[mx-p5]

nope

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

FL = 0 emissions....

Catless!

Do you have emissions tests?

 

[StealthWyvern]

not to mention a smoother ride then with rubber bands for tires!

 

[THE Phen]

Yeah... Magnum, I'd go with the 16's. Ohio roads blow when the snow starts to fly.

and by that, I mean they don't fix the potholes until the following Autumn.

 

[mx-p5]

hmm...how much to ship a MSP dual cat midpipe from CA to FL?

 

[magnumP5]

Hmmmm that's a hard choice. I say go with the 16's with a meaty tire. I like that look as well. Here's an idea of what it would look like, 16x7 +48 with a 205/50/16 tire

This is actually very close to what the 57c's look like. The only difference is I'd be running a 215/46R16 tire for the extra width and the wheels would be bronze. Man, now I'm leaning that way again, LOL!

not to mention a smoother ride then with rubber bands for tires!

Ride roughness and noise doesn't really bother me. I have AWR mounts and inserts all around, am lowered on S-Tech's and HP's, have a full Corksport exhaust and a completely gutted hatch. I also plan on switching over to some BC coilovers someday.

The GramLites route is definitely appealing because it's cheaper so I could probably get the wheels, tires and a set of coilovers for the price of the Volks and tires - the problem is just finding them. However, it's the rail-like handling and 4+ lb weight decrease of the larger Volks that I'm liking. I could always stick with 17's and go with either wheel but I was looking at my Racing Hart's the other day and decided either the wheels or tires need to go bigger.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

I've shipped axle backs for like $30 so I'd figure around that...

hmm...how much to ship a MSP dual cat midpipe from CA to FL?

 

[aMaff]

Someone should get pics of my P5 off of my photobucket (I can't get to it from work). It had 16x7s with some meaty 215/45 Hankook RS2 Z212s and looked awesome

EDIT: They were also near the stock diameter, very close

 

[magnumP5]

Someone should get pics of my P5 off of my photobucket (I can't get to it from work). It had 16x7s with some meaty 215/45 Hankook RS2 Z212s and looked awesome

Please do - those are the exact tire and size I'd like to run

 

[aMaff]

Please do - those are the exact tire and size I'd like to run

photobucket.com, search for amaff, go to the "the Pro5" album

 

[StealthWyvern]

here ya go!

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/amaff/The Pro5/

 

[mx-p5]

Tokico blue struts, is there a difference betweeen those for the protege, pro5, and mp3, and MSP?

Found em for $330 shipped on ebay and it says it fits all 3

 

[StealthWyvern]

Tokico blue struts, is there a difference betweeen those for the protege, pro5, and mp3, and MSP?

Found em for $330 shipped on ebay and it says it fits all 3

I thinkt he pro/mp3/msp are all the same and the p5 are different for the rears or am I thinking springs?

 

[magnumP5]

here ya go!

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/amaff/The Pro5/

Awesome, danke!

 

[mx-p5]

I thinkt he pro/mp3/msp are all the same and the p5 are different for the rears or am I thinking springs?

it's either the springs or struts that are different and i don't remember which

and my searching skills, well, they are lacking

 

[aMaff]

here ya go!

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/amaff/The Pro5/

Boom! You win (first)