Will mazdaspeed3 18" stock rims fit on a P5?

[dpmarc]

Will mazdaspeed3 18" stock rims fit on a P5?

Thanks
Marc

 

[azmp5]

yessss with a 215 35 18 tire .

 

[probin94]

nope...lol

 

[ToNeZ90]

nope...lol

Wow....uhhhhhhh....where are ur tires on ur car? lol

 

[dpmarc]

nope...lol

Your car looks great! So you have to run a 35 sidewall?

 

[carter1551]

that looks awesome but i dont know if i could run on a 35 sidewall. Are you running stock suspension?

 

[CDILIM]

Can 215/40/18 work on the SP3 rims on the P5? or will it rub?
I got a set of the SP3 without tires, trying to figure out if 215/40/18 will rub. I'm just trying to get a better ride on the car. 35's might be to rough. Need to know before I go out and buy some tires.

planning to lower the car, if the 215/40/18 works and does no have to much gap with stock suspension then I might leave it stock
I can't stand the gaps.

Hopefully 40's work on both lowered or stock height. If not I'll have to go with 35's

Please let me know
Thanks in advance

 

[probin94]

that looks awesome but i dont know if i could run on a 35 sidewall. Are you running stock suspension?

its not that bad....and we have some mean potholes around here. i do a pretty good job of avoiding them. and i know what roads are horrible.

im on mazdaspeed struts with an eibach pro kit.


im not sure but i believe a 40 sidewall will rub. not sure about on a stock suspension. i kinda wanna try a 40 but dont wanna get em on there and have rubbing...and most the people have done their research which is why everyone is mainly running a 35 series.

 

[CTt3P5]

215/40 will fit. Bala was running PIAA mesh wheels at 18x7.5 +48 offset with them....I forget what he was lowered on though.

 

[sprinter119]

DPMARC I was wondering the samething I just scored some MS3 wheels with a 45 series tire on it. I PMed 808P5 and he runs a 45 series with 18's and hes lowered on Tein coilovers. So i am hoping the 215/45/18 will fit without rubbing if so i will roll the fenders and see it helps.

 

[probin94]

im not worried so much about the fenders. i dont have a lot of room for strut to tire clearance. thats my main concern.

 

[JDMJNKY]

Man I love those wheels....

 

[jonridinhi]

im not worried so much about the fenders. i dont have a lot of room for strut to tire clearance. thats my main concern.

There are the same offset as the RX8 rims from what i saw. The strut to rim clearance is what is close.

 

[sprinter119]

There are the same offset as the RX8 rims from what i saw. The strut to rim clearance is what is close.

True True I get so focused on fender clearance and forgot about the strut. I guess I will be in the market for some 35series tires

 

[jonridinhi]

I could possibly run 45...maybe but the inside lip of the rim is less than a 1/16th of an inch from the strut. YOU CAN NOT USE CLAMP ON WHEEL WEIGHTS!!!! They hit the strut. Go ahead ask me how i found this one out.(evil) LOL.

 

[P5Rydah]

45s will not fit on 18s with stock suspension. don't think lowering it has anything to do with it either. 45s hit the spring perch.

 

[sprinter119]

Yeah i figured as much so i already started pricing some 35s tires boo for my p5

 

[CDILIM]

so would I be safe to get 40's on the Mazdaspeed3 stock rims on a P5 or should I just stick with the 35's

 

[sprinter119]

to be safe i would say go with a 35 when i had 18's before the MS3 wheels i have 35 serious tires and it was fine just rubbed when i have more than 1 person in the back. I also had s techs so that was part of it.

 

[CDILIM]

Thanks I'll probably go with the 35's but I'm really curious about 40's
i have kids and i kinda want 40's for a better ride